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Don Cowie

Don Cowie

Midfield - Right Midfield  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.76 m
Footright
BornFebruary 15, 1983
👕500+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Ross County FC
top club · 149 apps

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2012
€80k
top transfer fee · 08/09
9
best season · 06/07
10 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Philipp Degen
Defender - Right-Back · Retired
Stephen Cooke
Midfield - Right Midfield · Retired
David Degen
Midfield - Right Midfield · Retired
Rolando Bianchi
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Shares 1983-02-15 · 6 players total

533Appearances
51Goals
69Assists
28Yellow cards
0Red cards
121Full matches (90′)
Full nameDon Cowie
Name in home countryDonald McCulloch Cowie
Date of birth1983-02-15 (43 yrs)
Place of birthInverness, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionMidfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height176.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentSoccermanagement GB
Jul 2020
Transfer: Ross County → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Ross County FC
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
May 2019
Injury: unknown
26 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → Ross County
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Ross County FC
33 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Heart of Midlothian FC
33 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Heart of Midlothian FC
39 matches · 3 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2016
Transfer: Wigan → Heart of Midl.
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Wigan Athletic, Heart of Midlothian FC
19 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Cardiff → Wigan
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Wigan Athletic
33 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Cardiff City
22 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Cardiff City
25 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
11/12 — Cardiff City
52 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Watford → Cardiff
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Watford FC
39 matches · 4 G · 14 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Watford FC
44 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2009
Transfer: Inverness CT → Watford
08/09 · Transfer · €80k
Jul 2008
08/09 — Watford FC, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC
37 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC
41 matches · 9 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Ross County → Inverness CT
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Ross County FC
30 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Ross County FC
30 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Ross County FC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Ross County FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — Ross County FC
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Ross County FC
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Ross County FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Ross County U17 → Ross County
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,860 min
Minutes played by club
Ross County FC 36.1%
Heart of Midlothian FC 12.4%
Wigan Athletic 0.0%
Cardiff City 17.4%
Watford FC 25.2%
Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 8.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Ross County FC 9 00/01 19/20 149 16 7 3,917
Heart of Midlothian FC 3 15/16 17/18 84 5 16 1,350
Wigan Athletic 2 14/15 15/16 40 0 3 0
Cardiff City 3 11/12 13/14 99 9 10 1,895
Watford FC 3 08/09 10/11 94 9 22 2,739
Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 2 07/08 08/09 67 12 11 959

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€375K9€750K14€1.1M18€1.5M01/02 — 1 assists101/0202/03 — 1 goals (Ross County FC)102/0304/0505/06 — 4 goals (Ross County FC)405/0606/07 — 9 goals (Ross County FC)906/0707/08 — 9 goals (Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC)07/08 — 7 assists1607/0808/09 — 6 goals (Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC)08/09 — 6 assists1208/0909/10 — 2 goals (Watford FC)09/10 — 6 assists809/1010/11 — 4 goals (Watford FC)10/11 — 14 assists1810/1111/12 — 7 goals (Cardiff City)11/12 — 7 assists1411/1212/13 — 2 goals (Cardiff City)12/13 — 1 assists312/1313/14 — 2 assists213/1414/15 — 1 assists114/1515/16 — 4 assists415/1616/17 — 3 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)16/17 — 11 assists1416/1717/18 — 2 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)17/18 — 3 assists517/1818/19 — 2 goals (Ross County FC)18/19 — 5 assists718/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2004/05 — €50K07/08 — €550K08/09 — €575K09/10 — €1M12/13 — €1.5M13/14 — €1M14/15 — €1M15/16 — €500K17/18 — €450K18/19 — €450K19/20 — €250KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 9906/0707/08: 9907/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/20

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 1101/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 7707/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 141410/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 111116/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 1119/20
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
19/20 Premiership Ross County FC 9 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 Betfred Cup Ross County FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Championship Ross County FC 29 2 3 1 0 922
18/19 Irn-Bru Cup Ross County FC 3 0 2 0 0 0
17/18 Betfred Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 4 1 0 0 0 348
17/18 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 23 0 2 4 0 0
17/18 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Heart of Midlothian FC 5 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 1 0 0 0 34
16/17 Betfred Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Europa League Qualifying Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 34 3 10 1 0 968
16/17 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Wigan Athletic 2 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 5 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 10 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Wigan Athletic 32 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Cardiff City 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Cardiff City 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Cardiff City 18 0 2 1 0 0
12/13 Championship Cardiff City 25 2 1 3 0 721
11/12 Championship Cardiff City 43 4 5 6 0 934
11/12 Championship Play-Offs Cardiff City 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Cardiff City 7 3 2 0 0 240
10/11 Championship Watford FC 37 4 14 3 0 792
10/11 League Cup Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Watford FC 41 2 6 1 0 1,674
09/10 FA Cup Watford FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Watford FC 10 3 2 1 0 273
08/09 Co-op. Ins. Cup Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Watford FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 22 3 4 0 0 614
08/09 SFA Cup Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 CIS Insur. Cup Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 37 9 7 1 0 345
07/08 SFA Cup Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Challenge Cup Ross County FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Ross County FC 28 7 0 1 0 350
06/07 CIS Insur. Cup Ross County FC 1 2 0 0 0 45
05/06 Championship Ross County FC 30 4 0 0 0 635
04/05 Challenge Cup Ross County FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Championship Ross County FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 SFA Cup Ross County FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 SFA Cup Ross County FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Bell's Cup Ross County FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Championship Ross County FC 30 1 0 0 0 1,965
02/03 CIS Insur. Cup Ross County FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 SFA Cup Ross County FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Championship Ross County FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
01/02 CIS Insur. Cup Ross County FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 SFA Cup Ross County FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
00/01 Championship Ross County FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2000-07-01 Ross County U17 Ross County Transfer 0 —
07/08 2007-07-01 Ross County Inverness CT Transfer 50000 —
08/09 2009-02-02 Inverness CT Watford Transfer 650000 €80k
11/12 2011-07-01 Watford Cardiff Transfer 1000000 —
14/15 2014-07-10 Cardiff Wigan Transfer 1000000 —
15/16 2016-02-01 Wigan Heart of Midl. Transfer 500000 —
18/19 2018-08-13 Heart of Midl. Ross County Transfer 350000 —
20/21 2020-07-01 Ross County Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Calf strain 2016-03-19 2016-04-21 34 4
16/17 Neck injury 2016-12-23 2016-12-29 7 2
16/17 Knee injury 2017-01-23 2017-01-31 9 2
16/17 Bruised ribs 2017-02-12 2017-02-22 11 3
17/18 Hamstring injury 2017-10-14 2017-11-03 21 4
17/18 Knee injury 2018-03-07 2018-03-16 10 1
19/20 Knee problems 2019-05-01 2020-01-01 246 26
Current—
Peak€1.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€375k€750k€1.13m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €575k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3380 — 10 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Scott Loach 1 0 0
Aron Gunnarsson 2 0 0
Jamie Walker 1 3 0
Lee Hodson 1 1 0
John Souttar 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 9 37
06/07 Championship Ross County FC 7 28
05/06 Championship Ross County FC 4 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Championship Watford FC 14 37
16/17 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 10 34
07/08 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 7 37

Teams faced most often by Don Cowie's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Crystal Palace 39 14 11 14 44 49 -5 36%
Leicester City 34 15 6 13 42 49 -7 44%
Burnley FC 34 10 13 11 56 53 +3 29%
Ipswich Town 34 18 7 9 45 38 +7 53%
Barnsley FC 30 15 7 8 44 33 +11 50%
Derby County 30 12 7 11 49 44 +5 40%
Bristol City 28 13 7 8 48 38 +10 46%
Reading FC 27 7 14 6 33 34 -1 26%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 13 4 10 46 41 +5 48%
Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 31 30 +1 37%
Hull City 26 11 5 10 27 31 -4 42%
Sheffield Wednesday 26 13 6 7 36 25 +11 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal
18/19 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 9 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 33 922 2 0 0 0.2
17/18 33 382 4 0 0 0.94
16/17 39 968 2 0 0 0.19
14/15 33 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 22 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 25 721 3 0 0 0.37
11/12 52 1,174 6 0 0 0.46
10/11 39 792 3 0 0 0.34
09/10 44 1,674 1 0 0 0.05
08/09 37 887 1 0 0 0.1
07/08 41 345 1 0 0 0.26
06/07 30 395 1 0 0 0.23
01/02 5 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
188 apps
15 G
29 A
Premiership
135 apps
15 G
26 A
Championship
123 apps
14 G
3 A
League Cup
13 apps
3 G
2 A
Co-op. Ins. Cup
16 apps
3 G
0 A
SFA Cup
13 apps
1 G
2 A
Irn-Bru Cup
6 apps
0 G
2 A
FL Trophy
2 apps
0 G
2 A
Premier League
18 apps
0 G
2 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
5 apps
0 G
1 A

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Who is Don Cowie?

Don Cowie is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for Retired.

How old is Don Cowie?

Don Cowie is 43 years old. He was born on February 15, 1983 in Inverness.

What position does Don Cowie play?

Don Cowie plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).

What club does Don Cowie play for?

Don Cowie currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Don Cowie scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Don Cowie has scored 51 goals in 533 appearances.