Don Cowie (footballer)
 Cowie playing for Cardiff City |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Cowie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1983 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2007 | Ross County | 160 | (17) |
| 2007–2009 | Inverness CT | 59 | (12) |
| 2009–2011 | Watford | 88 | (9) |
| 2011– | Cardiff City | 34 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Scotland | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Donald "Don" Cowie (born 15 February 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Cardiff City. He started his career in the Scottish football league system, playing for Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Cowie has made several international appearances for the Scotland national football team.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Ross County
Born in Inverness and raised in Strathpeffer,[1] Cowie attended Dingwall Academy and came up through Ross County's youth system and went on to captain the club. His father was also a footballer for Ross County. He was on the ross county side that drew 1-1 against Clyde but beat them in a penalty shoot-out in the Challenge cup final.[2] On 30 January 2007, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Highland derby rivals Inverness and officially joined them on 1 July 2007.
[edit] Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Cowie's first season at the club proved fruitful as he abided so quickly to the Scottish Premier League (SPL). He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat away to St. Mirren. During Caley Thistle's poor start to the season Cowie proved to be an inspirational figure in the starting eleven. One of his best moments of the season came when he scored the third, and winning goal in Caley Thistle's 3–2 win over Celtic, as well as a stunning 20 yard volley in a win over Kilmarnock. He finished the season as Inverness' top scorer with nine goals and was voted Player of the Year in Caley Thistle's match program.[citation needed]
[edit] Watford
He was set to join Championship club Watford over the summer of 2009, as he signed a pre-contract agreement with the club on 29 January 2009. Despite this agreement, Inverness and Watford agreed a fee and he moved on transfer deadline day for a nominal fee on 2 February.[3] He made his debut for on 14 February, in the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Chelsea, appearing as a 67th minute substitute for Lee Williamson.[4] In the following game, he made his league debut in a 2–0 home victory against Swansea City on 17 February[5]
He scored his first goal for Watford against Crystal Palace, in a league game on 28 February 2009.[6] On 7 December 2009, Cowie became the man who has the distinction of assisting Lloyd Doyley's first ever goal for Watford, he then himself went on to score in the same game, ending in a 3–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers.[7]
[edit] Cardiff City
On 1 July 2011, Cowie signed for Cardiff City on a three-year contract.[8] He made his debut for the club against West Ham in a shock 1-0 win on the opening day of the Championship season. Cowie scored his first and second goal for the Bluebirds in a 5-3 win over Huddersfield Town in the League Cup.[9] He scored his first league of the season in a 1-1 draw with Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.[10] Cowie scored two more goals in two goal feasts which included a 4-3 loss at Peterborough United and a 5-3 victory against Barnsley at Cardiff City Stadium. He made his 400th career appearance in a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the League Cup, which also saw Cardiff their first final in the competition. However, Cardiff lost the final to Liverpool, 3-2 on penalties.
[edit] International career
On 7 October 2009, Cowie was called up to the Scotland squad for the first time, for a friendly away to Japan,[11] making his debut in the 2–0 defeat on 10 October. Cowie started in his second game for Scotland in a friendly against Wales at the new home of Cardiff City. His first competitive start for Scotland came against Lithuania on 6 September 2011 in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier.[12]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Contential | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | Ross County | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 43 | 6 | |||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2006–07 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |||
| 2007–08 | Inverness CT | Premier League | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | Watford | Championship | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 2 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Cardiff City | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| Career Total | 350 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 408 | 49 | ||
[edit] Honours
- Football League Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2011-12
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 9781845964740.
- ^ "Challenge Cup seems small fry now for dazed Don Cowie". Scotsman. 14 May 2010. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/football/Challenge-Cup-seems-small-fry.6294547.jp. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1542036,00.html
- ^ "Watford 1–3 Chelsea". BBC News. 14 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7872201.stm. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Watford 2–0 Swansea". BBC News. 17 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7883520.stm. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Watford vs Crystal Palace". Watford Football Club. 28 February 2009. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10400~44754,00.html. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Watford 3–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 2009-12-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8389205.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Don Cowie signs for Bluebirds". 1 July 2011. http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2385068,00.stm. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Cardiff 5 - 3 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 2011-08-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14539104.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "Blackpool 1 - 1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2011-09-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/14863923.stm. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/A-Scotland-team-in-name.5714327.jp
- ^ "Bannan and Cowie to start against Lithuania". BBC Sport. 6 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14805494.stm. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
[edit] External links
- Don Cowie career stats at Soccerbase
- Don Cowie at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Living people
- 1983 births
- People from Inverness
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Ross County F.C. players
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
