Dan Burn

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.

Daniel Johnson Burn (born 9 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for club Newcastle United.

Burn made his debut in the Football League for Darlington in 2009 and joined Fulham at the end of the 2010–11 season, having made 19 appearances for Darlington.

At age 16, he began working for supermarket Asda, when a scout for Darlington saw him playing for Blyth Spartans and he signed on professional terms on 1 July 2009.

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 against Hereford United on 31 October 2009.

Burn then made his away league debut coming on as a 19th-minute substitute for injured defender Mark Bower against Torquay United on 12 December 2009, which resulted in a 5–0 loss.

He made four appearances in the 2009–10 season as Darlington were relegated to the Conference.

Burn then made his first start in another encounter against Torquay United on 6 March 2010, which Darlington lost 3–1.

He went on to make 15 appearances in the 2010–11 season and his performances were praised by Cooper.

Burn finished second behind Jamie Chandler for the club's Young Player of the Year award.

Burn attracted interest from Premier League clubs including Fulham.

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, claiming that "If I were a Premier League manager I would sign him straight away, whatever the cost".

After this, Burn returned to the academy to further his development before being recalled to the first team by manager Mark Cooper, where he made his first appearance of the 2010–11 season, in a 3–1 win against Barrow on 3 January 2011.

On 14 April 2011, a deal was agreed for Burn to join Premier League club Fulham at the end of the 2010–11 season for a fee thought to be around £350,000.

After signing for Fulham, Burn was sent to the club's reserve team to develop and learn under the club's reserve manager Billy McKinlay.

He spent the 2012–13 season on loan to Yeovil Town, for whom he made 41 appearances, and spent part of the following season on loan to Birmingham City.

On 25 September 2012, Burn joined League One club Yeovil Town on a youth loan deal for an initial month.

Four days later, he made his debut against Preston North End.

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 and then extended again until the end of the season.

Burn then scored his second goal for Yeovil Town on 2 February 2013, in a 3–0 win over Brentford.

Having previously been suspended after being booked five times this season, Burn received a red card after a second bookable offence, in a 2–0 win over Stevenage on 13 April 2013 and missed the last three matches.

After serving three matches, Burn returned to the first team, playing in the first leg of the play-off, in a 1–0 loss against Sheffield United.

Burn then helped the club overcome the deficit in the second leg, in a 2–1 win.

Burn scored at Wembley Stadium for Yeovil during the 2013 League One play-off final gaining Yeovil Town promotion to the Championship for the first time in their history.

Burn returned to Fulham having made 41 appearances for Yeovil and scored 3 goals.

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Burn stated he was keen on returning to Yeovil Town.

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 side Birmingham City.

He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat at home to Watford on 3 August 2013, and remained a regular member of the starting eleven.

His first goal for the club, a header from a Paul Caddis cross, opened the scoring in the League Cup third-round tie on 25 September, as Birmingham beat holders Swansea City 3–1.

Burn was recalled by Fulham on 2 January 2014.

After being recalled, Burn made his first-team debut for Fulham on 4 January 2014, in the FA Cup third round against Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Following the Norwich game, Fulham manager René Meulensteen said that he expected Burn would re-join Birmingham City on loan for the second time, but the move never happened.

Burn then went on to make his Premier League debut in a 2–0 loss against Arsenal on 18 January 2014.

After the match, Burn's performance was praised by Meulensteen.

He joined Wigan Athletic when his contract with Fulham expired at the end of the 2015–16 season.

Burn signed for Brighton & 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.

Born in Blyth, Northumberland, Burn grew up supporting Newcastle United and idolised Alan Shearer.

Released by Newcastle United at age 11, Burn played youth football for local teams New Hartley, Blyth Town and Blyth Spartans.