Alan Browne (footballer)

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 1⁄2 in)[3]
Playing position Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 8
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
Cork City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Cork City 0 (0)
2014– Preston North End 139 (13)
National team‡
2013–2015 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (0)
2014–2017 Republic of Ireland U21 11 (3)
2017– Republic of Ireland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:23, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2016

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

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, however 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, and making a contribution and work ethic that drew praise from manager Simon Grayson.[6][7]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cork City 2013[8] LOI Premier Division 0000000000
Preston North End 2013–14[9] League One 8100—1[lower-alpha 1]091
2014–15[10] League One 20340206[lower-alpha 2]0323
2015–16[11] Championship 3631030—403
2016–17[12] Championship 3101030—350
2017–18[13] Championship 4472210—479
Career totals 1391482907016316
  1. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
  2. ↑ Two appearances in League One play-offs, four in Football League Trophy

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. 1 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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "A. Browne". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Alan Browne in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Alan Browne in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Alan Browne in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Alan Browne in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Alan Browne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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