Alex Cochrane (footballer)

Alexander William Cochrane (born 21 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Alex Cochrane
Personal information
Full name Alexander William Cochrane[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000[2]
Place of birth Brighton, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018 → East Grinstead Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Union SG (loan) 7 (0)
2021– → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 29 (2)
National team‡
2015 England U16 1 (0)
2019 England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:33, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Cochrane made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Loans

Cochrane signed for Isthmian League South side East Grinstead in the January transfer market of 2018.[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.[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 51 times Scottish Champions 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]

International career

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.[14]

Career statistics
As of 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Grinstead (loan) 2017–18 Isthmian League Southern League 10———10
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2018–19[15] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20[16] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[16] Premier League 000010—10
2020–21 Premier League 000010—10
Total 0000200020
Union SG (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 7000——70
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 2922150—363
Career total 372217040503
  1. appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
  2. "Alex Cochrane". 11v11. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. "Brighton 0-0 Newcastle: Hosts secure Premier League safety - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "Preston North End 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls set up Man Utd tie – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. "Injury-Hit Wasps Look To Youngsters - Pitchero Non-League". Non-League. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. "Cochrane makes Union loan move". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. "Mauvaise nouvelle pour le défenseur de l'Union Alex Cochrane : il sera probablement out pour le reste de la saison !". dhnet.be (in French). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. "Brighton full-back Alex Cochrane joins on loan". heartsfc.co.uk. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. "Peterhead v Heart of Midlothian - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. "Hearts 2-1 Celtic: John Souttar header claims win for Robbie Neilson's side - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. "Hearts 3-0 Livingston: Hosts power past opponents to go second - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  13. "Hearts 5-2 Dundee United: Ben Woodburn scores twice as hosts move second - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  14. "THE YOUNG LIONS PUT ON EXPLOSIVE SECOND-HALF SHOW TO BEAT ICELAND IN WYCOMBE". TheFA.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  15. "Games played by Alex Cochrane in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. "Games played by Alex Cochrane in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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