| Alex Cochrane | |
| Fullname: | Alexander William Cochrane[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 2000[2] |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, England |
| Currentclub: | Birmingham City |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → East Grinstead Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Union SG (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Caps5: | 64 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Birmingham City |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:38, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11:33, 28 June 2021 (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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| East Grinstead (loan) | 2017–18 | Isthmian League Southern League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Union SG (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 106 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 142 | 5 | |||
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