Former Brentford striker Lloyd Owusu has brought down the curtain on an illustrious playing career which spanned 20 years and included two spells with the club.

The 38 year old, who is eighth of the club's all-time scorers list with 87 goals from 222 starts, has hung up his boots following three years winding down his playing days in Australia.

The former Ghanaian international was snapped up by the then Bees boss Ron Noades from non-league Slough Town in 1998, and a stunning debut season saw him score 26 goals in all competitions.

His tally included the only goal of the game in the winner-takes-all clash against title rivals Cambridge United which wrapped up the Division Three championship for the Bees.

He failed to hit those same heights over the following two seasons in Division Two, nevertheless reaching double figures in both, but was back with a bang in 2001-02 when he formed a deadly partnership with Ben Burgess, scoring 22 goals as Steve Coppell's Brentford just missed out on automatic promotion before losing the play-off final to Stoke City

That defeat saw a hugely talented Bees squad fall apart, and Owusu was one of those to leave, departing for Sheffield Wednesday, where he became an instant hit by scoring with his first touch for the club in a Steel City derby.

Popular figure: Owusu in action

Following three years with Wednesday and Reading, Owusu was brought back to Brentford by Martin Allen in 2005, scoring 14 goals as the Bees again missed out in the play-offs, and spent most of the following season sidelined by injury as his side faced play-off heartache once more.

He left Brentford for the second and last time as Allen's departure saw his squad broken in the summer of 2007, before enjoying relatively successful spells with Yeovil, Cheltenham and Brighton.

An initial spell down under with Adelaide United was followed by stops at non-league sides Luton, Barnet, Hayes & Yeading and a return to Slough, interspersed with a short stay in Cyrpus with AEP Paphos. Owusu then saw out his career in Australia with White City and Hakoah Sydney City East.

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