Luke McCowan

Luke McCowan
McCowan in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 14
Youth career
East End United F.C.
2015–2017 Ayr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Ayr United 56 (10)
2015–2016 → Lugar Boswell Thistle (loan)
2016–2017 → Annbank United (loan)
2021–2024 Dundee 99 (23)
2024– Celtic 65 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2026

Luke McCowan (born 9 December 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left wing-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.

Early life

McCowan was born in Greenock, Scotland[2] and attended St. Laurence's Primary School and Notre Dame High School.[2]

Career

Youth career

In 2015, McCowan won the West of Scotland Title with East End United F.C.[2] While at the Ayr United's youth teams, he had a busy day as he had to be up at 5am to work as a lifeguard at Waterfront Leisure Complex before attending gym sessions in the afternoon, then driving for over an hour to train with Ayr.[2]

Ayr United

On 1 July 2017, McCowan signed his first professional contract for Ayr United lasting one year.[2] In his first season, he made five appearances, scoring one goal in all competitions, with one appearance coming in the League. On 6 June 2019, it was announced that McCowan had been given a two-year contract after getting rave reviews from the game against Partick Thistle in late April.[3]

Dundee

On 1 June 2021, McCowan signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.[4] He made his debut for the club in the Scottish League Cup against Brora Rangers.[5] McCowan got his first competitive goal for the Dee the following week against Montrose.[6] He later scored his first Premiership goal which clinched a win over Aberdeen.[7]

In December 2022, McCowan scored a brace away against his former club Ayr United to help Dundee win and put them top of the Scottish Championship for Christmas.[8] He concluded a strong season with an excellent performance and goal against Queen's Park to help Dundee clinch the Scottish Championship title.[9]

On 4 June 2023, Dundee announced that McCowan had signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.[10] McCowan marked his 100th appearance for the Dark Blues with an eventful performance, scoring a goal and receiving a red card in a comfortable away win over Livingston.[11] Near the end of a successful season which saw Dundee reach top six and McCowan switch from the wing to centre midfielder with ease and captaining the squad following an injury to Joe Shaughnessy, McCowan was awarded as the Scottish Premiership Player of the Month for April 2024.[12][13] At the end of the season, McCowan was named Dundee's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.[14]

Celtic

On 30 August 2024, McCowan signed for Scottish champions Celtic on a three-year deal, for a reported fee of around £1 million.[15] He made his Celtic debut on 1 September, coming on as a substitute in an Old Firm win over Rangers.[16] He opened his scoring account for his boyhood club in his next game, netting at home in a win against Hearts.[17] On 23 October, McCowan made his UEFA Champions League debut off the bench in a draw in Italy away to Atalanta.[18] He won the Scottish Premiership title with Celtic at Tannadice Park in April 2025.[19]

On 3 August 2025, McCowan scored Celtic's first competitive goal of the 2025–26 season, in a 1–0 win against St Mirren.[20] He also scored the Bhoys' fourth goal in their 6–2 win against the same opponent in the Scottish Cup semi-final on 19 April 2026.[21] Five days later, he extended his contract at Celtic Park until 2028.[22]

Style of play

McCowan is left footed and right handed. A versatile player, he often plays across all sides of the midfield and even sometimes plays as a winger.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ayr United 2017–18[23] Scottish League One 101010—2[a]151
2018–19[24] Scottish Championship 501000—3[b]191
2019–20[25] Scottish Championship 2452043—1[a]0318
2020–21[26] Scottish Championship 2652252——339
Total 56106210500627819
Dundee 2021–22[27] Scottish Premiership 2943041——365
2022–23[28] Scottish Championship 3072151—3[a]14010
2023–24[29] Scottish Premiership 37101030——4110
2024–25[30] Scottish Premiership 32—51——83
Total 992361173003112528
Celtic 2024–25[30] Scottish Premiership 33641—3[c]0—407
2025–26[31] Scottish Premiership 30141315[d]1—424
2026–27[32] Scottish Premiership 2100101[c]0—41
Total 658824191008612
Career total 220412053191019328959
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances and one goal in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Dundee

Celtic

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Luke McCowan Celtic Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Corner, Paul John (11 June 2017). "Greenock footballer nets deal at Ayr United". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Greenock footballer ready to make impact at Ayr United". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Luke signs". dundeefc.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dundee v Brora Rangers". BBC. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Montrose v Dundee". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Aberdeen woes deepen as Dundee win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "McCowan double as Dundee beat Ayr to go top". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "McCowan signs new deal". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Martindale future a 'conundrum' as Dundee thrash Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Luke McCowan wins April award | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dundee: McCowan named Premiership player of the month". BBC Sport. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 "2024 DSA Player of the year winners". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  15. ↑ Pirie, Mark (30 August 2024). "Luke McCowan seals Celtic transfer as midfielder makes last gasp Dundee exit". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Celtic 3-0 Rangers: Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Celtic 2-0 Hearts: Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "Atalanta 0-0 Celtic: Brendan Rodgers' side secure hard-fought Champions League point". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  19. 1 2 sport, Guardian (26 April 2025). "Brendan Rodgers '200% staying' after Celtic clinch 55th Scottish league title" – via The Guardian.
  20. ↑ Reporting, Live. "Scottish Premiership LIVE: Celtic vs St Mirren radio commentary, updates & match report, BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Duncan, Live ReportingThomas. "Celtic vs St Mirren LIVE: Scottish Cup semi-final - radio, updates, team news, report, reaction, stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Celtic: Liam Scales and Luke McCowan extend their contracts". BBC Sport. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Luke McCowan in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  33. ↑ sport, Guardian (16 May 2026). "Celtic stun Hearts at the last in dramatic final-day shootout to retain Scottish title". The Guardian.
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