Dylan McGowan
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McGowan with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dylan John McGowan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → East Fife (loan) | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Gold Coast United (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Adelaide United | 82 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Paços de Ferreira | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Gangwon (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Vendsyssel | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Kilmarnock | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Hamilton 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) | ||||||||||||||
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*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.