Luke McCowan

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Luke McCowan
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Dundee
Number 17
Youth career
East End United F.C.
2015–2017 Ayr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Ayr United 56 (10)
2021– Dundee 17 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Luke McCowan (born 9 December 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.

Early life[]

McCowan was born in Greenock, Scotland[1] and attended Notre Dame High School.[1]

Career[]

Youth career[]

In 2015, McCowan won the West of Scotland Title with East End United F.C.[1] While at the Ayr United's youth teams, he had a busy day as he had to be up at 5am to work as a lifeguard at Waterfront Leisure Complex before attending gym sessions in the afternoon, then driving for over an hour to train with Ayr.[1]

Ayr United[]

On 1 July 2017, McCowan signed his first professional contract for Ayr United lasting one year.[1] In his first season, he made five appearances, scoring one goal in all competitions, with one appearance coming in the League. On 6 June 2019, it was announced that McCowan had been given a two year contract after getting rave reviews from the game against Partick Thistle in late April.[2]

Dundee[]

On 1 June 2021, McCowan signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.[3] He made his debut for the club in the Scottish League Cup against Brora Rangers.[4] McCowan would get his first competitive goal for the Dee the following week against Montrose.[5] He would later score his first Premiership goal which clinched a win over Aberdeen.[6]

Style of play[]

McCowan is left footed.[1]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 December 2021
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayr United 2017–18[7] Scottish League One 1 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 1 5 1
2018–19[8] Scottish Championship 5 0 1 0 0 0 3[b] 1 9 1
2019–20[9] 24 5 2 0 4 3 1[a] 0 31 8
2020–21[10] 26 5 2 2 5 2 0 0 33 9
Total 56 10 6 2 10 5 6 2 78 19
Dundee 2021–22[11] Scottish Premiership 17 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 21 5
Career total 73 14 6 2 14 6 6 2 99 24
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Greenock footballer nets deal at Ayr United". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Greenock footballer ready to make impact at Ayr United". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  3. ^ "Luke signs". dundeefc.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Dundee v Brora Rangers". BBC. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Montrose v Dundee". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Aberdeen woes deepen as Dundee win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  7. ^ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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