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Don Cowan Personal information Full name Don Cowan Date of birth 16 November 1989 [1] Place of birth New York City, United States Playing position Striker Club information Current club Stevenage Number 18 Youth career 2008–2009 Shamrock Rovers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2010 Shamrock Rovers 8 (0) 2010 → Longford Town (loan) 13 (0) 2010–2011 Longford Town 19 (8) 2011– Stevenage 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 1 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Don Cowan (born 16 November 1989) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League One side Stevenage.
Cowan started his career with Shamrock Rovers, playing for the club's 'A' team before making a number of substitute appearances for the first-team over two seasons. He joined Longford Town on loan to gain first-team experience, and the move was made permanent ahead of the 2011 season. After impressing during the season at Longford, Cowan signed for League One club Stevenage for an undisclosed fee in August 2011.
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Career
Ireland
Cowan began his career with Shamrock Rovers, featuring for the club's 'A' team throughout 2009,[2][3] scoring his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Bray Wanderers.[4] He progressed to the first-team, making his debut as an 87th minute substitute in Shamrock's 2–1 win over St Patrick's Athletic on 4 July 2009.[5][6] He made four further appearances during the 2009 season, all of which were from the substitute's bench during the latter stages of each match.[7][8][9][10] Cowan made his first appearance of the 2010 campaign in Shamrock's 2–0 home defeat to Dundalk, featuring as a 59th minute substitute.[11] He made three substitute appearances for Shamrock during the early stages of the season,[12][13] before going on loan to First Division side Longford Town in June 2010 in order to play regular first-team football.[1][14] He made his debut for Longford in the club's 1–1 home draw with Cork City on 3 July 2010, starting a first-team match for the first time in his career.[15] Cowan made a total of 13 appearances for Longford during the 2010 campaign, eight of which were starting appearances, although he failed to get on the scoresheet.[1]
Ahead of the 2011 season, Cowan signed for Longford Town on a permanent basis.[3] He scored his first ever goal in Longford's first game of the season, scoring in the fourth minute of the match in an eventual 2–1 defeat to Shelbourne on 5 March 2011.[16][17] Six days later, he scored again, sealing Longford's first victory of the season by scoring their second goal in a 2–0 away win at Wexford Youths.[18] In April 2011, Cowan scored in home victories against Waterford United and Salthill Devon respectively, taking his goal tally to four.[19][20] He also scored in games against Limerick,[21] Monaghan United,[22] and Finn Harps.[23] In July 2011, Cowan went on trial with Championship side Millwall after he had impressed in a friendly between the two clubs.[24] He played for Millwall reserves in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion, but ultimately did not earn a contract with the club.[25][26] Cowan returned to Longford in early August, scoring his last goal for the club in a home defeat to Shelbourne on 13 August 2011, having scored his first professional goal against the same team five months earlier.[27][28] His last appearance for Longford was in a 3–1 home loss to Bohemians in the FAI Cup on 27 August.[1][29][30] Cowan played 33 times for Longford in all competitions, scoring eight goals.[31]
Stevenage
Cowan signed for League One side Stevenage on 31 August 2011, joining for an undisclosed fee after spending time on trial with the club.[2] Cowan missed Stevenage's 4–2 win over Rochdale on 3 September due to a delay in confirming his international clearance.[32] A week later, Stevenage manager Graham Westley announced that the club were still waiting for Cowan's international clearance to come through — "Unbelievably, we still don't know if he's cleared. The secretary has been chasing it all week. At this moment in time we've still got no news".[33] After two weeks of waiting, it was announced that international clearance was granted for Cowan on 13 September 2011, and that his undisclosed five-figure fee transfer had been completed.[34]
Career statistics
- As of 1 September 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Shamrock Rovers 2009[35] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2010[31][35] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Longford Town 2010[31][35] 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2011[31][35] 19 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 8 Total 32 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 8 Stevenage 2011–12[36] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career totals 40 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 41 8 - A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in League of Ireland.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FAI Cup.
References
- ^ a b c d "Don Cowan – Profile". Soccerway. http://www.soccerway.com/players/don-cowen/83978/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ a b "Stevenage announce signing of new striker". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-08-31. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2438101,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ a b "Don Cowan – Longford Town". Extratime.ie. http://extratime.ie/squads/players/15/1239959/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "A Championship result: Bray 0–1 Rovers". Shamrock Rovers F.C.. 2009-04-12. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/611-a-championship-result-bray-0-1-rovers. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "St Patrick's Athletic 1–2 Shamrock Rovers". RTE Sport. 2009-07-04. http://www.loi.ie/index.php/matchzone/premier-division/match-reports/2009-match-reports/136-series-23/1025-drogheda-united-0-1-shamrock-rovers. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "St Patrick's Athletic vs Shamrock Rovers". Soccerway. 2009-07-04. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2009/07/04/ireland-republic/premier-league/st-patricks-athletic-fc/shamrock-rovers-football-club/753353/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Bray Wanderers 1–2 Shamrock Rovers". Soccerway. 2009-07-10. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2009/07/10/ireland-republic/premier-league/bray-wanderers-fc/shamrock-rovers-football-club/753358/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Drogheda United 0–1 Shamrock Rovers". Airtricity League. 2009-08-07. http://www.loi.ie/index.php/matchzone/premier-division/match-reports/2009-match-reports/136-series-23/1025-drogheda-united-0-1-shamrock-rovers. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers 2–2 Dundalk". Soccerway. 2009-08-22. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2009/08/22/ireland-republic/premier-league/shamrock-rovers-football-club/dundalk-football-club/753381/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Derry City 0–1 Shamrock Rovers". Soccerway. 2009-10-09. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/09/ireland-republic/premier-league/derry-city-football-club/shamrock-rovers-football-club/753418/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers 0–2 Dundalk". Soccerway. 2010-03-21. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2010/03/21/ireland-republic/premier-league/shamrock-rovers-football-club/dundalk-football-club/913228/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Galway United 0–1 Shamrock Rovers". Soccerway. 2010-03-26. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2010/03/26/ireland-republic/premier-league/galway-united-football-club/shamrock-rovers-football-club/913232/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers 0–0 UCD". Soccerway. 2010-04-02. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2010/04/02/ireland-republic/premier-league/shamrock-rovers-football-club/university-college-dublin-football-club/913239/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Club News". Longford Town F.C.. 2010-07-19. http://www.ltfc.ie/news/article/?id=7425efc2-af02-4337-9f9a-b0e92c6fe444. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Longford Town 1–1 Cork City". Soccerway. 2010-07-03. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2010/07/03/ireland-republic/division-1/longford-town-football-club/cork-city-football-club/913495/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Longford Town 1–2 Shelbourne". Soccerway. 2011-03-05. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2011/03/05/ireland-republic/division-1/longford-town-football-club/shelbourne-fc/1089789/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Match Report – Longford Town 1–2 Shelbourne". Airtricity League. 2011-03-05. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7632&matchID=9438. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Match Report – Wexford Youths 0–2 Longford Town". Airtricity League. 2011-03-11. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7635&matchID=9630. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Match Report – Longford Town 1–0 Waterford United". Airtricity League. 2011-04-16. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7663&matchID=9469. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Match Report – Longford Town 2–0 Salthill Devon". Airtricity League. 2011-03-30. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7673&matchID=9479. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Match Report – Longford Town 1–2 Limerick". Airtricity League. 2011-06-11. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7702&matchID=9508. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Match Report – Longford Town 1–3 Monaghan United". Airtricity League. 2011-06-25. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7713&matchID=9519. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Match Report – Longford Town 3–2 Finn Harps". Airtricity League. 2011-07-09. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7723&matchID=9529. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Longford Town 0 Millwall 1". Millwall Town F.C.. 2011-07-14. http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~2392153,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Longford's Cowan signs for Stevenage". Extratime.ie. 2011-08-31. http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/6563/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Boro still wait on Cowan". The Comet. 2011-09-01. http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage-fc/boro_still_wait_on_cowan_1_1011161. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Longford 1–3 Shelbourne". Soccerway. 2011-08-13. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2011/08/13/ireland-republic/division-1/longford-town-football-club/shelbourne-fc/1089899/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Match Report – Longford Town 1–3 Shelbourne". Airtricity League. 2011-08-13. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7742&matchID=9548. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Longford 1–3 Bohemian". Soccerway. 2011-08-27. http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2011/08/27/ireland-republic/fai-cup/longford-town-football-club/bohemian-football-club/1116004/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Bohemians show their class to knock Longford out of the FAI Cup". Longford Leader. 2011-08-31. http://www.longfordleader.ie/sport/soccer/bohemians_show_their_class_to_knock_longford_out_of_the_fai_cup_1_3013744. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ a b c d "Player Statistics – Don Cowan". Airtricity League. http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerID=99138. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Graham Westley waiting on Don Cowan clearance". BBC Sport. 2011-09-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14763172.stm. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ^ "Stevenage wait on Don Cowan clearance". BBC Sport. 2011-09-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14858199.stm. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ^ "Stevenage complete signing of Don Cowan". Stevenage F.C.. 2011-09-14. http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2449275,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Matches played by Don Cowan". Soccerway. http://www.soccerway.com/players/don-cowen/83978/. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ "Stevenage 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2499#teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
Stevenage F.C. – current squad 1 Julian · 2 Wilson · 3 Laird · 4 Charles · 5 Ashton · 6 Edwards · 7 Murphy · 8 Long · 9 Madjo · 10 Reid · 11 Myrie-Williams · 12 May · 13 Byrom · 14 Roberts (c) · 15 Freeman · 16 Day · 18 Cowan · 20 Beardsley · 21 Mousinho · 23 Sinclair · 24 Bostwick · 25 Henry · 26 Harrison · 27 Maamria · 32 Shroot · Manager: Westley
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Longford Town F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- The Football League players
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