Michael Owen
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Retired
🏆Ballon d'Or
🏆Premier League
👕200+ Apps
⚽200+ Goals
🎯50+ Assists
🏴100+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Centre-Forward Attack
Honors & awards
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.46
goals / match
Liverpool FC
top club · 297 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#108
goals rank
#76
assists rank
223
season goals
60
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€30.00m
peak value · 2004
€25.00m
top transfer fee · 05/06
28
best season · 01/02
113 / 41
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1979-12-14 · 4 players total
483Appearances
223Goals
60Assists
11Yellow cards
0Red cards
73Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Michael Owen |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Michael James Owen |
| Date of birth | 1979-12-14 (46 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Chester, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2013-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2013
Transfer: Stoke City → Retired
13/14 · Transfer
Sep 2012
Transfer: Without Club → Stoke City
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Stoke City
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Man Utd → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
34 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Manchester United
4 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2011
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Manchester United
17 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2010
Injury: unknown
26 games missed
Jul 2009
Transfer: Newcastle → Man Utd
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Manchester United
31 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2009
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Newcastle United
32 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2007
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Newcastle United
33 matches · 13 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Newcastle United
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2006
Injury: unknown
72 games missed
Aug 2005
Transfer: Real Madrid → Newcastle
05/06 · Transfer · €25.00m
Jul 2005
05/06 — Newcastle United
11 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2004
Transfer: Liverpool → Real Madrid
04/05 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2004
04/05 — Real Madrid, Liverpool FC
45 matches · 16 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Liverpool FC
38 matches · 19 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Liverpool FC
54 matches · 28 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Liverpool FC
43 matches · 28 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Liverpool FC
46 matches · 24 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Liverpool FC
30 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Liverpool FC
40 matches · 23 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Liverpool FC
44 matches · 23 G · 14 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 1996
Transfer: Liverpool U18 → Liverpool
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1996
96/97 — Liverpool FC
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
95/96 — Liverpool FC U18
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €30.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals12 total · 3.24/90
Assists3 total · 0.81/90
G+A15 total · 4.05/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.54/90
Minutes played by club
Liverpool FC
64.1%
Liverpool FC U18
1.4%
Stoke City
1.4%
Manchester United
10.4%
Newcastle United
14.9%
Real Madrid
7.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 9 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 297 | 158 | 51 | 4,236 |
| Liverpool FC U18 | 1 | 95/96 | 95/96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Stoke City | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 94 |
| Manchester United | 3 | 09/10 | 11/12 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 686 |
| Newcastle United | 4 | 05/06 | 08/09 | 79 | 30 | 2 | 982 |
| Real Madrid | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 516 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 167 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 30 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Liverpool FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 233 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 36 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 167 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | Liverpool FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 95/96 | FA Youth Cup | Liverpool FC U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premier League | Stoke City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 11/12 | Champions League | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Community Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 10/11 | Premier League | Manchester United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 |
| 09/10 | Champions League | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 09/10 | Community Shield | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Manchester United | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 198 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Real Madrid | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 04/05 | Champions League Qu. | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Copa del Rey | Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
| 04/05 | LaLiga | Real Madrid | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 145 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 29 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | Liverpool FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 |
| 02/03 | Champions League | Liverpool FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| 02/03 | Community Shield | Liverpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 35 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Liverpool FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 01/02 | Champions League | Liverpool FC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 388 |
| 01/02 | Champions League Qu. | Liverpool FC | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 01/02 | Charity Shield | Liverpool FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 29 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 117 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Super Cup | Liverpool FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 00/01 | UEFA Cup | Liverpool FC | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-12-18 | Liverpool U18 | Liverpool | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-08-13 | Liverpool | Real Madrid | Transfer | 0 | €12.00m |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-31 | Real Madrid | Newcastle | Transfer | 22000000 | €25.00m |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-03 | Newcastle | Man Utd | Transfer | 12200000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Man Utd | Without Club | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-09-04 | Without Club | Stoke City | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Stoke City | Retired | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2006-06-21 | 2007-04-25 | 309 | 72 |
| 07/08 | muscular problems | 2007-11-07 | 2007-12-23 | 47 | 11 |
| 08/09 | unknown injury | 2008-06-15 | 2008-08-22 | 69 | 3 |
| 08/09 | Groin problems | 2008-10-15 | 2008-11-03 | 20 | 4 |
| 08/09 | Ankle injury | 2009-01-29 | 2009-03-09 | 40 | 6 |
| 09/10 | Thigh problems | 2010-02-28 | 2010-08-15 | 169 | 26 |
| 10/11 | Groin problems | 2010-10-27 | 2010-12-27 | 62 | 15 |
| 10/11 | Groin problems | 2011-02-17 | 2011-03-19 | 31 | 8 |
| 11/12 | Thigh problems | 2011-11-02 | 2012-03-10 | 130 | 34 |
Current€1.00m
Peak€30.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€29.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €30.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #30322 | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22907 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9565 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3299 | #10 | 89 | 40 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 19 | 29 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 19 | 35 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 18 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 12 | 36 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 6 | 29 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 5 | 35 |
Teams faced most often by Michael Owen'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 80 | 38 | 16 | 26 | 123 | 96 | +27 | 48% |
| Aston Villa | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 129 | 68 | +61 | 53% |
| Arsenal FC | 80 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 103 | 120 | -17 | 26% |
| Chelsea FC | 80 | 22 | 19 | 39 | 79 | 128 | -49 | 28% |
| Everton FC | 80 | 41 | 22 | 17 | 131 | 85 | +46 | 51% |
| Manchester City | 76 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 88 | 115 | -27 | 33% |
| Fulham FC | 74 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 119 | 79 | +40 | 54% |
| Sunderland AFC | 70 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 98 | 51 | +47 | 54% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 66 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 113 | 72 | +41 | 48% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 66 | 39 | 11 | 16 | 121 | 68 | +53 | 59% |
| West Ham United | 62 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 114 | 61 | +53 | 55% |
| West Bromwich Albion | 54 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 112 | 47 | +65 | 65% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 01/02 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 04/05 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 09/10 | Goal #150 (career) | |
| 98/99 | Goal #200 (career) |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 30 | 333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 98/99 | 40 | 628 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 97/98 | 44 | 549 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 10/11 | 17 | 264 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 09/10 | 31 | 362 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 07/08 | 33 | 551 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 04/05 | 45 | 516 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 01/02 | 43 | 792 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
326 apps
150 G
40 A
League Cup
24 apps
19 G
6 A
LaLiga
36 apps
13 G
3 A
UEFA Cup
33 apps
12 G
4 A
Champions League
29 apps
11 G
2 A
FA Cup
24 apps
10 G
2 A
Champions League Qu.
1 apps
3 G
1 A
Copa del Rey
4 apps
2 G
1 A
UEFA Super Cup
1 apps
1 G
1 A
Community Shield
4 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Michael Owen?
Michael Owen is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Michael Owen?
Michael Owen is 46 years old. He was born on December 14, 1979 in Chester.
What position does Michael Owen play?
Michael Owen plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Michael Owen play for?
Michael Owen currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Michael Owen scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Owen has scored 223 goals in 483 appearances.