Aaron McGowan

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Aaron McGowan
Personal information
Full name Aaron Joseph McGowan [1]
Date of birth (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Northampton Town
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2013 Morecambe
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2018 Morecambe 102 (1)
2018–2020 Hamilton Academical 57 (3)
2020–2021 Kilmarnock 18 (0)
2021– Northampton Town 81 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22.05 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Aaron Joseph McGowan is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Northampton Town. He has previously played for Kilmarnock, Morecambe and Hamilton Academical.

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Career

McGowan made his professional debut for Morecambe during the 2012–13 season, becoming the youngest player in the club's history. [3] On 19 May 2014, he signed a new two-year deal at the Globe Arena. [4]

On 28 March 2015, McGowan scored his first professional career goal in an away game at Exeter City. The game finished 1–1 and the 18-year-old was named Man of The Match. [5] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he won three awards at the club's end of season awards, picking up Player of the Year, Fans Player of the Year, and local newspaper Player of The Year. He turned down a three-year contract at the end of this season, opting to leave Morecambe having played 119 times in total for the club.

McGowan signed for Hamilton Academical in June 2018. [6] He went on to make 38 appearances in his first season, picking up the club's Player of the Year and Fans player of the year awards in the process.

In the 2019–20 season McGowan was named vice-captain, going on to make 29 appearances, captaining the club on 10 occasions, most notably against Rangers at Ibrox in March 2020, as Hamilton won 1–0. [7] [8] He won the club's Player of the Year award for the second year running. He left the club at the end of the season, opting not to renew his contract. [7]

In June 2020, McGowan moved to fellow Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock having turned down a new contract at Hamilton. [7]

On 12 July 2021, McGowan signed for Northampton Town on a two-year deal. [9]

Education

McGowan studied at Maricourt RC High School In Maghull. [10] [11] [12]

Career statistics

As of 23 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Morecambe 2012–13 [13] League Two 1000000010
2013–14 [14] League Two2000000020
2014–15 [15] League Two8100000081
2015–16 [16] League Two21020003 [lower-alpha 1] 0260
2016–17 [17] League Two30020004 [lower-alpha 1] 0360
2017–18 [18] League Two40020103 [lower-alpha 1] 0460
Total102160101001191
Hamilton Academical 2018–19 [19] Scottish Premiership 352102000382
2019–20 [20] Scottish Premiership221205000291
Total573307000673
Kilmarnock 2020–21 [21] Scottish Premiership180002000200
Northampton Town 2021–22 [22] League Two422101000442
2022–23 [23] League Two17010001 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
2023–24 [24] League One 22010102 [lower-alpha 1] 0260
Total812302030892
Career total25861201201302966

Honours

Northampton Town

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