# Josh Brownhill

Joshua Brownhill (born 19 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. He has previously played for Preston North End, Barnsley and Bristol City.

## Early and personal life

Brownhill was born in Warrington, Cheshire and attended Community High School.
In December 2024, rumours circulated that Brownhill was eligible to play for Malaysia at international level. This caused a frenzy on social media, resulting in Regent of Johor Tunku Ismail messaging Brownhill about the situation. However, Brownhill denied these rumours in an Instagram post, stating that is only nationality was England.

## Career
### Preston North End

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.
Brownhill scored the winning goal in his first League One start against Gillingham on 19 October 2013, and drew praise from manager Simon Grayson for his overall performance. 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.
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. On 1 February 2016 Brownhill's loan was extended to the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 win over Walsall on 5 March 2016.

### Bristol City

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.
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.
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.

### Burnley

Brownhill signed for Premier League club Burnley on 30 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee. On 22 February 2020, Brownhill made his debut for the club in a 3–0 victory at home to Bournemouth, 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. On 21 May 2024, the club said it had activated a contract extension.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Preston North End | 2014–15 | League One | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Preston North End | 2015–16 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Preston North End | Total | Total | 45 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 6 |
| Barnsley (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Bristol City | 2016–17 | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Bristol City | 2017–18 | Championship | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 5 |
| Bristol City | 2018–19 | Championship | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 6 |
| Bristol City | 2019–20 | Championship | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 |
| Bristol City | Total | Total | 145 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 161 | 17 |
| Burnley | 2019–20 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Burnley | 2020–21 | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Burnley | 2021–22 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 |
| Burnley | 2022–23 | Championship | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 7 |
| Burnley | 2023–24 | Premier League | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 |
| Burnley | 2024–25 | Championship | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 13 |
| Burnley | Total | Total | 186 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 203 | 27 |
| Career totals | Career totals | Career totals | 398 | 49 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 455 | 53 |
* ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League One play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
* ↑ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League One play-offs

## Honours

Barnsley
* Football League One play-offs: 2016
* Football League Trophy: 2015–16
Burnley
* EFL Championship: 2022–23
Individual
* EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2022–23
* PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 Championship