Alan Browne (footballer)

Alan James Browne (born 15 April 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Preston North End and Republic of Ireland.[4]

Alan Browne
Browne with Preston North End in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alan James Browne[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995[2]
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 8
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
Cork City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Cork City 0 (0)
2014– Preston North End 274 (35)
National team‡
2013–2015 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (0)
2014–2017 Republic of Ireland U21 11 (3)
2017– Republic of Ireland 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:09, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2016

Career

Cork City

Browne joined the Cork City U19 squad prior to the start of the 2012–13 season, graduating to the senior squad the following season.[2] He was named on the substitutes' bench twice in the 2013 season for games against Sligo Rovers and Drogheda United, but he failed to make a first-team appearance for the club before leaving.[5]

Preston North End

Browne signed an 18-month contract with Preston North End in League One, joining them on 1 January 2014.[4]

He made his first-team debut on 25 March 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 victory against Peterborough United with the score at 1–1, with a contribution and work ethic that drew praise from manager Simon Grayson.[6][7]

In 2015, Browne was involved in the play-off final win, which saw Preston promoted to the Championship.[8]

Browne became a major part of the Preston squad throughout the 2017–18 season, scoring eight' goals. This led to him earning the clubs Player of the Year award.[9]

From the 2020-21 season Browne was appointed club captain following the departure of Tom Clarke. On 13 January 2021, Browne signed a new three-and-a-half year deal with the club, seeing him under contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10]

International career

In November 2020, Browne tested positive for COVID-19 immediately after playing a full game against England at Wembley Stadium.[11][12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cork City 2013[13] LOI Premier Division 0000000000
Preston North End 2013–14[14] League One 8100—1[lower-alpha 1]091
2014–15[15] League One 20340206[lower-alpha 2]0323
2015–16[16] Championship 3631030—403
2016–17[17] Championship 3101030—350
2017–18[18] Championship 4472210—479
2018–19[19] Championship 38121020—4112
2019–20[20] Championship 4440030—474
Career total 22130921407025132
  1. Appearances in League One play-offs
  2. Two appearances in League One play-offs, four in Football League Trophy

International
As of match played 12 November 2020[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201710
201820
201961
202020
Total111

Honours

Preston North End

Individual

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. "Alan Browne: Profile". Cork City. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. "Alan Browne". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. "Alan Browne: Preston North End sign ex-Cork City midfielder". BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. "Alan Browne: Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. "Preston North End 3 Peterborough United 1". BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  7. "Simon Grayson: "I Am Pleased Now!"". Preston North End. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  8. "Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. "Player Of The Year Awards 2018". Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  10. "Club Captain Alan Browne Commits Future". www.pnefc.com. 13 January 2021.
  11. "Alan Browne: Republic of Ireland midfielder tests positive for Covid-19 after England defeat". BBC Sport. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. "Alan Browne tests positive for Covid-19". RTÉ Sport. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  13. "A. Browne". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  14. "Games played by Alan Browne in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  15. "Games played by Alan Browne in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  16. "Games played by Alan Browne in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  17. "Games played by Alan Browne in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  18. "Games played by Alan Browne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  19. "Games played by Alan Browne in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  20. "Games played by Alan Browne in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  21. Alan Browne at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. Middleton, Nathan (24 May 2015). "Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  23. "McGoldrick named Ireland's Player of the Year". RTE Sport. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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