Darren Brownlie (born 10 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Partick Thistle, having previously played for Ayr United, Cowdenbeath and Queen of the South.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Ayr United | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Cowdenbeath | 23 | (1) |
| 2015–2020 | Queen of the South | 122 | (4) |
| 2020– | Partick Thistle | 27 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:40, 8 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Bellshill, Brownlie started his career at Ayr United. Brownlie debuted for the Honest Men on 8 July 2012 in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, playing the full match of a 3–1 defeat, away to East Stirlingshire.[2] Two weeks later, Brownlie made his first Scottish Football League appearance, playing the full match in a 1–1 Scottish Division Two draw with Stenhousemuir at Somerset Park.[3] In the last of his 16 league games that season, a 2–1 loss at Forfar Athletic, Brownlie was sent off after two bookings, the first for conceding a penalty kick, with a foul on Chris Templeman and the second for dissent after the referee's decision to award the spot kick.[4]
In August 2013, Brownlie joined Partick Thistle. Brownlie scored in a 4–0 win over Falkirk for the Firhill club's under-20's that month[5] but did not make a senior appearance and was loaned out to Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on 17 January 2014 for the remainder of that season.[6] Brownlie made 11 league appearances for the Blue Brazil and also played their four play-off matches as they retained their status in the second tier of Scottish football, with victories over former club Ayr United and Dunfermline Athletic respectively.[7]
At that end of the season Brownlie joined Cowdenbeath on a permanent deal.[8] Brownlie played 23 league games in a season which ended in relegation, although Brownlie did manage to score his first senior career goal on 14 February 2015, away to Dumbarton in a match the Blue Brazil won 2–1.[9]
On 17 June 2015, Brownlie returned to the Scottish Championship, after signing for Queen of the South. The Queens manager at that time, James Fowler, had been a team-mate of Brownlie's at Central Park, in a loan spell in Fife in 2014 from parent club Kilmarnock.[10]
On 28 April 2018, Brownlie extended his contract to remain with the Doonhamers until the end of the 2018-19 season.[11]
Before the start of the 2018-19 season, Brownlie picked up an injury that kept him out of the first-team squad at Palmerston until February 2019.
On 26 February 2019, Brownlie started his first match of the 2018-19 season, in a 1-0 defeat at Cappielow versus Greenock Morton.[12]
On 23 May 2019, Brownlie extended his contract with Queens until the end of the 2019-20 season.[13]
On 5 October 2019, Brownlie scored the winning goal in the Doonhamers 1-0 win versus Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the 60th minute.[14]
During December 2019, Brownlie signed a pre-contract to join Partick Thistle during the 2020 close season, although on 27 January 2020, Brownlie departed the Doonhamers and signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Thistle for an undisclosed fee before the end of the January 2020 transfer window.[15]
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