19 Facts About Dan Burn

Daniel Johnson Burn was born on 9 May 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team.

At age 16, Dan Burn stayed on at school to study sports science and had a part-time job at his local Asda supermarket.

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

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

Dan Burn scored an own goal for Preston in the 86th minute but then went on to score his first senior goal a minute later.

Dan Burn managed to establish himself in the first team at Yeovil Town and had his loan extended twice: On 23 October, Fulham confirmed that Dan Burn's loan deal with Yeovil had been extended until 20 November 2012 and then extended again until the end of the season.

Dan 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.

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

However, on 3 July 2013, Dan Burn signed a new contract with Fulham, keeping him at the club until at least 2015, while moving on a season-long loan to Championship side Birmingham City.

Dan Burn was given a handful of first team appearances until he suffered a muscle injury.

Dan Burn scored his first goal for Fulham in a League Cup tie against Doncaster Rovers on 23 September 2014.

However, Dan Burn struggled to regain his first team, where he spent most of the season on the substitute bench.

On 27 January 2015, Dan Burn signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2016.

Dan Burn soon lost his first team place under the intern-management of Peter Grant, but soon regained his first team place under the management of Stuart Gray and Slavisa Jokanovic.

Dan Burn was loaned back to Wigan Athletic until January 2019.

Dan Burn 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 14 March 2025, Dan Burn was called up to new manager Thomas Tuchel's first England squad for World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.

At age 13, Dan Burn lost the ring finger on his right hand after severing it in an accident.

Dan Burn is married to Roz, a native of Cramlington, with whom he has two children.