Dylan McGowan
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Dylan McGowan is an Australia
n professional football (soccer) player currently playing for Gold Coast United in the Australian A-League
, on loan from Hearts
in the Scottish Scottish Premier League
.
to Scottish Second Division
club East Fife
in December 2010. On his return he was awarded a new two year contract, extending his stay until 2013.
. He went on to make 24 appearances in all competitions for East Fife, scoring one goal.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional football (soccer) player currently playing for Gold Coast United in the Australian A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
, on loan from Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
in the Scottish Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
.
Hearts
Having only played at under-19 level for Hearts, McGowan was sent on loan by manager Jim JefferiesJim Jefferies
James "Jim" Jefferies is a Scottish football former player and manager. Jefferies played for Heart of Midlothian for almost his whole playing career and enjoyed a successful first managerial spell with the club, winning the 1998 Scottish Cup...
to Scottish Second Division
Scottish Football League Second Division
The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system....
club East Fife
East Fife F.C.
East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...
in December 2010. On his return he was awarded a new two year contract, extending his stay until 2013.
East Fife (Loan)
McGowan made his league debut for East Fife on 14th December 2010 in a 6–0 win over StenhousemuirStenhousemuir F.C.
Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division....
. He went on to make 24 appearances in all competitions for East Fife, scoring one goal.
Gold Coast United (Loan)
In June 2011, it was reported that McGowan had joined A-League franchise Gold Coast United on a season long loan.International career
McGowan has been capped 19 times and has scored twice for the Australia U-20 side and was a member of the team that finished runners-up in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.Honours
- AFC U-19 Championship: 2010 (Runners-Up)
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 20102010 AFF U-19 Youth ChampionshipThe 2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was held from 24 July to 30 July 2010, hosted by Vietnam. Only four teams will be participating, two teams from member associations of the AFF along with associate member Australia, and an invitee team from the East Asian Football Federation .- Group stage...