Alex Cochrane (footballer)

Alexander William Cochrane (born 21 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. He has previously played for Brighton & Hove Albion, East Grinstead Town and Union SG.

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) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018 → East Grinstead Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Union SG (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 32 (2)
2022– Heart of Midlothian 35 (2)
International career‡
2015 England U16 1 (0)
2019 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:33, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Cochrane started his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, and was loaned to Isthmian League South side East Grinstead in the January transfer market of 2018.[3] He made his professional debut for Brighton on 25 September 2019, in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[4] 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.[5] 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.[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]

Heart of Midlothian

On 28 June 2021, Cochrane joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian on a season-long loan from Brighton.[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 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] On 21 May 2022, Cochrane started and played 100 minutes of the 2022 Scottish Cup final which ended in a 2–0 after-extra-time defeat against Rangers at Hampden Park.[14]

Cochrane signed a permanent deal with Hearts on 25 June 2022.[15][16]

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.[17]

Career statistics
As of 23 October 2023
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[18] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20[19] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[19] 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 3223150—403
Heart of Midlothian 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 33230108[lower-alpha 2]0452
2023–24 Scottish Premiership 2000104070
Career total 75461901601065
  1. appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Heart of Midlothian

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
  2. "Alex Cochrane". 11v11. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. "Injury-Hit Wasps Look To Youngsters - Pitchero Non-League". Non-League. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. "Brighton 0-0 Newcastle: Hosts secure Premier League safety - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. "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.
  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. "Rangers 2–0 Hearts (AET): Ibrox side dig deep to win Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  15. "Hearts sign Brighton and Hove defender for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  16. "Cochrane Returns". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  17. "THE YOUNG LIONS PUT ON EXPLOSIVE SECOND-HALF SHOW TO BEAT ICELAND IN WYCOMBE". TheFA.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  18. "Games played by Alex Cochrane in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. "Games played by Alex Cochrane in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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