Alan Browne
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Middlesbrough.
Also this season
On loan at Middlesbrough — FA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sunderland; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.3 |
Scout report
A. Browne is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Middlesbrough, rated 34.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (60.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Browne.
On the season, Browne graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 3 assists and 2.818 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 31 Browne is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side
2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 41 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 60.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 34.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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