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Ryan McGowan

Ryan McGowan

Defender - Centre-Back  at Livingston FC
Age36
CitizenshipAustralia Scotland
Height1.91 m
Footright
BornAugust 15, 1989
at Livingston FC 688 days · joined 2024-07-05
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €75k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

14
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Heart of Midlothian FC
top club · 72 apps

Career highs

€900k
peak value · 2013
€500k
top transfer fee · 12/13
3
best season · 11/12
49 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Shares 1989-08-15 · 1 player total

483Appearances
16Goals
25Assists
99Yellow cards
2Red cards
165Full matches (90′)
Full nameRyan McGowan
Name in home countryRyan James McGowan
Date of birth1989-08-15 (36 yrs)
Place of birthAdelaide, Australia
CitizenshipAustralia Scotland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height191.00 m
Current clubLivingston FC
Joined2024-07-05
Contract expires2026-05-31
AgentHMFootball Sport ...
Jul 2025
25/26 — Livingston FC
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Livingston FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Livingston FC
53 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — St. Johnstone FC
34 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Kuwait SC → St. Johnstone
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — St. Johnstone FC
29 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Sydney FC → Kuwait SC
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Kuwait SC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sydney FC, Kuwait SC
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Bradford → Sydney FC
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Sydney FC
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Sydney FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2019
Transfer: Dundee FC → Bradford
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Bradford → Dundee FC
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bradford City, Dundee FC
41 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Sharjah FC → Bradford
17/18 · Transfer
Aug 2017
Transfer: GZ Hengfeng → Sharjah FC
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bradford City, Sharjah FC
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2017
Transfer: HN Jianye → GZ H. Zhicheng
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — Henan Jianye
30 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: Dundee United → HN Jianye
15/16 · Transfer · €390k
Jul 2015
15/16 — Dundee United FC
24 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2015
Transfer: SD Luneng → Dundee United
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Dundee United FC
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Shandong Luneng Taishan
22 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Shandong Luneng Taishan
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Shandong Luneng Taishan
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → SD Luneng
12/13 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2012
12/13 — Heart of Midlothian FC
25 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Heart of Midlothian FC
38 matches · 3 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2011
Transfer: Partick Thistle → Heart of Midl.
10/11 · Return from loan
Feb 2011
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → Partick Thistle
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Partick Thistle FC, Heart of Midlothian FC
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Ayr United → Heart of Midl.
09/10 · Return from loan
Oct 2009
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → Ayr United
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Ayr United FC
30 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Heart of Midlothian FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Hearts FC U20 → Heart of Midl.
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Heart of Midlothian FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: SASI → Hearts FC U20
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: Para Hills → SASI
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €900k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
14,813 min
Minutes played by club
Livingston FC 2.6%
St. Johnstone FC 17.5%
Kuwait SC 0.0%
Sydney FC 15.8%
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 0.0%
Henan Jianye 7.7%
Shandong Luneng Taishan 30.4%
Dundee FC 0.0%
Bradford City 0.0%
Sharjah FC 0.0%
Dundee United FC 7.0%
Heart of Midlothian FC 10.6%
Partick Thistle FC 0.0%
Ayr United FC 8.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Livingston FC 2 24/25 25/26 63 1 0 390
St. Johnstone FC 2 22/23 23/24 63 3 3 2,594
Kuwait SC 2 20/21 21/22 3 0 0 0
Sydney FC 3 19/20 2019 53 1 1 2,340
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 1 2017 2017 12 0 0 0
Henan Jianye 1 2016 2016 30 2 1 1,138
Shandong Luneng Taishan 3 13/14 2014 55 3 2 4,499
Dundee FC 1 18/19 18/19 15 0 0 0
Bradford City 2 17/18 18/19 29 0 0 0
Sharjah FC 1 17/18 17/18 10 0 1 0
Dundee United FC 2 14/15 15/16 41 1 4 1,043
Heart of Midlothian FC 5 07/08 12/13 72 3 11 1,569
Partick Thistle FC 1 10/11 10/11 7 0 0 0
Ayr United FC 1 09/10 09/10 30 2 2 1,240

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€225K6€450K9€675K12€900K07/0808/0909/10 — 2 goals (Ayr United FC)09/10 — 2 assists409/1010/1111/12 — 3 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)11/12 — 9 assists1211/1212/13 — 2 assists212/1313/1414/15 — 1 goals (Dundee United FC)114/1515/16 — 4 assists415/1617/18 — 1 assists117/1819/20 — 1 goals (Sydney FC)119/2020/21 — 1 assists120/212013 — 1 goals (Shandong Luneng Taishan)120132014 — 2 goals (Shandong Luneng Taishan)2014 — 2 assists420142016 — 2 goals (Henan Jianye)2016 — 1 assists3201621/2222/23 — 1 goals (St. Johnstone FC)22/23 — 3 assists422/2323/24 — 2 goals (St. Johnstone FC)223/2424/25 — 1 goals (Livingston FC)124/2525/2607/08 — €50K08/09 — €100K10/11 — €250K11/12 — €200K12/13 — €500K13/14 — €900K14/15 — €900K15/16 — €500K17/18 — €400K19/20 — €400K20/21 — €400K21/22 — €400K22/23 — €400K23/24 — €350K24/25 — €200K25/26 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1617/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212013: 1120132014: 2220142016: 2220162017: 0020172019: 00201921/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 9911/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 4415/1617/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/212013: 0020132014: 2220142016: 1120162017: 0020172019: 00201921/22: 0021/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 League Cup Livingston FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
25/26 Premiership Livingston FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Championship Livingston FC 36 0 0 7 0 0
24/25 Prem. Sports Cup Livingston FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premiership Play-offs Livingston FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 SFA Cup Livingston FC 4 1 0 1 0 390
24/25 Trust Trophy Livingston FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 24 1 0 6 0 2,009
23/24 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Viaplay Cup St. Johnstone FC 4 1 0 1 0 315
22/23 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 25 0 2 8 0 0
22/23 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 3 1 1 0 0 270
22/23 Viaplay Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 AFC Cup Kuwait SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 FFA Cup Sydney FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Super League Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 12 0 0 2 1 0
2016 Chinese FA Cup Henan Jianye 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Super League Henan Jianye 28 2 1 4 0 1,138
2014 Chinese FA Cup Shandong Luneng Taishan 5 1 2 0 0 449
2014 Super League Shandong Luneng Taishan 17 1 0 4 0 1,440
2013 Chinese FA Cup Shandong Luneng Taishan 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Super League Shandong Luneng Taishan 29 1 0 5 0 2,610
20/21 A-League Sydney FC 22 0 1 5 0 0
20/21 AFC Cup Kuwait SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 A-League Sydney FC 26 1 0 3 0 2,340
19/20 A-League Finals Sydney FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 AFC Champions League Sydney FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Bradford City 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Bradford City 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League One Bradford City 23 0 0 9 0 0
18/19 Premiership Dundee FC 10 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 Premiership Relegation Dundee FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 League One Bradford City 3 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 UAE Pro League Sharjah FC 10 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Premiership Dundee United FC 22 0 3 5 0 0
15/16 SCL by Utilita Dundee United FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Dundee United FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Premiership Dundee United FC 12 1 0 4 0 1,043
14/15 SFA Cup Dundee United FC 3 0 0 1 1 0
13/14 AFC Champions League Shandong Luneng Taishan 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 20 0 2 5 0 0
12/13 Scot. League Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Heart of Midlothian FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 28 2 7 3 0 1,072
11/12 Scot. League Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 6 1 2 0 0 497
10/11 Championship Partick Thistle FC 7 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 8 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 Championship Ayr United FC 28 2 2 6 0 1,240
09/10 SFA Cup Ayr United FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Para Hills SASI Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 SASI Hearts FC U20 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Hearts FC U20 Heart of Midl. Transfer 50000
09/10 2009-10-01 Heart of Midl. Ayr United Loan 100000
09/10 2010-05-01 Ayr United Heart of Midl. Return from loan 250000
10/11 2011-02-01 Heart of Midl. Partick Thistle Loan 250000
10/11 2011-03-01 Partick Thistle Heart of Midl. Return from loan 200000
12/13 2013-01-18 Heart of Midl. SD Luneng Transfer 500000 €500k
14/15 2015-01-23 SD Luneng Dundee United Transfer 800000
15/16 2016-02-19 Dundee United HN Jianye Transfer 500000 €390k
16/17 2017-02-23 HN Jianye GZ H. Zhicheng Transfer 450000
17/18 2017-08-21 GZ Hengfeng Sharjah FC Transfer 400000
17/18 2018-01-26 Sharjah FC Bradford Transfer 400000
18/19 2019-01-31 Bradford Dundee FC Loan 400000
18/19 2019-05-19 Dundee FC Bradford Return from loan 400000
19/20 2019-07-02 Bradford Sydney FC Transfer 400000
21/22 2021-07-05 Sydney FC Kuwait SC Transfer 400000
22/23 2022-07-22 Kuwait SC St. Johnstone Transfer 400000
24/25 2024-07-05 St. Johnstone Livingston FC Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Knee injury 2015-05-05 2015-05-23 19 3
22/23 Groin injury 2023-01-14 2023-03-06 52 8
Current€75k
Peak€900k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€25k
€50k€263k€475k€688k€900k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €825k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #32270 3 0 former national player
Team #32269 3 0 former national player
Team #22976 21 0 former national player
Team #3433 #3 22 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Andrew Redmayne 2 0 0
Liam Gordon 1 0 0
Kosta Barbarouses 2 1 0
Joel King 2 0 0
Anthony Cáceres 2 0 0
Jamie MacDonald 1 0 0
Zheng Zheng 2 0 0
Luke Brattan 2 0 0
Jamie Brandon 2 0 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2016 Super League Henan Jianye 2 28
09/10 Championship Ayr United FC 2 28
11/12 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 2 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 7 28
15/16 Premiership Dundee United FC 3 22
09/10 Championship Ayr United FC 2 28

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
18/19 2019-05-19 Dundee FC Bradford Return from loan €400k
18/19 2019-01-31 Bradford Dundee FC Loan €400k
10/11 2011-03-01 Partick Thistle Heart of Midl. Return from loan €200k
10/11 2011-02-01 Heart of Midl. Partick Thistle Loan €250k
09/10 2010-05-01 Ayr United Heart of Midl. Return from loan €250k
09/10 2009-10-01 Heart of Midl. Ayr United Loan €100k

Last 11 matches for Livingston FC while Ryan McGowan was at the club (joined 2024-07-05). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-11-01 SC1 Livingston FC 2–2 Hibernian FC Available
2025-10-25 SC1 Livingston FC 1–2 Motherwell FC Available
2025-10-18 SC1 Hibernian FC 4–0 Livingston FC Available
2025-10-04 SC1 Dundee United 1–1 Livingston FC Available
2025-09-28 SC1 Livingston FC 1–2 Rangers FC Available
2025-09-20 SC1 Dundee FC 3–2 Livingston FC Available
2025-09-13 SC1 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Livingston FC Available
2025-08-30 SC1 Livingston FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Available
2025-08-23 SC1 Celtic FC 3–0 Livingston FC Available
2025-08-09 SC1 Livingston FC 3–1 Falkirk FC Available
2025-08-02 SC1 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Livingston FC Available

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Motherwell FC 18 5 4 9 21 31 -10 28%
Ross County FC 18 8 7 3 31 20 +11 44%
Hibernian FC 16 4 5 7 17 28 -11 25%
Aberdeen FC 16 2 8 6 11 18 -7 13%
St. Mirren FC 15 5 4 6 14 21 -7 33%
Heart of Midlothian 15 2 3 10 13 23 -10 13%
Kilmarnock FC 15 5 2 8 15 18 -3 33%
Rangers FC 14 0 1 13 4 34 -30 0%
Celtic FC 14 2 2 10 7 40 -33 14%
Western Sydney Wanderers 13 6 2 5 19 18 +1 46%
Melbourne Victory 11 6 1 4 18 14 +4 55%
Adelaide United 11 6 4 1 29 19 +10 55%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 10 0 2 0 0 0
24/25 53 390 9 0 0 2.08
23/24 34 2,324 9 0 0 0.35
22/23 29 270 8 0 0 2.67
2017 12 0 2 0 1 0
2016 30 1,138 4 0 0 0.32
2014 22 1,889 4 0 0 0.19
2013 30 2,610 5 0 0 0.17
20/21 24 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 30 2,340 4 0 0 0.15
18/19 41 0 15 0 0 0
17/18 13 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 24 0 5 0 0 0
14/15 17 1,043 6 0 1 0.6
12/13 25 0 7 0 0 0
11/12 38 1,569 3 0 0 0.17
10/11 15 0 3 0 0 0
09/10 30 1,240 6 0 0 0.44

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
155 apps
4 G
14 A
Super League
86 apps
4 G
1 A
Championship
71 apps
2 G
2 A
SFA Cup
17 apps
2 G
2 A
Chinese FA Cup
8 apps
1 G
2 A
Viaplay Cup
21 apps
1 G
1 A
Premiership Relegation
13 apps
1 G
1 A
A-League
48 apps
1 G
1 A
UAE Pro League
10 apps
0 G
1 A
Trust Trophy
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ryan McGowan

Who is Ryan McGowan?

Ryan McGowan is an Australia professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Livingston FC.

How old is Ryan McGowan?

Ryan McGowan is 36 years old. He was born on August 15, 1989 in Adelaide.

What position does Ryan McGowan play?

Ryan McGowan plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Ryan McGowan play for?

Ryan McGowan currently plays for Livingston FC.

How many career goals has Ryan McGowan scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ryan McGowan has scored 16 goals in 483 appearances.

What is Ryan McGowan's market value?

Ryan McGowan's most recent reported market value is €75k.