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John Egan

John Egan

Defender - Centre-Back  at Hull City
Age33
CitizenshipIreland
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornOctober 20, 1992
at Hull City 476 days · joined 2025-02-03
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €1.30m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Sheffield United
top club · 224 apps

Career highs

€13.00m
peak value · 2020
€4.50m
top transfer fee · 18/19
6
best season · 15/16
73 / 4
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1992-10-20 · 6 players total

461Appearances
29Goals
12Assists
63Yellow cards
2Red cards
180Full matches (90′)
Full nameJohn Egan
Name in home countryJohn Patrick Egan
Date of birth1992-10-20 (33 yrs)
Place of birthCork, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubHull City
Joined2025-02-03
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentTeam SHM
Jul 2025
25/26 — Hull City
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2025
Transfer: Burnley → Hull City
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Burnley
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Hull City, Burnley FC
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
40 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Sheffield United
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sheffield United
51 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sheffield United
48 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sheffield United
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
Jul 2019
19/20 — Sheffield United
38 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Brentford → Sheff Utd
18/19 · Transfer · €4.50m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sheffield United
45 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Brentford FC
34 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Brentford FC
37 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Gillingham → Brentford
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Gillingham FC
40 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Sunderland → Gillingham
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Gillingham FC
52 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
May 2014
Transfer: Southend United → Sunderland
13/14 · Return from loan
Feb 2014
Transfer: Sunderland → Southend United
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Southend United, Sunderland AFC U21
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2012
Transfer: Bradford → Sunderland
12/13 · Return from loan
Nov 2012
Transfer: Sunderland → Bradford
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sunderland AFC, Bradford City, Sunderland AFC U21
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2012
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Sunderland
11/12 · Return from loan
Mar 2012
Transfer: Sunderland → Sheff Utd
11/12 · Loan
Feb 2012
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Sunderland
11/12 · Return from loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: Sunderland → Crystal Palace
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC Reserves
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Sunderland U18 → Sunderland
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sunderland AFC Reserves
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sunderland AFC Reserves
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
Transfer: Greenwood → Sunderland U18
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €13.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
16,158 min
Minutes played by club
Hull City 0.0%
Burnley FC 0.0%
Sheffield United 61.9%
Brentford FC 14.1%
Gillingham FC 11.8%
Southend United 7.2%
Sunderland AFC U21 2.8%
Sunderland AFC 0.0%
Bradford City 0.0%
Crystal Palace 0.0%
Sunderland AFC Reserves 2.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Hull City 2 24/25 25/26 15 0 0 0
Burnley FC 1 24/25 24/25 8 0 0 0
Sheffield United 7 11/12 23/24 224 8 5 10,003
Brentford FC 2 16/17 17/18 71 7 2 2,273
Gillingham FC 2 14/15 15/16 92 11 4 1,902
Southend United 1 13/14 13/14 15 1 0 1,170
Sunderland AFC U21 2 12/13 13/14 10 1 1 450
Sunderland AFC 2 11/12 12/13 0 0 0 0
Bradford City 1 12/13 12/13 4 0 0 0
Crystal Palace 1 11/12 11/12 2 0 0 0
Sunderland AFC Reserves 3 09/10 11/12 20 1 0 360

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€3.3M5€6.5M7€9.8M9€13M10/11 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC Reserves)110/1112/13 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC U21)12/13 — 1 assists212/1313/14 — 1 goals (Southend United)113/1414/15 — 5 goals (Gillingham FC)14/15 — 1 assists614/1515/16 — 6 goals (Gillingham FC)15/16 — 3 assists915/1616/17 — 4 goals (Brentford FC)16/17 — 1 assists516/1717/18 — 3 goals (Brentford FC)17/18 — 1 assists417/1818/19 — 1 goals (Sheffield United)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/20 — 2 goals (Sheffield United)219/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/22 — 2 goals (Sheffield United)21/22 — 2 assists421/2222/23 — 3 goals (Sheffield United)22/23 — 1 assists422/2323/2424/2525/2614/15 — €75K15/16 — €150K16/17 — €500K17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €4M19/20 — €10M20/21 — €13M21/22 — €10M22/23 — €7M23/24 — €6M24/25 — €4M25/26 — €1.3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Championship Hull City 3 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 EFL Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Championship Hull City 11 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Championship Burnley FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Burnley FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Sheffield United 6 0 0 2 0 0
22/23 Championship Sheffield United 45 2 1 9 0 1,978
22/23 EFL Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Sheffield United 5 1 0 2 0 450
21/22 Championship Sheffield United 46 2 2 5 0 2,070
21/22 Championship Play-Offs Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League Sheffield United 31 0 1 7 1 0
19/20 FA Cup Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Sheffield United 36 2 0 3 0 1,595
18/19 Championship Sheffield United 44 1 1 7 1 3,910
18/19 EFL Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Brentford FC 33 2 1 4 0 1,426
17/18 EFL Cup Brentford FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
16/17 Championship Brentford FC 34 4 1 7 0 757
16/17 EFL Cup Brentford FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Brentford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Gillingham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Gillingham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Gillingham FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Gillingham FC 36 6 3 4 0 531
14/15 EFL Trophy Gillingham FC 4 1 0 1 0 360
14/15 FA Cup Gillingham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Gillingham FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Gillingham FC 45 4 1 7 0 1,011
13/14 League Two Southend United 13 1 0 3 0 1,170
13/14 League Two Play-Offs Southend United 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 5 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Sunderland AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Two Bradford City 4 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 5 1 1 0 0 450
11/12 Championship Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Sunderland AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Reserve League Sunderland AFC Reserves 14 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Reserve League Sunderland AFC Reserves 4 1 0 0 0 360
09/10 Reserve League North Sunderland AFC Reserves 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Greenwood Sunderland U18 Transfer 0 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Sunderland U18 Sunderland Transfer 0 —
11/12 2012-01-06 Sunderland Crystal Palace Loan 0 —
11/12 2012-02-06 Crystal Palace Sunderland Return from loan 0 —
11/12 2012-03-06 Sunderland Sheff Utd Loan 0 —
11/12 2012-04-06 Sheff Utd Sunderland Return from loan 0 —
12/13 2012-11-03 Sunderland Bradford Loan 0 —
12/13 2012-11-21 Bradford Sunderland Return from loan 0 —
13/14 2014-02-27 Sunderland Southend United Loan 0 —
13/14 2014-05-31 Southend United Sunderland Return from loan 0 —
14/15 2014-07-03 Sunderland Gillingham Transfer 0 —
16/17 2016-07-01 Gillingham Brentford Transfer 400000 —
18/19 2018-07-19 Brentford Sheff Utd Transfer 1500000 €4.50m
24/25 2024-07-01 Sheff Utd Without Club Transfer 4000000 —
24/25 2024-09-10 Without Club Burnley Transfer 4000000 —
24/25 2025-02-03 Burnley Hull City Transfer 1800000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Knock 2019-11-03 2019-11-08 6 0
19/20 Calf stiffness 2019-11-20 2019-11-30 11 1
20/21 Virus 2020-10-10 2020-10-17 8 2
20/21 Toe injury 2021-02-16 2021-03-15 28 5
23/24 Foot injury 2023-09-30 2024-06-30 275 40
Current€1.30m
Peak€13.00m
Low€75k
Δ since start+€1.23m
€75k€3.31m€6.54m€9.77m€13.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #37709 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #30323 — 10 0 — — former national player
Team #23132 — 5 1 — — former national player
Team #23102 #4 15 0 — — former national player
Team #21103 #4 6 0 — — former national player
Team #3509 #5 36 3 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Oliver Norwood 2 3 0
John Fleck 2 0 0
Billy Sharp 2 2 0
David McGoldrick 1 0 0
Sander Berge 2 0 0
Ben Osborn 1 0 0
Bradley Dack 1 1 0
Dean Henderson 2 0 0
Daniel Bentley 1 0 0
Wes Foderingham 2 0 0
Iliman Ndiaye 2 1 0
Jack Robinson 2 1 0
Jake Hessenthaler 1 1 0
Brennan Dickenson 1 1 0
Nico Yennaris 1 0 0
Luke Norris 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
15/16 League One Gillingham FC 6 36
14/15 League One Gillingham FC 4 45
16/17 Championship Brentford FC 4 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 League One Gillingham FC 3 36
21/22 Championship Sheffield United 2 46
12/13 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 1 5

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-05-31 Southend United Sunderland Return from loan — —
13/14 2014-02-27 Sunderland Southend United Loan — —
12/13 2012-11-21 Bradford Sunderland Return from loan — —
12/13 2012-11-03 Sunderland Bradford Loan — —
11/12 2012-04-06 Sheff Utd Sunderland Return from loan — —
11/12 2012-03-06 Sunderland Sheff Utd Loan — —
11/12 2012-02-06 Crystal Palace Sunderland Return from loan — —
11/12 2012-01-06 Sunderland Crystal Palace Loan — —

Teams faced most often by John Egan's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Shrewsbury Town 41 12 14 15 45 50 -5 29%
Bradford City 40 17 13 10 65 41 +24 43%
Walsall FC 38 8 17 13 37 47 -10 21%
Rochdale AFC 37 14 11 12 47 53 -6 38%
Peterborough United 36 15 9 12 47 47 0 42%
Oldham Athletic 35 14 12 9 53 31 +22 40%
Coventry City 35 13 8 14 47 43 +4 37%
Fleetwood Town 34 8 16 10 50 44 +6 24%
Milton Keynes Dons 34 15 6 13 52 44 +8 44%
Scunthorpe United 34 15 8 11 49 49 0 44%
Burton Albion 34 14 8 12 49 44 +5 41%
Oxford United 32 13 8 11 33 39 -6 41%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 19 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 7 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 51 2,428 11 1 0 0.44
21/22 48 2,070 5 0 0 0.22
20/21 34 0 7 0 1 0
19/20 38 1,595 3 1 0 0.23
18/19 45 3,910 7 0 1 0.18
17/18 34 1,516 4 0 0 0.24
16/17 37 757 7 0 0 0.83
15/16 40 531 4 0 0 0.68
14/15 52 1,371 8 0 0 0.53
13/14 20 1,170 4 0 0 0.31

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
224 apps
11 G
6 A
League One
82 apps
10 G
4 A
Premier League
73 apps
2 G
1 A
U21 PL
10 apps
1 G
1 A
League Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
16 apps
1 G
0 A
FL Trophy
5 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
17 apps
1 G
0 A
Reserve League
18 apps
1 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about John Egan

Who is John Egan?

John Egan is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hull City.

How old is John Egan?

John Egan is 33 years old. He was born on October 20, 1992 in Cork.

What position does John Egan play?

John Egan plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does John Egan play for?

John Egan currently plays for Hull City.

How many career goals has John Egan scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, John Egan has scored 29 goals in 461 appearances.

What is John Egan's market value?

John Egan's most recent reported market value is €1.30m.