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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Brownhill[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28)[2] | ||
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 | |||
0000–2012 | 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 | 152 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:45, 25 May 2024 (UTC) |
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 | ||
Total | 152 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 167 | 14 | |||
Career totals | 364 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 419 | 40 |
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