Alexander William Cochrane (born 21 April 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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club

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Brighton & Hove Albion,

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and

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Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Cochrane started his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, and was loaned to Isthmian League South side

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in the January transfer market of 2018. He made his professional debut for Brighton on 25 September 2019, in a 3–1 defeat at home against

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in the

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. Cochrane was named in the match day squad in the

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on 20 July 2020 in a 0–0 home draw against

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, he remained an unused substitute. 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

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in the

. On 5 October 2020, Cochrane joined

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side

on a season-long loan deal. On 5 February 2021, it was announced that Cochrane had suffered an injury which would keep him out for the rest of the season.

Heart of Midlothian

On 28 June 2021, Cochrane joined

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side Heart of Midlothian on a season-long loan from Brighton. He made his competitive debut two weeks later, playing 83 minutes of the 2–0 away win over Peterhead in the

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. On 31 July, he made his

debut on the opening day of the 2021–22 season where he played the whole match of the 2–1 home victory over

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. Cochrane scored his first professional goal adding Hearts' third in a 3–0 home victory over

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on 25 September. 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. On 21 May 2022, Cochrane started and played 100 minutes of the

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which ended in a 2–0 after-extra-time defeat against

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. Cochrane signed a permanent deal with Hearts on 25 June 2022.

Birmingham City

On 16 July 2024, Cochrane joined recently relegated

club

for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.

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

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Career statistics

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise *

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Heart of Midlothian *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cochrane, Alex 2000 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Challenger Pro League players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Footballers from Brighton Scottish Professional Football League players