Owen Bell (born 15 January 1999) is a

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former

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who last played as a

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for

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, having previously played for Queen of the South,

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''(on loan)'',

''(first spell)'' and

. Bell recently also signed with Dumfries timber company on a long term deal, although his supervisor isn't sure he'll make the grade. Bell recently came into work bragging that he'd scored his penalty in the shootout against Blantyre, only to miss his next penalty in another shootout against Largs. Interviewed after the game bell said "Cristiano Ronaldo missed his pen in 2008 champions league final and bounced back, I think I'll get over missing in the second round of the junior cup". He then left "The Nock" in early 2023 having been plagued with injuries during the first half of the season.

Career

Prior to joining Queens in 2012, Bell played for Lochar Thistle Youths. Bell debuted for Queens in a 1–0 defeat versus

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on 24 December 2016. On 13 January 2018, Bell scored ''Queens'' consolation goal in the 85th minute away to

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in a 3–1 defeat. On 30 April 2018, Bell extended his contract to remain with the Doonhamers until the end of the 2018-19 season. On 9 February 2019, Bell joined

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club

for the rest of the 2018-19 season. Bell joined

at the start of the 2019–20 season and departed the club on 25 August 2019 to take a break from football. In October 2019, Bell signed for

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, who have former Queens player Paul Burns as their manager and played his first match for the ''Nock'' in a 3–2 home win versus

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. Bell signed for

club

for the

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season. In June 2021, Bell signed for the ''Nock'' for a second time.

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* * 1999 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Queen of the South F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players East Kilbride F.C. players {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub