Alex Cochrane (footballer)

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Alex Cochrane
Personal information
Full name Alexander William Cochrane [1]
Date of birth (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Brighton, England
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018 → East Grinstead Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Union SG (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 32 (2)
2022–2024 Heart of Midlothian 64 (2)
2024– Birmingham City 17 (0)
International career
2015 England U16 1 (0)
2019 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Alexander William Cochrane (born 21 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Birmingham City. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Brighton & Hove Albion, East Grinstead Town and Union SG.

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Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Cochrane started his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, and was loaned to Isthmian League South side East Grinstead in the January transfer market of 2018. [3] He made his professional debut for Brighton on 25 September 2019, in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup. [4] Cochrane was named in the match day squad in the Premier League on 20 July 2020 in a 0–0 home draw against Newcastle United, he remained an unused substitute. [5] On 23 September 2020, Cochrane made his first appearance for the senior side in almost a year coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 away win over Preston in the EFL Cup. [6]

On 5 October 2020, Cochrane joined Belgian First Division B side Union SG on a season-long loan deal. [7] On 5 February 2021, it was announced that Cochrane had suffered an injury which would keep him out for the rest of the season. [8]

Heart of Midlothian

On 28 June 2021, Cochrane joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on a season-long loan from Brighton. [9] He made his competitive debut two weeks later, playing 83 minutes of the 2–0 away win over Peterhead in the Scottish League Cup. [10] On 31 July, he made his Scottish Premiership debut on the opening day of the 2021–22 season where he played the whole match of the 2–1 home victory over Celtic. [11] Cochrane scored his first professional goal adding Hearts' third in a 3–0 home victory over Livingston on 25 September. [12] He scored his second goal for the club on 6 November, in which he also claimed an assist in the 5–2 home victory over Dundee United. [13] On 21 May 2022, Cochrane started and played 100 minutes of the 2022 Scottish Cup final which ended in a 2–0 after-extra-time defeat against Rangers at Hampden Park. [14]

Cochrane signed a permanent deal with Hearts on 25 June 2022. [15] [16]

Birmingham City

On 16 July 2024, recently relegated EFL League One club Birmingham City signed Cochrane on a four-year contract. The fee was undisclosed, but was reported as a seven-figure amount. [17] He made his debut in the starting eleven for the opening fixture of the season, a 1–1 draw at home to Reading. [18]

International career

Cochrane made one appearance for the England U16's assisting a goal in a 3–3 draw against the United States U15's.

He made his international debut for the England U20s on 19 November 2019 during a 3–0 win over Iceland U21s at Wycombe Wanderers. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Grinstead (loan) 2017–18 Isthmian League Southern League 10———10
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2018–19 [20] ———1 [a] 010
2019–20 [21] ———3 [a] 030
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20 [21] Premier League 000010—10
2020–21 Premier League000010—10
Total0000200020
Union SG (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 7000——70
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 3223150—403
Heart of Midlothian 2022–23 Scottish Premiership33230108 [b] 0452
2023–24 Scottish Premiership310302040400
Total6426030120852
Birmingham City 2024–25 [22] League One17010203 [a] 0230
Career total!41011201901625
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Heart of Midlothian

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References

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  2. ↑ "Alex Cochrane". 11v11. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Injury-Hit Wasps Look To Youngsters - Pitchero Non-League". Non-League. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Brighton 0-0 Newcastle: Hosts secure Premier League safety - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Preston North End 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls set up Man Utd tie – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Cochrane makes Union loan move". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mauvaise nouvelle pour le défenseur de l'Union Alex Cochrane : il sera probablement out pour le reste de la saison !". dhnet.be (in French). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Brighton full-back Alex Cochrane joins on loan". heartsfc.co.uk. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Peterhead v Heart of Midlothian - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hearts 2-1 Celtic: John Souttar header claims win for Robbie Neilson's side - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Hearts 3-0 Livingston: Hosts power past opponents to go second - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Hearts 5-2 Dundee United: Ben Woodburn scores twice as hosts move second - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Rangers 2–0 Hearts (AET): Ibrox side dig deep to win Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Hearts sign Brighton and Hove defender for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Cochrane Returns". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Birmingham sign Hearts full-back Cochrane". BBC Sport. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  18. ↑ Dicken, Alex (10 August 2024). "Birmingham City player ratings after Alfie May prevents Reading defeat". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "THE YOUNG LIONS PUT ON EXPLOSIVE SECOND-HALF SHOW TO BEAT ICELAND IN WYCOMBE". TheFA.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Alex Cochrane in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Cochrane in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Alex Cochrane in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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