Harrison James Burrows (born 12 January 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Peterborough United

Burrows joined the

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academy at the age of six after attending a development centre. Burrows went on to feature in a pre-season friendly against

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in 2017 at just 15 years old. The midfielder signed his first professional contract in January 2019, making his debut for the club in August 2019 in an

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match against

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. He went on to make his full league debut, aged just 17, in a 4–0 win against

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. During the 2023–24 season, at the age of 22, Burrows was named as Peterborough's club captain. In the 2024 EFL Trophy final, Burrows captained his side and scored two goals in six minutes in a 2–1 win against

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. At the end of the 2023–24 season, Burrows was included in the League One Team of the Season and was also named as the division's Player of the Season.

Sheffield United

On 27 July 2024, Burrows signed for

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club

for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract. On 2 November 2024, Burrows scored his first goal for

in a 2-0 away win over

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Career statistics

Honours

Peterborough United *

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: 2023–24 Individual * EFL League One Team of the Season: 2023–24 *EFL League One Player of the Season: 2023–24 * EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

2002 births Living people Footballers from Cambridgeshire English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Peterborough United F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub