Dylan John McGowan (born 6 August 1991) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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, on loan from Kilmarnock.

Early life

McGowan was born in

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into a Scottish family from

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. He is the brother of fellow footballer

Ryan McGowan Ryan James McGowan (born 15 August 1989) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for St Johnstone. He has previously played for Para Hills Knights, Heart of Midlothian, Shandong Luneng Taishan, Dundee United, Henan Jianye, Guiz ...

Club career

Hearts

McGowan signed for Hearts in 2008 from

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. Following his loan spells McGowan returned to Hearts. McGowan made his debut for the club coming on as substitute for

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in the 84th minutes, in a 3–0 win over

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on 22 September 2012. In a 0–0 draw against Hibernian on 4 January 2013, McGowan drew praise from Manager

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for a good display, including stopping striker

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. McGowan started at right back when Hearts lost 3–2 to St Mirren in the Scottish League Cup Final. McGowan signed a new one-year contract, having started negotiations in January. McGowan made the switch from the number 74 shirt for number 5 following the departure of

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. He made a good start when he provided a cross to Callum Paterson to make it 1–0 against Hibernian, which Hearts won on 11 August 2013. McGowan was an ever present in the team making thirty-seven appearances at the end of the 2013–14 season, With the club in administration McGowan along with other experienced players were released by the club upon expiry of his contract.

Loan Spell

On 16 November 2011, McGowan joined

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side East Fife on loan. He made his debut on 20 November, as a substitute in their 3–1 victory over Forfar in the

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. On 19 April, he scored his first goal for the club scoring the opening goal in their 3–2 win over Brechin City. In all he made 25 appearances in all competitions for East Fife, scoring one goal. Manager John Robertson was interviewed after the season on gaining McGowan services for the following season, but said ''at our level he's too good''. In June 2011, McGowan joined A-League franchise Gold Coast United on a season long loan. He made his debut on the opening day of the season on 9 October against

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Adelaide United

In June 2014, McGowan returned to his hometown, signing with

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on a two-year contract. Dylan made his debut for Adelaide United in the FFA Cup in the round of 32 against the Wellington Phoenix. He scored his first goal against rivals Melbourne victory in round 22 of the 2014/15 season. McGowan scored an extra time winner against Sydney FC to send Adelaide United to the quarterfinal of the FFA Cup on 27 August 2015. McGowan signed a new one-year contract with Adelaide United on 7 June 2016.

Paços Ferreira

McGowan signed a two-year contract with Portuguese club Paços Ferreira on 16 May 2017.

Loan to Gangwon

In January 2018, McGowan moved to

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side Gangwon on loan.

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 22 August 2019, McGowan signed with the Western Sydney Wanderers on a three-year contract. During pre-season training he injured Radosław Majewski with a poor tackle, causing a cruciate ligament injury that stopped Majewski from ever playing for the club again. Majewski later claimed the incident was deliberate, which McGowan denied at the time. McGowan was made the club Captain for the season. He agreed a mutual contract termination with the club in July 2021, having played 2 seasons at the Wanderers with 41 league appearances. The team failed to qualify for the A-League finals series in either season.

Kilmarnock

After leaving Australia, McGowan returned to Scotland, signing a two-year deal with Kilmarnock.

Loan to Hamilton Academical

On 7 January 2023, McGowan joined

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club

on loan until the end of the season. On the same day, McGowan would lead the side out as

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on his debut away to Ayr United.

International career

McGowan has been capped 28 times and has scored 4 for the Australia U-20 side and was a member of the team that finished runners-up in the

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and the U/20 World Cup in Colombia. He has been capped by the Australia U/23 team twice.

Career statistics

Honours

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Championship: 2015–16 *

Premiership: 2015–16 ; Kilmarnock *

: 2021–22 ; Australia U20: *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGowan, Dylan 1991 births Living people Soccer players from Adelaide Australian people of Scottish descent Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Association football central defenders Heart of Midlothian F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Gold Coast United FC players Adelaide United FC players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Gangwon FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Kilmarnock F.C. players Scottish Football League players A-League Men players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate footballers in Portugal Australian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Australian expatriate soccer players Australia under-20 international soccer players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Hamilton Academical F.C. players