Nicholas Chad Cowburn (born 7 March 1995) is an Australian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
Midfielder (association football)
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
for
Gold Coast United FC
Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian Association football, soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first ...
.
Football career
Cowburn first started his youth career at
Toronto Awaba Stags before joining the
Newcastle jets in 2011. Cowburn has made 47 first team appearances for The Jets since 2014. In January 2016, Cowburn, penned a two-season contract with The Jets.
Personal life
Nick's father, Brett Cowburn, played in the
NSL for
Newcastle KB United
Newcastle KB United are a defunct Australian association football club. They participated in the National Soccer League from 1978 until early in the 1984 season.
History
The first Newcastle based team to play in a national league, Newcastle K ...
, and his brother also appeared in the NSL for Newcastle Jets in the 2003–04 season.
References
External links
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Signing for Lake Macquarie City FC
1995 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Australian men's soccer players
Australia men's youth international soccer players
Australia men's under-20 international soccer players
Newcastle Jets FC players
A-League Men players
Gold Coast United FC players
National Premier Leagues players
Soccer players from Newcastle, New South Wales
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