Paris Declan Joseph Cowan-Hall (born 5 October 1990) is an English former professional

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who played as a forward and winger. Having started his career as a youngster at

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, he went on to play in the

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for

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, Scunthorpe United, Plymouth Argyle,

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, Bristol Rovers and

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. He also played non-league football for

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and

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Club career

Portsmouth

Cowan-Hall joined

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side

from

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outfit

in 2007. Before he joined Pompey, he previously spent time on trial with

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and Chelsea as a 16-year-old. He made his way into the Portsmouth reserve side where he made success and flew out with the Portsmouth first team to Portugal in their 2009 pre-season, where he made an appearance against Vitória de Guimarães. On 2 January 2010, Cowan-Hall joined

on loan, making his first appearance as a late substitute in injury time against Bury. The following week, Cowan-Hall missed the league clash with

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due to

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, and several days later he was forced to cut short his loan spell after contracting glandular fever. On 27 January 2010, Cowan-Hall re-signed for Grimsby for a second loan spell, this time until the end of the 2009–10 season. However, in March 2010 he returned to Portsmouth early with a

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injury after making only two substitute appearances in his second spell at Blundell Park. He was released by Portsmouth in July 2010 after the club's relegation from the

Scunthorpe United

Following his release from Portsmouth, Cowan-Hall had trials at

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, Hull City,

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and

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. In October 2010, Cowan-Hall made an appearance for Scunthorpe United reserves on trial. After impressing he was invited back to their reserve match the next week. He scored the only goal of the game against

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reserves at

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. Following this performance, in October 2010, he was offered a place at Scunthorpe United on non-contract terms until the end of the 2010–11 season. In February 2011, Cowan-Hall returned to

on loan. On his return to Irtlingborough, he scored on his debut against Eastbourne Borough. Cowan-Hall was released by the Iron in May 2011.

Woking

In July 2011, Cowan-Hall appeared for Gillingham on trial, scoring once against Erith & Belvedere. In August 2011, Cowan-Hall appeared for Newport County on trial, scoring once against

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side Undy. Cowan-Hall signed for

on 12 August 2011. He made his debut with the club a day later, against Sutton United. He scored his first goal for Woking going on 3 September, against Welling United. Cowan-Hall went on to win both October and November player of the month for the club.

Plymouth Argyle

Cowan-Hall signed for Plymouth Argyle on 29 May 2012 after rejecting a new contract offer from

. He joined the club on 1 July for an undisclosed fee, with Plymouth paying Woking compensation due to his age. He scored on his competitive debut in a 3–0

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win against

on 14 August. Cowan-Hall scored his first goal in

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on 13 October in a 4–1 win at Barnet.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 25 June 2013, Cowan-Hall signed for

on a two-year contract. On 3 August 2013, Cowan-Hall made his debut appearance for

in a league fixture against

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, and scored a first half winner for the club, in a 1–0 victory. His final goal for the club came in the League Two home draw, against

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. His final match for Wycombe came just two days later, in a goalless draw away at Shrewsbury Town.

Millwall

In January 2015 on the opening of the

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, Cowan-Hall joined

on a -year contract.

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

Cowan-Hall returned on loan to Wycombe Wanderers on 23 January 2016 until the end of the season. On 29 June 2016 Cowan-Hall once again returned to Wycombe Wanderers on loan until 31 January 2017.

Wycombe Wanderers (second spell)

Cowan-Hall's contract with

was terminated by mutual consent on 31 January 2017 and on 1 February 2017 he re-signed for

until June 2019. He was released by Wycombe at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Colchester United

On 4 July 2019, Cowan-Hall signed for League Two side

on a two-year contract. He made his debut on 24 August as a substitute for Courtney Senior in Colchester's 1–0 win against

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. He scored his first goals for the club with a brace in a 3–2

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win against Gillingham on 3 September 2019. Having made just 25 appearances for the club in two years, Cowan-Hall was released by Colchester at the end of his contract in May 2021.

Career statistics

Notes

#Soccerbase's stats for the match between Grimsby Town and Bury on 2 January 2010 (which happen to be his senior debut) fail to include the appearance by Cowan-Hall. Therefore, until and unless they correct it, he should have one more appearance for Grimsby than given on his Soccerbase page.

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