Ryan McGowan, born 15 August 1989 (age 35) in Australia, is a seasoned defender, primarily operating in the central defence position for Livingston. Standing tall at 6ft 3in (1.91m), and weighing 11st 11lb (75kg), McGowan dons the number 5 jersey.
He currently carries a market value of roughly £64k according to Transfermarkt.
McGowan kicked off his football career in the 2007 - 2008 season at Hearts in Scotland, where he played in one first team appearance. Following this, during the 2009 - 2010 season, he contributed to the team at Ayr United in Scotland, making 28 appearances and netting one goal.
In the 2010 - 2011 season, he had stints with both Hearts and Partick Thistle in Scotland appearing eight times for each team. McGowan returned to Hearts for the 2011 - 2012 season, where he featured in 28 games and scored two goals. Staying on one more season with Hearts, he made a further 20 appearances.
In 2013, McGowan moved to the Chinese Super League with Shandong Taishan, where he made 29 appearances and scored one goal. Staying on another year, he netted a further goal in 17 appearances during the 2014 season.
Returning to Scotland for the 2014 - 2015 season, he featured in 12 games and scored once for Dundee United. He remained with the team for the 2015 - 2016 season making 22 appearances.
After a brief stint of 15 appearances with Dundee in the 2018 - 2019 season, McGowan returned to his homeland to play for Sydney FC in Australia from 2019 - 2021. He made a total of 48 appearances for Sydney, scoring once in the 2019 - 2020 season.
McGowan continued his journey in Scottish football with St Johnstone for the 2022 - 2024 seasons. Across these two seasons, he made 57 appearances and scored twice.
In the 2024 - 2025 season, he joined Livingston in Scotland where he is currently in his second season, having made a total of 38 appearances and netted one goal. During this time, he also participated in the League Cup 2025 - 2026 with four starts, the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025, scoring one goal in three starts, and the Premiership Play-offs 2024 - 2025, making four starts.
