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.

Greg Owens
Personal information
Full nameGregory Owens
Date of birth (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birthBathurst, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Adamstown Rosebuds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000Newcastle Breakers42(5)
2000–2003Sydney Olympic58(8)
2003–2004Newcastle United16(2)
2004–2005Sydney Olympic
2005Johor FC
2005–2006Adelaide United2(0)
2006Sydney United
2006–2007Adelaide United21(4)
2007–2009Central Coast Mariners15(2)
2009Bankstown City Lions
International career
2001Australia U-2021(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2008

Playing career

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Club

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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 due to 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

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Olympic Sharks

Adelaide United

Central Coast Mariners

Australia U20

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mariners sign Owens". A-League. 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Breakers lose captain, rising star". ABC News. 6 September 2000. Archived from the original on 14 September 2000.
  3. ^ Gardiner, James (17 February 2006). "Owens joins Adelaide's grand plan". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Adelaide signs Sydney FC's Greg Owens". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "New trauma as Owens flees". Fox Sports. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ Coonan, Benjamin (20 November 2007). "Former Novocastrian Owens set for derby". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008.
  7. ^ Fitzgibbons, Liam. "Central Coast Mariners release four, sign Nicky Travis". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009.
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