Dylan McGowan

Dylan McGowan
McGowan with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Dylan John McGowan
Date of birth (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Hamilton Academical
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2008 Para Hills Knights
2008–2010 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Heart of Midlothian 64 (0)
2010–2011East Fife (loan) 23 (1)
2011–2012Gold Coast United (loan) 18 (0)
2014–2017 Adelaide United 82 (7)
2017–2019 Paços de Ferreira 0 (0)
2018Gangwon (loan) 15 (1)
2019 Vendsyssel 3 (1)
2019–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 41 (1)
2021–2023 Kilmarnock 26 (0)
2023Hamilton Academical (loan) 16 (1)
2023– Hamilton Academical 44 (1)
International career
2008–2011 Australia U-20 28 (4)
2012 Australia U-23 2 (0)
2017 Australia 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Association football
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Runner-up2010 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2017

Dylan John McGowan (born 6 August 1991) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical.

McGowan was born in Adelaide, Australia, where he played youth football for Para Hills Knights before moving to Hearts in his parents' homeland, where he made his debut after loan spells for East Fife and Gold Coast United. McGowan returned to Australia to play in the A-League for Adelaide United, where he remained for three seasons, winning the FFA Cup and A-League Championship. He had short stints in Portugal, South Korea and Denmark's top tiers before returning to Australia for Western Sydney Wanderers for two seasons. He returned to Scotland in 2021 with Kilmarnock, winning the Scottish Championship and spending time on loan at Hamilton Academical.

McGowan made one appearance for the Australian national team in 2017, in addition to numerous appearances for Australian youth teams. His brother, Ryan, also represented Hearts and the Australian national side.