30 Facts About Owen Garvan

Owen William Garvan was born on 29 January 1988 and is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Owen Garvan earned a move to England with Ipswich Town in 2004, where he helped his side to the FA Youth Cup Final in 2005.

Owen Garvan made a handful of Premier League appearances, but was eventually loaned out to Millwall during the same season, and then Bolton Wanderers the following season.

Owen Garvan played 53 times and scored twice for Colchester before leaving in April 2017.

Owen Garvan returned to his native country and joined Dublin-based side St Patrick's Athletic in July 2017.

Owen Garvan spent one season there before leaving the club by mutual consent.

Owen Garvan announced his retirement from football in 2020 which was effectively backdated to 2018 meaning he had played his final match at the age of 30.

Owen Garvan represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Owen Garvan scored four goals in 15 under-21 appearances between 2007 and 2010.

Owen Garvan's side went undefeated for three years, and were notable for beating a Celtic youth side in Glasgow, a match in which four members of the side ended up joining Celtic.

Owen Garvan made a move, joining Ipswich Town along with teammates Shane Supple and Michael Synnott.

Owen Garvan moved to Ipswich Town in November 2004, where he immediately became a regular in the Ipswich youth teams, helping his side to the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005.

Owen Garvan missed the second leg of the final against Southampton after spending the match day in hospital with a viral infection.

Owen Garvan ended his first season with three goals in 33 games.

Owen Garvan had made 174 appearances for Ipswich in all competitions.

Owen Garvan ended the season with 28 appearances for Palace.

Owen Garvan played for 84 minutes in the play-off final against Watford on 27 May 2013.

Owen Garvan made 13 league appearances for the club as they battled against relegation to League One, surviving by four points.

On 27 August 2015, Owen Garvan signed a short-term deal with League One side Colchester United until January.

Just one month after signing his short-term deal with the Essex side, on 25 September, Owen Garvan agreed a contract extension that would keep him with the U's until the summer of 2017.

Owen Garvan was handed the club captaincy by manager Kevin Keen on 19 February 2016 from Chris Porter "for the foreseeable future" and to "take a little of the responsibility off him [Porter]".

Owen Garvan ended the season with one goal in 35 appearances for the U's.

On 2 July 2017, it was announced that Owen Garvan had returned home to his native Dublin, signing for Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, alongside Killian Brennan.

On 5 June 2018, Owen Garvan left St Pats by mutual consent.

On 6 April 2020, Owen Garvan announced that he had retired in 2018 after leaving St Pats because he was disheartened by the industry.

Owen Garvan has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Owen Garvan won the FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year award in 2008.

Owen Garvan was included in Giovanni Trapattoni's first Republic of Ireland squad in 2008.

Owen Garvan's father Gerry was a player in the League of Ireland and coached Owen during his days with Home Farm in Dublin.

Owen Garvan's grandfather Con Martin was an Irish international footballer who had the notable distinction of having been capped in every position for the team, including as goalkeeper.