Henry Cowans

Henry Cowans
Personal information
Full name Henry Cowans
Date of birth (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 A.F.C. Telford United
Youth career
2012–2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Stevenage (loan) 18 (0)
2017– A.F.C. Telford United 37 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:14 10 September 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:59, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Henry Cowans (born 1 October 1996) is an English footballer who currently plays for A.F.C. Telford United. Cowans is the son of former Villa player, Gordon Cowans and played for Aston Villa F.C academy side from a young age; he spent the 2016-17 league season on loan at Stevenage in League Two.

Club career

Aston Villa

Cowans joined Aston Villa as a child, his father, Gordon Cowans, had a long association with the club and was a youth coach at the club when his son signed his first youth terms in 2012. Cowans was a regular for the under-18, under-21 and under-23 sides but never made a senior first team appearance and was released in June 2017.[1]

Stevenage (loan)

On August 24, 2016, Cowans joined Stevenage on loan until January 2017.[2] Cowans was named on the bench for Stevenage on 27 August 2016 and given the number 23 shirt but did not start in a 5-2 away loss.[3] He made his professional debut in a EFL Trophy loss to Leyton Orient F.C. on 30 August 2016.[4] On 9 January 2017, Cowans had his loan extended until the end of the season.[5]

A.F.C. Telford United

On September 4, 2017 Cowans joined A.F.C. Telford United.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Stevenage (loan) 2016–17[7] League Two 18010003[lower-alpha 1]0220
Telford United 2017–18[8] National League North 11120–00131
Career total 291300030351
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ Dicken, Alex (12 June 2017). "Confirmed: Aston Villa release 10 as part of summer clear-out". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Loan News: Cowans joins Stevenage". Aston Villa F.C. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sky Bet League Two match report: Grimsby 5-2 Stevenage". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Leyton Orient's Harry Cornick tormented the Stevenage defence all evening as the east Londoners see off Boro 3-1 in the EFL Trophy". Guardian Series (Waltham Forest). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Henry Cowands extends stay at Stevenage". Hertfordshire Mercury. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "AFC Telford sign former Aston Villa midfielder Henry Cowans". Shropshirestar.com. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Henry Cowans in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Henry Cowans at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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