Jordan Owens (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crusaders | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Crusaders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008– | Crusaders | 318 | (169) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Northern Ireland U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland U23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 26 April 2015. | |||
Jordan Owens (born 9 July 1989) is a footballer from Northern Ireland who currently plays for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders as a striker.[1] He is the club's all-time top goalscorer, having surpassed the record held by Glenn Hunter in January 2016.
Club career
Owens came up through the Crusaders youth system, and after impressive displays for the reserves, he made his debut towards the end of the 2007/08 season, scoring his first goal against Larne.[2] He also scored the opening goal in a 4–1 Irish Cup semi-final victory over Institute to take the Crues into their first Irish Cup final in 29 years,[3] and repeated the feat in 2011, scoring against Portadown in another Irish Cup semi final.[4]
In the 2014–15 season he hit 30 goals as Crusaders finished as league champions. In January 2016 he scored against Rathfriland Rangers to break the Crusaders goalscoring record of 157, held since 1997 by Glenn Hunter.[5]
International career
He has represented Northern Ireland at U19, U21, and U23 level, scoring for the U23s against Poland [6][7] He received a call-up to the full squad, along with team-mates Stuart Dallas and Colin Coates, for the 2011 Nations Cup games against Republic of Ireland and Wales.[8] He made his debut against Wales, coming on in the 79th minute.[9]
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals |
| |
27 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin |  Wales |
|
2011 Nations Cup | |
Honours
Crusaders
- NIFL Premiership (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
- Irish Cup (1): 2008–09
- Setanta Cup (1): 2012
- Irish League Cup (1): 2011–12
- County Antrim Shield (1): 2009–10
References
- ↑ http://www.crusadersfc.com/football/squads_1stteam.htm
- ↑ http://www.crusadersfc.com/football/fixtures07-08.htm
- ↑ http://www.carlingpremiership.com/report040409_cruins.htm
- ↑ "Crusaders 3–1 Portadown". BBC News. 9 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football-news/irish-cup-jordan-owens-breaks-goalscoring-record-as-crues-defeat-rathfriland-rangers-1-7152469
- ↑ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/local/northern-ireland-survive-scare-to-secure-milk-cup-final-date-13925436.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/6022/under-23s-lose-in-lisbon/
- ↑ "Trio handed first call-up for NI". BBC News. 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "Wales 2–0 N Ireland". BBC Sport. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.