Real Madrid Career
Following their successful bid, Owen was presented with the number 11 shirt by Real Madrid. Owen had a slow start to his Madrid career.
He was often confined to the bench and drew criticism from fans and the Spanish press for his lack of form. A successful return to action with the England squad in October 2004 seemed to revive his morale, however, and in the first following match, he scored his first goal for the club, the winner in a 1-0 Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev. A few days later, he scored his first Spanish league goal in a 1-0 victory over Valencia.
The scoring spree continued, as he found the back of the net in three of the next four matches to make it five goals in seven successive matches. He ended the season with thirteen goals in La Liga, with the season's highest ratio of goals scored to number of minutes played. Following Real's signing of two high-profile Brazilian forwards, Robinho and J˙lio Baptista in the summer of 2005, the speculation arose that Owen would return to the Premier League. During his time at Real Madrid, Owen scored 19 goals from 43 games, 15 of which were starts.
Source: en.wikipedia,org
| Real Madrid Career Stats | |
|---|---|
| Transfer Date | 14th August 2004 |
| Transfer Fee | £8,000,000 |
| Shirt Number(s) | 11 |
| Total Appearances | 43 |
| Total Goals | 19 |
| Date | Competition | Home Side | Score | Away Side | Goals | Time(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/09/2004 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Numancia | 0 | - |
| 18/09/2004 | La Liga | Espanyol | 0-1 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 21/09/2004 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Osasuna | 0 | - |
| 03/10/2004 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 0-1 | Deportivo | 0 | - |
| 16/10/2004 | La Liga | Real Betis | 1-1 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 19/10/2004 | Champions League | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Dynamo Kiev | 1 | 35 |
| 23/10/2004 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Valencia | 1 | 6 |
| 26/10/2004 | Copa Del Rey | Leganes | 0-2 | Real Madrid | 1 | 49 |
| 31/10/2004 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Getafe | 1 | 28 |
| 03/11/2004 | Champions League | Dynamo Kiev | 2-2 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 07/11/2004 | La Liga | Malaga | 0-2 | Real Madrid | 1 | 78 |
| 14/11/2004 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 6-1 | Albacete | 1 | 88 |
| 28/11/2004 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 5-0 | Levante Deportiva | 1 | 86 |
| 05/12/2004 | La Liga | VillaReal | 0-0 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 08/12/2004 | Champions League | Roma | 3-0 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 18/12/2004 | La Liga | R. Santander | 2-3 | Real Madrid | 1 | 34 |
| 22/12/2004 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 0-1 | Seville | 0 | - |
| 05/01/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 1-1 | Real Sociedad | 0 | - |
| 09/01/2005 | La Liga | Ath. Madrid | 0-3 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 16/01/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Zaragoza | 1 | 85 |
| 19/01/2005 | Copa Del Rey | Valladolid | 1-1 | Real Madrid | 1 | 55 |
| 23/01/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Mallorca | 0 | - |
| 30/01/2005 | La Liga | Numancia | 1-2 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 05/02/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 4-0 | Espanyol | 0 | - |
| 13/02/2005 | La Liga | Osasuna | 1-2 | Real Madrid | 1 | 76 |
| 20/02/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 0-2 | Ath. Bilbao | 0 | - |
| 22/02/2005 | Champions League | Real Madrid | 0-1 | Juventus | 0 | - |
| 26/02/2005 | La Liga | Deportivo | 2-0 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 02/03/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Real Betis | 1 | 10 |
| 09/03/2005 | Champions League | Juventus | 1-0 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 13/03/2005 | La Liga | Getafe | 2-1 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 03/04/2005 | La Liga | Albacete | 1-2 | Real Madrid | 1 | 45 |
| 10/04/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 4-2 | Barcelona | 1 | 65 |
| 17/04/2005 | La Liga | Levante | 0-2 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 23/04/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Villareal | 0 | - |
| 30/04/2005 | La Liga | R. Sociedad | 0-2 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 07/05/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 5-0 | R. Santander | 1 | 29 |
| 14/05/2005 | La Liga | Seville | 2-2 | Real Madrid | 0 | - |
| 14/05/2005 | Friendly | F. Puskas | 1-3 | Real Madrid | 1 | - |
| 21/05/2005 | La Liga | Real Madrid | 0-0 | Ath. Madrid | 0 | - |
| 28/05/2005 | La Liga | Zaragoza | 1-3 | Real Madrid | 1 | 22 |
| 19/06/2005 | Friendly | LA Galaxy | 0-2 | Real Madrid | 1 | - |
| 07/08/2005 | Friendly | Real Madrid | 4-1 | Trenkwalder | 1 | - |
Related News
Factfile: Michael Owen's injury nightmare
The world at his feet
Owen: “We still have options to win the League”
"El Killer"