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    Profil Timnas Australia : Ryan McGowan


    Ryan McGowan
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    McGowan training with the Australia national team
    Personal information
    Full nameRyan James McGowan
    Date of birth15 August 1989 (age 24)
    Place of birthAdelaideAustralia
    Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
    Playing positionDefender / Midfielder
    Club information
    Current clubShandong Luneng Taishan
    Number4
    Youth career
    2001–2004Para Hills Knights
    2004–2006SASI
    2006–2008Heart of Midlothian
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    2006Para Hills10(1)
    2008–2013Heart of Midlothian57(2)
    2009–2010→ Ayr United (loan)28(1)
    2011→ Partick Thistle (loan)8(0)
    2013–Shandong Luneng Taishan29(1)
    National team
    2005–2006Australia U-173(0)
    2007–2009Australia U-2021(0)
    2011–2012Australia U-233(0)
    2012–Australia7(0)
    * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2013.
    † Appearances (Goals).
    ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2013
    Ryan McGowan (born 15 August 1989)[1] is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays forShandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League, as a defender. He has previously played for Para Hills Knights and Heart Of Midlothian, with loan spells at Ayr United and Partick Thistle. McGowan has represented Australia at U-17U-20U-23 and at full international level.[2]

    Club career

    Hearts

    McGowan began his career at Para Hills Knights[3] and was part of the South Australian Sports Institute,[4] before moving to Scottish Premier League club Hearts in 2006 and was promoted to the first-team in 2008.[3] He was the captain of hearts under 19 squad[3] before making his SPL debut as substitute on 13 May that year in the final league match of the 2007-08 season against Gretna.[5]Shortly after he signed a five year contract with the club.[3] After just the one first team appearance he was sent out on loan to Ayr United at the start of 2009-10 season.
    On his return under new manager Jim Jefferies he played as a substitute against Hamilton on 21 August 2010,[6] and against Celtic[7] before being sent out on loan again to Partick Thistle. Once back he made six more appearances that season,[8] with his first start for Hearts on 7 May againstRangers[9]
    On 23 July 2011, he started the 2011–12 season with a Sky Sports 'Man of the Match' performance against Rangers at Ibrox.[10] He began to establish himself as a member of the first team and played in the Europa League qualifiers against Paks[11][12] and in the second leg against Tottenhamat White Hart Lane, where Hearts drew 0-0 (losing 5-0 on aggregate).[13] McGowan scored his first goal for Hearts in an Edinburgh derby on 2 January.[14] Later in the same game he headbutted Ivan Sproule in the stomach, which the referee viewed and took no action, however the SFA compliance officer opened an investigation.[15] The compliance officer offered a two match ban.[16] Hearts denied it was violent conduct but accepted the ban offered.[17] The 2011-12 SPL season was a good one for McGowan, scoring 3 goals - including one in the 127th Scottish Cup Final against Hibs - and winning the Hearts Young Player of the Year award.[18] Ahead of the last day of summer transfer window, Rangers made a bid for Hearts duo McGowan and David Templeton worth combined £1.3m valuation for the duo but the move rejected.[19] Templeton went on to join Rangers but McGowan stayed, explaining that he needs to keep his international career status alive.[20]
    On 23 January 2013, it was announced that Hearts had accepted a bid of around £400,000 from Chinese side Shandong Luneng Taishan.[21] In all McGowan made seventy three appearances for the club.[22]

    Ayr United (loan)

    In October 2009, he was loaned out to First Division team Ayr United.[23] Making his debut on 24 October against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[24] In January 2010, the loan was extended until the end of the season.[25] In total, he made 30 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal for Ayr.[26]

    Partick Thistle (loan)

    On 15 February 2011, he joined First Division team Partick Thistle on a three month loan deal[27] and made his debut the same night.[28] In all he made eight appearances before returning to Hearts at the start of April.[29]

    Shandong Luneng Taishan

    On 7 January 2013, McGowan signed a two year contract with Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan.[30] He made his Chinese Super League debut for Shangdong Luneng Taishan on 9 March 2013 against Dalian Aerbin.[31]

    International career

    McGowan was part of the Australia team that qualified for the AFC Youth Championship 2008 in November 2007.[32] McGowan was selected for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt; his brother and teammate Dylan McGowan, was not selected.[33]
    McGowan started in the first match for the Young Socceroos in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and received a yellow and a straight red against the Czech Republic for a studs up challenge which resulted in a penalty.[34] He received his first call-up to the Australia senior squad in August 2012, when he was selected for the friendly match against Scotland,[35] making his debut as a late substitute replacing Sasa Ognenovski.[36] McGowan was booed by some sections of the home support due to his Hearts connections,[37] with the game being played at their Edinburgh rivals Hibernian's ground.[38]

    Personal life

    McGowan was born in Adelaide[39] into a Scottish family from Glasgow.[3] His brother Dylan[40] currently plays for Hearts
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