| Josh Brownhill | |
| Full Name: | Joshua Brownhill[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1995[2] |
| Birth Place: | Warrington, England |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet)[3] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Burnley |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester United |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Preston North End |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Preston North End |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Barnsley (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Bristol City |
| Caps3: | 145 |
| Goals3: | 16 |
| Years4: | 2020– |
| Clubs4: | Burnley |
| Caps4: | 154 |
| Goals4: | 15 |
| Club-Update: | 20:06, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Brownhill (born 19 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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.[4]
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.[5] [6]
Brownhill scored the winning goal in his first League One start against Gillingham on 19 October 2013,[7] and drew praise from manager Simon Grayson for his overall performance.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] [11] On 1 February 2016 Brownhill's loan was extended to the end of the season.[12] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 win over Walsall on 5 March 2016.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15]
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.[16]
Brownhill signed for Premier League club Burnley on 30 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[17] On 22 February 2020, Brownhill made his debut for the club in a 3–0 victory at home to Bournemouth,[18] 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. [19] [20] On 21 May 2024, the club said it had activated a contract extension.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Preston North End | 2013–14 | League One | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[22] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[23] | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 6 | |||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 22 | 2 | — | — | 5[24] | 1 | 27 | 3 | |||
| Bristol City | 2016–17 | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 51 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| Total | 145 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 161 | 17 | ||||
| Burnley | 2019–20 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 154 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 169 | 16 | ||||
| Career totals | 366 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 421 | 42 | |||
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