Greg Owens

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 name	Gregory Owens
Date of birth	(1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Bathurst, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Adamstown Rosebuds
Senior career*
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
International career
2001	Australia U-20	21	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct 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

• A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup: 2006

Central Coast Mariners

• A-League Premiership: 2007–08

Australia U20

• OFC U-20 Championship: 2001

References

1. "Mariners sign Owens". A-League. 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
2. "Breakers lose captain, rising star". ABC News. 6 September 2000. Archived from the original on 14 September 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
3. Gardiner, James (17 February 2006). "Owens joins Adelaide's grand plan". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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. Retrieved 21 June 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. Fitzgibbons, Liam. "Central Coast Mariners release four, sign Nicky Travis". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009.

External links

• Central Coast Mariners profile
• Oz Football profile
• Sports Australia article