&sq=&lang=&file=File:Paul_mcgowan.jpg) McGowan playing for Hamilton Academical | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Annan Athletic | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Celtic | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 36 | (11) |
| 2009 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → St Mirren (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | St Mirren | 98 | (17) |
| 2014–2023 | Dundee | 245 | (15) |
| 2023 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Cove Rangers | 26 | (2) |
| 2024– | Annan Athletic | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 23 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Paul McGowan (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish League One club Annan Athletic.
McGowan started his career with Scottish Premier League club Celtic, but struggled to break into the first team and was sent out on loan several times. He spent the 2006–07 season with third-tier side Morton, where he won the Second Division title and received individual accolades. Having made only two appearances following his return to Celtic, he spent the second half of the 2008–09 season with Hamilton Academical in the SPL.
He moved on loan to another SPL side, St Mirren, for the 2010–11 season, after which Celtic released him from his contract and he signed with St Mirren permanently. In December 2011 he won the SPL player of the month award, and won the Scottish League Cup with the club in 2013.
He joined Dundee in June 2014 and would become a mainstay and a key player for the side throughout his 9-year tenure there, making over 300 appearances for the Dark Blues. He would join Dunfermline Athletic on loan in 2023 and would earn winner's medals for both the Scottish Championship and the Scottish League One in the same season. After Dundee, McGowan spent a season with Cove Rangers.
- ^ "Paul McGowan". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 31 January 2023.