Owen Stirton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Lucas Stirton | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Forfar, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ayr United (on loan from Dundee United) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dundee United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Dundee United | 9 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Montrose (loan) | 14 | (9) |
| 2026 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Ayr United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:51, 9 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:46, 22 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Owen Stirton (born 30 January 2007) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Ayr United on loan from Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.
Club career
Dundee United
Stirton signed his first professional contract with Dundee United in May 2023.[2]
On 9 November 2024 Stirton scored his first professional goal for Dundee United, scoring with his first touch in a 3–0 home win over Ross County.[3][4]
In January 2025 Stirton signed a two-year contract extension with Dundee United.[5][6]
Stirton scored his first goal of the 2025–26 season in a 2–1 away defeat to Kilmarnock in the Scottish League Cup.[7]
Montrose (loan)
In January 2025, Stirton joined Scottish League One club Montrose on loan until the end of the season.[8]
Stirton scored on his Montrose debut in a 2–2 away draw with Annan Athletic.[9] Stirton then followed this up by scoring a double in his second game and home debut for Montrose.[10]
Stirton won the Scottish League One player of the month award for February 2025.[11]
International career
Stirton was called up to the Scottish International Under 17s team, making his debut and scoring his first international goal against Kazakhstan.[5]
Stirton was called up to the Scottish International Under 19s team in March 2025.[12]
References
- ↑ "Owen Stirton - Player Profile - Football - TNT Sports". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "Owen Stirton: The Dundee United journey so far - and what's next?". Archived from the original on 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "Dundee United vs Ross County: Scottish Premiership - BBC Sport - BBC Sport". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "'Roy of the Rovers stuff' – Owen Stirton goal delights manager Jim Goodwin – The Irish News". www.irishnews.com. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- 1 2 "OWEN STIRTON PENS NEW DEAL | Dundee United Football Club". www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "Owen Stirton pens new Dundee United deal". Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c7vl1mj96j9t
- ↑ "Dundee United starlet Owen Stirton joins Montrose". Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "Annan Athletic vs Montrose: Scottish League One stats & head-to-head - BBC Sport". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "Owen Stirton: Dundee United kid bags brace, Charlie Dewar shines". Archived from the original on 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "Stirton nets League 1 award | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ↑ "Dundee United: Stirton, Cleall-Harding in first Scotland U/19 calls". Archived from the original on 2025-03-09. Retrieved 2025-06-23.