Ryan McGowan

Ryan McGowan
Personal information
Full name Ryan James McGowan
Date of birth (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Livingston
Number 5
Youth career
2001–2004 Para Hills Knights
2004–2006 SASI
2006–2008 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Para Hills Knights 10 (1)
2008–2013 Heart of Midlothian 57 (2)
2009–2010Ayr United (loan) 28 (1)
2011Partick Thistle (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 Shandong Luneng Taishan 46 (2)
2015–2016 Dundee United 34 (1)
2016 Henan Jianye 28 (2)
2017 Guizhou Zhicheng 12 (0)
2017–2018 Al-Sharjah 10 (0)
2018–2019 Bradford City 26 (1)
2019Dundee (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2021 Sydney FC 50 (1)
2021–2022 Kuwait SC 15 (1)
2022–2024 St Johnstone 57 (2)
2024– Livingston 36 (0)
International career
2005–2006 Australia U17 3 (0)
2007–2009 Australia U20 21 (0)
2011–2012 Australia U23 3 (0)
2012– Australia 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2022

Ryan James McGowan (born 15 August 1989) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.

He has previously played for Para Hills Knights, Heart of Midlothian, Shandong Luneng Taishan, Dundee United, Henan Jianye, Guizhou Zhicheng, Al-Sharjah, Bradford City, Sydney FC, Kuwait SC and St Johnstone, with loan spells at Ayr United, Partick Thistle and Dundee.

McGowan has represented Australia at under-17, under-20, under-23 and at senior levels. McGowan has been officially designated as Socceroo #546 (2012).