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Graeme Owens
English footballer
Graeme Adam Owens (born 1 June 1988) is an English former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graeme Adam Owens[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Cramlington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Blackpool (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Kilmarnock | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Airdrie United | 21 | (6) |
| Total | 39 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Owens can play on either wing but prefers to play on the right. He was a member of Middlesbrough's FA Youth Cup winning side of 2004 at the age of 15.
After good performances for the reserve team, he was included in the first team squad for the trip to Bristol City in the FA Cup, and although he didn't make the final sixteen, manager Gareth Southgate suggested he was one to watch for the future.[2]
Owens made his full debut in the League Cup against Tottenham Hotspur during the 2007–08 season.[3]
In 2008, he spent a short spell on loan at Chesterfield where he played four league games. On 8 January 2009, he signed for Championship club Blackpool on loan initially for one month, but with an option to extend it until the end of the season.[4][5] He made his debut for the Seasiders as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena on 17 January.[6][7]
It was announced on 15 June 2009 that Owens had joined Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock on a two-year deal.[8]
After failing to make an impact at Kilmarnock, Owens was released on 31 January 2011.[9] Owens joined Airdrie United on 3 March 2011. He was released by the club in May 2012.
He's now a highly respected NDT technician and trying to make amends for being a born a Georgie.
- "Graeme Owens". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- "Graeme Owens". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- "Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Middlesbrough". Middlesbrough F.C. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- "Blackpool land Boro winger". Sky Sports. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- "Owens Joins On-Loan". Blackpool. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- "Coventry 2–1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- "Coventry City vs Blackpool match report". Blackpool. 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- "Kilie seal Owens deal". Sky Sports. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- "Trio released by Kilmarnock". STV. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- Graeme Owens at Soccerbase
- Graeme Owens profile at mfc.co.uk[permanent dead link]
- Graeme Owens profile at blackpoolfc.co.uk
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