Personal information | |||
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Full name | Owen Lucas Stirton | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 January 2007||
Place of birth | Forfar, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee United | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
Dundee United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Dundee United | 3 | (1) |
2025 | → Montrose (loan) | 14 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:49, 17 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:46, 22 June 2025 (UTC) |
Owen Stirton (born 30 January 2007) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.
Stirton signed his first professional contract with Dundee United in May 2023. [2]
On 9 November 2024 Stirton scored his first professional goal on his league debut for Dundee United, scoring with his first touch in a 3–0 home win over Ross County. [3] [4]
In January 2025 Stirton signed a two-year contract extension with Dundee United. [5] [6]
Stirton scored his first goal of the 2025–26 season in a 2–1 away defeat to Kilmarnock in the Scottish League Cup. [7]
In January 2025, Stirton joined Scottish League One club Montrose on loan until the end of the season. [8]
Stirton scored on his Montrose debut in a 2–2 away draw with Annan Athletic. [9] Stirton then followed this up by scoring a double in his second game and home debut for Montrose. [10]
Stirton won the Scottish League One player of the month award for February 2025. [11]
Stirton was called up to the Scottish International Under 17s team, making his debut and scoring his first international goal against Kazakhstan. [5]
Stirton was called up to the Scottish International Under 19s team in March 2025. [12]