.jpg) Burn withNewcastle United in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Johnson Burn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-05-09)9 May 1992 (age 33)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Blyth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Newcastle United | ||
| New Hartley | |||
| Blyth Town | |||
| –2009 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2009 | Darlington | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Darlington | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Fulham | 61 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | →Yeovil Town (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | →Birmingham City (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Wigan Athletic | 87 | (6) |
| 2018–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 74 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | →Wigan Athletic (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Newcastle United | 142 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | England | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:11, 10 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:07, 17 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Johnson Burn (born 9 May 1992) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forPremier League clubNewcastle United and theEngland national team.
Burn made his debut in theFootball League forDarlington in 2009 and joinedFulham at the end of the 2010–11 season, having made 19 appearances for Darlington. He spent the2012–13 season onloan toYeovil Town, for whom he made 41 appearances, and spent part of the following season on loan toBirmingham City. He joinedWigan Athletic when his contract with Fulham expired at the end of the 2015–16 season. Burn signed forBrighton & Hove Albion ahead of the 2018–19 season, and was loaned back to Wigan until January 2019. He established himself as a regular Premier League player with Brighton from the 2019–20 season before signing for boyhood club Newcastle United in January 2022, where he scored in the2025 EFL Cup final as Newcastle won their first domestic trophy in 70 years.
Born inBlyth, Northumberland,[4] Burn grew up supportingNewcastle United and idolisedAlan Shearer.[5] Initially agoalkeeper,[6] Burn was released by Newcastle United at age 11 and then played youth football for local teams New Hartley,Blyth Town andBlyth Spartans.[7][8] At age 16, Burn stayed on at school to study sports science and had a part-time job at his localAsda supermarket. While playing for Blyth Spartans, he was scouted byDarlington and joined that club'sYTS scheme in July 2009.[9][10]
Due to the club's financial problems and lack of available players, Burn was promoted to the first team for the first time and appeared as an unused substitute, in a 3–1 loss againstHereford United on 31 October 2009.[11] Burn then made his away league debut coming on as a 19th-minute substitute for injured defenderMark Bower againstTorquay United on 12 December 2009, which resulted in a 5–0 loss.[12] Burn then made his first start in another encounter against Torquay United on 6 March 2010, which Darlington lost 3–1.[13] He made four appearances in the 2009–10 season as Darlington were relegated to the Conference.
After this, Burn returned to the academy to further his development before being recalled to the first team by managerMark Cooper, where he made his first appearance of the 2010–11 season, in a 3–1 win againstBarrow on 3 January 2011.[14] He went on to make 15 appearances in the 2010–11 season[15] and his performances were praised by Cooper.[16] Burn finished second behindJamie Chandler for the club's Young Player of the Year award.[17]
Burn attracted interest fromPremier League clubs including Fulham.[18] Darlington gave him a two-and-a-half-year contract on improved terms, but Cooper admitted they were unlikely to be able to keep him,[19] claiming that "If I were a Premier League manager I would sign him straight away, whatever the cost".[20]
On 14 April 2011, a deal was agreed for Burn to joinPremier League clubFulham at the end of the 2010–11 season for a fee thought to be around £350,000.[21][22] After signing for Fulham, Burn was sent to the club's reserve team to develop and learn under the club's reserve managerBilly McKinlay.[23]
On 25 September 2012, Burn joinedLeague One clubYeovil Town on a youthloan deal for an initial month.[24] Four days later, he made his debut againstPreston North End. Burn scored an own goal for Preston in the 86th minute but then went on to score his first senior goal a minute later. Yeovil lost the match 3–2.[25] Burn managed to establish himself in the first team at Yeovil Town and had his loan extended twice: On 23 October, Fulham confirmed that Burn's loan deal with Yeovil had been extended until 20 November 2012[26] and then extended again until the end of the season.[27] Burn then scored his second goal for Yeovil Town on 2 February 2013, in a 3–0 win overBrentford.[28] Having previously been suspended after being booked five times this season,[29] Burn received a red card after a second bookable offence, in a 2–0 win overStevenage on 13 April 2013 and missed the last three matches.[30]
After serving three matches, Burn returned to the first team, playing inthe first leg of the play-off, in a 1–0 loss againstSheffield United.[31] Burn then helped the club overcome the deficit in the second leg, in a 2–1 win.[32] Burn scored atWembley Stadium for Yeovil during the2013 League One play-off final gaining Yeovil Town promotion to theChampionship for the first time in their history.[33] Burn returned to Fulham having made 41 appearances for Yeovil and scored three goals.
Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Burn stated he was keen on returning to Yeovil Town.[34] However, on 3 July 2013, Burn signed a new contract with Fulham, keeping him at the club until at least 2015, while also moving on a season-long loan to Championship sideBirmingham City.[35] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat at home toWatford on 3 August 2013,[36] and remained a regular member of the starting eleven.[37] His first goal for the club, a header from aPaul Caddis cross, opened the scoring in theLeague Cup third-round tie on 25 September, as Birmingham beat holdersSwansea City 3–1.[38]
Burn was recalled by Fulham on 2 January 2014.[39] After being recalled, Burn made his first-team debut for Fulham on 4 January 2014, in theFA Cup third round againstNorwich City atCarrow Road.[40] Following the Norwich game, Fulham managerRené Meulensteen said that he expected Burn would re-join Birmingham City on loan for the second time, but the move never happened.[41]
Burn then went on to make his Premier League debut in a 2–0 loss againstArsenal on 18 January 2014.[42] After the match, Burn's performance was praised by Meulensteen.[43] Burn was given a handful of first team appearances until he suffered a muscle injury.[44] After being sidelined for weeks, Burn returned to the first team on 3 May 2014, playing 58 minutes, in a 4–1 loss againstStoke City, which relegated the club to the Championship next season.[45]
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In the 2014–15 season, Burn made his first appearance of the season, in a 1–1 draw againstCardiff City on 30 August 2014.[46] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a League Cup tie againstDoncaster Rovers on 23 September 2014.[47] On 21 October 2014, Burn captained Fulham for the first time and scored his first league goal of the season, in a 3–3 draw againstRotherham United.[48] However, Burn struggled to regain his first team, where he spent most of the season on the substitute bench.[49] On 27 January 2015, Burn signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2016.[50] Burn later finished the 2014–15 season, making 22 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
In the 2015–16 season, Burn providedassist forCauley Woodrow to equalise the last minute goal, in a 1–1 draw againstHuddersfield Town on 22 August 2015.[51] After the match, Burn was named the Man of the Match by fans.[52] In a 0–0 draw againstMiddlesbrough on 17 October 2015, Burn formed a partnership withRichard Stearman and the pair kept a 0–0 and Burn was named Man of the Match ahead of Stearman.[52] Burn soon lost his first team place under the interim-management ofPeter Grant, but soon regained his first team place under the management ofStuart Gray andSlaviša Jokanović.[53] Having become a first team regular under Jokanović, the club had started a contract talk with Burn.[54] Burn helped the club retain their Championship status next season when they finished 20th place and made thirty–five appearances in all competitions.
At the end of the 2015–16 season, Burn was released by the club after his contract came to an end.[55]
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Burn signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Championship clubWigan Athletic, to begin when his contract with Fulham expired at the end of the 2015–16 season.[56] He was given squad number 33.[57]
Burn made his Wigan Athletic debut in the opening game of the season, starting in a 2–1 loss againstBristol City.[58] After a slow start to the season Burn became one of the stand out performers in the team and was recognised in winning the club's Player of the Year award.[59] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 1–0 win at former club Birmingham City on 7 March 2017.[60]
Burn signed a four-year contract with Premier League clubBrighton & Hove Albion on 9 August 2018 for an undisclosed fee. He was loaned back to Wigan Athletic until January 2019.[61]
Burn returned to Brighton after his loan spell,[62] and made his debut on 26 January in theFA Cup third-round tie againstWest Bromwich Albion; the match finished goalless, and Burn was namedman of the match.[63] He made two more starts, both in the FA Cup, and finally made his league debut for the club on the opening day of the2019–20 season away toWatford, playing in a back three alongsideLewis Dunk andShane Duffy; according to theTelegraph's report, he excelled as Albion won 3–0.[64] He continued as a fixture in the starting eleven, and by the end of the year was the only Brighton player to play every minute of their Premier League campaign. On 1 January 2020, hefractured his collarbone in collision withChelsea'sReece James.[65] The injury required surgery,[66] and he was able to return to action on 8 February.[67]
On 2 January 2021, Burn scored an own goal, gave away a penalty and picked up a yellow card in a match where Brighton came from 3–1 behind to claim a vital point in a 3–3 home draw againstWolverhampton Wanderers.[68] Burn played in Brighton's 1–0 away victory over defending championsLiverpool on 3 February claiming their first league win atAnfield since 1982.[69] On 18 May 2021, with fans returning to football, Burn scored his first goal for Brighton in a 3–2 home league win over championsManchester City, scoring the winner to seal the Seagulls' first top-flight win over City since 1981.[70]
In the absence ofLewis Dunk,Shane Duffy,Pascal Groß and several others, Burn captained the Albion for the first time in the 1–0 home loss to Wolves on 15 December 2021.[71] His second Albion goal, a back-post header away toEverton on 2 January 2022, doubled their lead in a match that they won 3–2.[72]
On 28 January 2022, Brighton rejected a £7 million bid for Burn from Newcastle United,[73] the club he supported and played for as a youngster.[5] Two days later, a fee of £13 million was agreed,[74] and Burn signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Newcastle on 31 January. The fee was officially undisclosed.[75] He made his debut on 13 February, partneringFabian Schär at centre back in a 1–0 victory at home toAston Villa, and was named asSky Sports' Man of the Match. According toGary Neville, "[Burn] was composed at the back and all of his work has been really good, particularly his headed clearances. I have not seen the Newcastle defence as organised as this for some time."[76] On 10 March he assistedBruno Guimarães for the winning goal againstSouthampton.[77] Burn was an ever-present at centre-back, and in the 2022–23 season, continued to be so, while shifting onto the left-side, following the arrival ofSven Botman.[78]
On 10 January 2023, Burn scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 2–0 win overLeicester City to progress to the semi-final of theEFL Cup.[79] On 18 May, he scored his first Premier League goal for Newcastle, by netting the second goal in the club's 4–1 victory over Brighton.[80] Later that year, on 4 October, he scored his firstChampions League goal in a 4–1 victory overParis Saint-Germain atSt James' Park.[81] On 13 October, Burn signed a two-year contract extension with Newcastle.[82]
Burn recorded his first FA Cup goal for United on 27 January 2024, in a 2–0 victory against former team Fulham atCraven Cottage.[83]
On 16 March 2025, Burn scored the opening goal with a towering header in theEFL Cup final which ended in a 2–1 win againstLiverpool, contributing to his club's first domestic trophy since 1955.[84] The goal was Newcastle's first at Wembley since the1999–2000 FA Cup semi-final, and first goal in a final since their defeat in the1976 Football League Cup final. After the game, Liverpool managerArne Slot said "I've never seen in my life a player from that far away heading a ball with so much force into the far corner. Ninety-nine out of 100 times that will not lead to a goal. Credit to him, he's one of the few players that can score a goal from that distance with his head."[85] Two months later, on 24 May, he extended his contract with the club until 2027.[86]
On 14 March 2025, Burn was called up to new managerThomas Tuchel's firstEngland squad forWorld Cup qualifiers againstAlbania andLatvia.[87] He made his international debut against Albania on 21 March, at 32 years old.
At age 13, Burn lost the ring finger on his right hand after severing it in an accident.[88] He is married to Roz, a native ofCramlington, with whom he has two children.[89]
In May 2025, Burn spoke about his struggles withmental health,[90] as he had struggled particularly early in his career.[91]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Darlington | 2009–10[92] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[15] | Conference Premier | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Fulham | 2011–12[93] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[94] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14[37] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15[95] | Championship | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16[96] | Championship | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | |||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2012–13[94] | League One | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6[b] | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2013–14[37] | Championship | 24 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2016–17[97] | Championship | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[98] | League One | 45 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | ||
| Total | 87 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19[99] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[67] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[100] | Premier League | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22[101] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 74 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 85 | 2 | ||||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2018–19[99] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle United | 2021–22[101] | Premier League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23[102] | Premier League | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24[103] | Premier League | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | — | 43 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25[104] | Premier League | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26[105] | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 142 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 177 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 450 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 530 | 24 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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Newcastle United is the be-all and end-all, so I'm recognised everywhere. I'm 6ft 7in, so it's not like I can just chuck a cap on and blend in, is it?
