Alan Browne (footballer)

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Alan Browne
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Browne with Preston North End in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alan James Browne [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2013 Cork City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2024 Preston North End 374 (43)
2024– Sunderland 1 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (0)
2014–2017 Republic of Ireland U21 11 (3)
2017– Republic of Ireland 35 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:52, 21 November 2023

Alan James Browne (born 15 April 1995) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship side Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland national team.

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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. [4]

Preston North End

Browne signed an 18-month contract with Preston North End in League One, joining them on 1 January 2014. [5] 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]

On 27 January 2024, Browne made his 400th appearance for Preston North End against Millwall. [11]

On 1 July 2024, Preston North End announced that Browne had departed the club having rejected the offer of a new three-year deal. [12]

Sunderland

Browne signed for fellow EFL Championship side Sunderland on a three-year deal in July 2024. [13]

International career

On 24 March 2021, Browne scored his first competitive goal for Ireland, a header to give them the lead in a 3–2 defeat away to Serbia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cork City 2013 [15] LOI Premier Division 000000—00
Preston North End 2013–14 [16] League One 8100—1 [lower-alpha 3] 091
2014–15 [17] League One20340206 [lower-alpha 4] 0323
2015–16 [18] Championship 3631030—403
2016–17 [19] Championship3101030—350
2017–18 [20] Championship4472210—479
2018–19 [21] Championship38121020—4112
2019–20 [22] Championship4340030—464
2020–21 [23] Championship3841020—414
2021–22 [24] Championship3941010—414
2022–23 [25] Championship3612110—392
2023–24 [26] Championship4141010—434
Total374431431907041446
Sunderland 2024–25 [15] Championship100000—10
Career total375431431907041546
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
  4. ↑ Two appearances in League One play-offs, four in Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 21 November 2023 [27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201710
201820
201961
202020
202161
2022103
202380
Total355
As of match played 7 September 2023. Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Browne goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
110 September 2019 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1–03–1 Friendly [28]
224 March 2021 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia12Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–02–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
326 March 2022Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–22–2Friendly [30]
411 June 2022Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland22Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–03–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B [31]
517 November 2022Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland26Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–11–2Friendly

Honours

Preston North End

Individual

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