Greg Owens
Australian soccer player
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Greg Owens (born 27 January 1981) is an Australian footballer who last played a midfielder for Bankstown City Lions in the NSW Premier League. He was born in Bathurst, New South Wales.
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| Full name | Gregory Owens | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bathurst, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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| Adamstown Rosebuds | |||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Newcastle Breakers | 42 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Sydney Olympic | 58 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Newcastle United | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Sydney Olympic | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Johor FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Adelaide United | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Sydney United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Adelaide United | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Bankstown City Lions | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2001 | Australia U-20 | 21 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Club
Owens joined Newcastle Breakers for the 1998–99 National Soccer League, where he made his debut aged seventeen.[1] He left the Breakers in September 2000, amid growing concerns about the team's stability.[2]
Following unsuccessful trials in Denmark and at Southampton, Owens joined A-League side Adelaide United on a short-term, injury replacement contract during the finals series of the 2005–06 season.[3] He rejoined Adelaide from Sydney United, on a longer-term contract in June 2006.[4]
Owens left Adelaide after the 2006–07 A-League for personal reasons to return to his home state, New South Wales.[5] He signed for Central Coast Mariners in March 2007.[1] Ownes scored his first goal for the Mariners in a win over Perth Glory in November 2007.[6]
Owens was released by the Mariners in May 2009.[7]
Honours
Olympic Sharks
- National Soccer League Championship: 2001–02
Adelaide United
Central Coast Mariners
Australia U-20
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