Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Brownhill [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 December 1995||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Manchester United | ||
2012–2013 | Preston North End | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Preston North End | 45 | (5) |
2016 | → Barnsley (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2016–2020 | Bristol City | 145 | (16) |
2020– | Burnley | 178 | (22) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:03, 18 January 2025 (UTC) |
Joshua Brownhill (born 19 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. He has previously played for Preston North End, Barnsley and Bristol City.
Brownhill was born in Warrington, Cheshire and attended Birchwood Community High School. [5]
A former Manchester United schoolboy player, Brownhill joined the Preston North End youth team at the start of the 2012–13 season. He made his first team debut on 8 October 2013, as a late substitute in the Football League Trophy defeat against Oldham Athletic. [6] [7]
Brownhill scored the winning goal in his first League One start against Gillingham on 19 October 2013, [8] and drew praise from manager Simon Grayson for his overall performance. [9] He went on to notch an additional two goals in 2013 against Crawley Town and Carlisle United. The goal against Carlisle won the club's Goal of 2013 Award, after a 13 pass move in which every outfield player touched the ball at least once. [10]
On 14 January 2016, Brownhill joined League One club Barnsley on an initial month-long loan deal, and went straight into the starting line-up for Barnsley's next game against Shrewsbury Town. [11] [12] On 1 February 2016 Brownhill's loan was extended to the end of the season. [13] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 win over Walsall on 5 March 2016. [14]
On 2 June 2016, it was announced that Brownhill would join Bristol City on a two-year deal upon his contract expiry at Preston North End. [15]
On 29 April 2017 Brownhill scored his first goal for Bristol City against Brighton & Hove Albion, beating them 0–1 away from home and securing City's place in the Championship for the 2017–18 season. [16]
On 5 January 2019, Brownhill scored the only goal as Bristol City won 1–0 to upset Premier League side Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup third round. [17]
Brownhill signed for Premier League club Burnley on 30 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee. [18] On 22 February 2020, Brownhill made his debut for the club in a 3–0 victory at home to Bournemouth, [19] coming on as a stoppage time substitute for Jack Cork. He scored his first Premier League goal and his first goal for Burnley against Brighton on 19 February 2022. [20] [21] On 21 May 2024, the club said it had activated a contract extension. [22]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Preston North End | 2013–14 [23] | League One | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 30 | 3 |
2014–15 [24] | League One | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2015–16 [25] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 45 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
Barnsley (loan) | 2015–16 [25] | League One | 22 | 2 | — | — | 5 [c] | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
Bristol City | 2016–17 [26] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
2017–18 [27] | Championship | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 51 | 5 | ||
2018–19 [28] | Championship | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | ||
2019–20 [29] | Championship | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
Total | 145 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 161 | 17 | |||
Burnley | 2019–20 [29] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2020–21 [30] | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [31] | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
2022–23 [32] | Championship | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 7 | ||
2023–24 [33] | Premier League | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
2024–25 [34] | Championship | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 9 | ||
Total | 178 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 194 | 23 | |||
Career totals | 390 | 45 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 446 | 49 |
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