Luke McCowan
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dundee
Number 17
Youth career
East End United F.C.
2015–2017 Ayr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Ayr United 56 (10)
2021– Dundee 77 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Luke McCowan (born 9 December 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.

Early life

McCowan was born in Greenock, Scotland[1] and attended Notre Dame High School.[1]

Career

Youth career

In 2015, McCowan won the West of Scotland Title with East End United F.C.[1] While at the Ayr United's youth teams, he had a busy day as he had to be up at 5am to work as a lifeguard at Waterfront Leisure Complex before attending gym sessions in the afternoon, then driving for over an hour to train with Ayr.[1]

Ayr United

On 1 July 2017, McCowan signed his first professional contract for Ayr United lasting one year.[1] In his first season, he made five appearances, scoring one goal in all competitions, with one appearance coming in the League. On 6 June 2019, it was announced that McCowan had been given a two-year contract after getting rave reviews from the game against Partick Thistle in late April.[2]

Dundee

On 1 June 2021, McCowan signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.[3] He made his debut for the club in the Scottish League Cup against Brora Rangers.[4] McCowan would get his first competitive goal for the Dee the following week against Montrose.[5] He would later score his first Premiership goal which clinched a win over Aberdeen.[6]

In December 2022, McCowan would score a brace away against his former club Ayr United to help Dundee win and put them top of the Scottish Championship for Christmas.[7] McCowan would conclude a strong season with an excellent performance and goal against Queen's Park to help Dundee clinch the Scottish Championship title.[8]

On 4 June 2023, Dundee announced that McCowan had signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.[9]

Style of play

McCowan is left footed.[1]

Career statistics

As of 30 December 2023
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayr United 2017–18[10] Scottish League One 1010102[lower-alpha 1]151
2018–19[11] Scottish Championship 5010003[lower-alpha 2]191
2019–20[12] 24520431[lower-alpha 1]0318
2020–21[13] 265225200339
Total 561062105627819
Dundee 2021–22[14] Scottish Premiership 294304100365
2022–23[15] Scottish Championship 30721513[lower-alpha 1]14010
2023–24[16] Scottish Premiership 183003000212
Total 771451122319717
Career total 133241132279317536
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Dundee

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Greenock footballer nets deal at Ayr United". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Greenock footballer ready to make impact at Ayr United". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Luke signs". dundeefc.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dundee v Brora Rangers". BBC. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Montrose v Dundee". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Aberdeen woes deepen as Dundee win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "McCowan double as Dundee beat Ayr to go top". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "McCowan signs new deal". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2023.


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