Ryan McGowan #5
Defender
Centre-back
Australia
Premiership 2025/26 · 23 apps · 1 A
Avg 6.62 · top 88% of Premiership defenders
Club
- Age
- 37 years
- born 15 August 1989
- Height
- 191 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
- At the club since
- Jul 2024
- from St. Johnstone
- Matches this season
- 23
- 1,860 min · 2025/26
Season 2025/26
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6.62 |
Form
Rating curve · 2025/26 · Avg 6.62 across 23 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGMAY
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating1 May · vs Aberdeen (H) 2–2 · 6.65
1 MayPremiership
Aberdeen home
D 2–2
90′
6.65
25 AprPremiership
St. Mirren away
W 2–0
90′
7.10
5 AprPremiership
Hearts home
D 2–2
12′
6.40
28 FebPremiership
St. Mirren home
D 1–1
90′
6.73
22 FebPremiership
Rangers home
D 2–2
90′
6.48
All 23 matches
14 FebPremiership
Dundee away
D 2–2
90′
6.28
11 FebPremiership
Celtic away
L 1–2
90′
6.51
4 FebPremiership
Falkirk home
L 1–2
90′
1A
6.84
31 JanPremiership
Motherwell home
L 0–2
90′
6.38
24 JanPremiership
Aberdeen away
L 2–6
90′
5.84
20 JanPremiership
St. Mirren home
D 1–1
90′
6.68
10 JanPremiership
Kilmarnock home
D 1–1
90′
6.75
3 JanPremiership
Hearts away
L 0–1
90′
7.36
30 DecPremiership
Dundee United home
L 1–3
90′
6.04
27 DecPremiership
Celtic home
L 2–4
90′
6.79
13 DecPremiership
Dundee home
D 2–2
90′
6.44
6 DecPremiership
Motherwell away
L 0–3
20′
6.20
22 NovPremiership
Rangers away
L 1–2
28′
6.41
13 SepPremiership
Aberdeen away
D 0–0
90′
7.19
30 AugPremiership
Hearts home
L 1–2
90′
6.64
23 AugPremiership
Celtic away
L 0–3
90′
6.56
9 AugPremiership
Falkirk home
W 3–1
90′
6.54
2 AugPremiership
Kilmarnock away
D 2–2
90′
7.44
Transfers
- 5 Jul 2024free transfer St. Johnstone Livingston —
- 22 Jul 2022free transfer Al Kuwait St. Johnstone —
- 5 Jul 2021transfer Sydney Al Kuwait —
- 2 Jul 2019free transfer Bradford City Sydney —
- 19 May 2019end of loan Dundee Bradford City —
- 31 Jan 2019loan Bradford City Dundee —
- 26 Jan 2018free transfer Al Sharjah Bradford City —
- 21 Aug 2017free transfer Guizhou Zhicheng Al Sharjah —
- 23 Feb 2017free transfer Henan Songshan Longmen Guizhou Zhicheng —
- 19 Feb 2016transfer Dundee United Henan Songshan Longmen €390k
- 23 Jan 2015free transfer Shandong Taishan Dundee United —
- 18 Jan 2013transfer Hearts Shandong Taishan €500k
- 1 Mar 2011end of loan Partick Thistle Hearts —
- 1 Feb 2011loan Hearts Partick Thistle —
- 1 May 2010end of loan Ayr United Hearts —
- 1 Oct 2009loan Hearts Ayr United —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | |||
| Livingston Premiership | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| St. Johnstone Premiership | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| St. Johnstone Premiership | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | |||
| Dundee Premiership | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradford City FA Cup · Carabao Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | |||
| Dundee United Premiership | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | |||
| Dundee United Premiership | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | |||
| Hearts Premiership | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | |||
| Hearts Premiership · Europa League | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | |||
| Hearts Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 |