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, Barnsley and Bristol City.
![]() Brownhill playing for Bristol City in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Brownhill[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[4] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Warrington Town | |||
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 | 98 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 17 November 2022 (UTC) |
Brownhill was born in Warrington, Cheshire.[5]
A former Warrington Town and Manchester United schoolboy player, Brownhill joined the Preston North End youth team at the start of the 2012–13 season, making his first team debut as a substitute in the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013.[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 second of these, winning the Preston North End Goal of 2013 Award, after a 13 pass move in which every outfield player touched the ball at least once.[citation needed]
On 14 January 2016, Brownhill joined League One club Barnsley on an initial month-long loan deal.[10] He went straight into the starting line-up for Barnsley's next game against Shrewsbury Town.[11] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 win over Walsall on 5 March 2016.[12] On 1 February 2016 Brownhill's loan was extended to the end of the season. [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] In October 2022 after a brilliant start to the season, Browhill changed his name to Brownhildinho. This was due to Brownhill being likened to the Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho.
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[21] | League One | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 3 |
2014–15[22] | League One | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2015–16[23] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 45 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
Barnsley (loan) | 2015–16[23] | League One | 22 | 2 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
Bristol City | 2016–17[24] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
2017–18[25] | Championship | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 51 | 5 | ||
2018–19[26] | Championship | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | ||
2019–20[27] | Championship | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
Total | 145 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 161 | 17 | |||
Burnley | 2019–20[27] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2020–21[28] | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
2021–22[29] | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
2022–23[30] | Championship | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
Total | 98 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 106 | 8 | |||
Career totals | 310 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 358 | 34 |
Barnsley
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