Market value
€225k
Rating · 24/25
5.4
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Northampton Town
top club · 131 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#2007
goals rank
#1098
assists rank
7
season goals
15
season assists
Among 3,233 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€325k
peak value · 2021
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 18/19
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1996-07-24 · 6 players total
337Appearances
7Goals
15Assists
43Yellow cards
1Red cards
105Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Aaron McGowan |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Aaron Joseph McGowan |
| Date of birth | 1996-07-24 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Maghull, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 179.00 m |
| Current club | Without Club |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Beswicks Sports Ltd |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Northampton → Without Club
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Northampton Town
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Northampton Town
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Northampton Town
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Kilmarnock FC → Northampton
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Northampton Town
44 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Kilmarnock FC
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Kilmarnock FC
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Hamilton Academical FC
29 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Hamilton Academical FC
38 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Morecambe FC → Hamilton Acad.
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Morecambe FC
46 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Morecambe FC
36 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Morecambe FC
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Morecambe FC
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Morecambe FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Morecambe U18 → Morecambe FC
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Morecambe FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €325k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2801 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.04/90
Assists1 total · 0.04/90
G+A2 total · 0.07/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.11/90
Minutes played by club
Northampton Town
44.5%
Kilmarnock FC
0.0%
Hamilton Academical FC
52.0%
Morecambe FC
3.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 4 | 21/22 | 24/25 | 131 | 3 | 4 | 4,210 |
| Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical FC | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 4,916 |
| Morecambe FC | 6 | 12/13 | 17/18 | 119 | 1 | 6 | 335 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One | Northampton Town | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2,426 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League One | Northampton Town | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League Two | Northampton Town | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League Two | Northampton Town | 42 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1,784 |
| 20/21 | Betfred Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premiership | Kilmarnock FC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premiership Play-offs | Kilmarnock FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premiership Relegation | Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | SFA Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premiership | Hamilton Academical FC | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1,891 |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Betfred Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premiership | Hamilton Academical FC | 30 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2,575 |
| 18/19 | Premiership Relegation | Hamilton Academical FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 450 |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Morecambe FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Morecambe FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Morecambe FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Morecambe FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Morecambe FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Morecambe FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Morecambe FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FL Trophy | Morecambe FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Morecambe FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | EFL Trophy | Morecambe FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Morecambe FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Morecambe FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Morecambe U18 | Morecambe FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Morecambe FC | Hamilton Acad. | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Hamilton Acad. | Kilmarnock FC | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-12 | Kilmarnock FC | Northampton | Transfer | 325000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Northampton | Without Club | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Knee injury | 2019-10-28 | 2019-11-22 | 26 | 3 |
| 19/20 | Knock | 2020-01-20 | 2020-01-26 | 7 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Knock | 2020-12-20 | 2020-12-25 | 6 | 2 |
Current€225k
Peak€325k
Low€100k
Δ since start+€125k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Pinnock | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Hoskins | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Ellison | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jon Guthrie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Wildig | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun McWilliams | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott McMann | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Appéré | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickel Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Burge | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Mullin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Conlan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser Horsfall | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | League Two | Northampton Town | 2 | 42 |
| 18/19 | Premiership Relegation | Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 5 |
| 14/15 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 1 | 8 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Premiership | Hamilton Academical FC | 3 | 22 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Morecambe FC | 2 | 40 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Morecambe FC | 2 | 3 |
Teams faced most often by Aaron McGowan's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 29% |
| Cheltenham Town | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 19% |
| Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 40% |
| Newport County | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 53% |
| Carlisle United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 33% |
| Stevenage FC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 40% |
| Cambridge United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 27% |
| Port Vale FC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 25% |
| Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 42% |
| Colchester United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 36% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 36% |
| Crawley Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 27% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 14/15 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 36 | 2,426 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 23/24 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 44 | 1,784 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 20/21 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 29 | 1,891 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 18/19 | 38 | 3,025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 17/18 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League Two
161 apps
3 G
5 A
Premiership
69 apps
2 G
4 A
League One
63 apps
1 G
2 A
Premiership Relegation
6 apps
1 G
0 A
FL Trophy
14 apps
0 G
2 A
FA Cup
9 apps
0 G
1 A
Betfred Cup
9 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Aaron McGowan
Who is Aaron McGowan?
Aaron McGowan is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Without Club.
How old is Aaron McGowan?
Aaron McGowan is 29 years old. He was born on July 24, 1996 in Maghull.
What position does Aaron McGowan play?
Aaron McGowan plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Aaron McGowan play for?
Aaron McGowan currently plays for Without Club.
How many career goals has Aaron McGowan scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Aaron McGowan has scored 7 goals in 337 appearances.
What is Aaron McGowan's market value?
Aaron McGowan's most recent reported market value is €225k.