Alan Sheehan
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Sheehan playing for Notts County in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Michael Anthony Sheehan | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Athlone, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Leicester City | 23 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Leeds United (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Leeds United | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Swindon Town | 21 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Notts County | 114 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Bradford City | 25 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Notts County (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Luton Town (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2020 | Luton Town | 97 | (5) |
| 2020 | Lincoln City | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Northampton Town | 14 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 402 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Swansea City (caretaker) | ||
| 2025– | Swansea City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Michael Anthony Sheehan (born 14 September 1986) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who played as a left back. He is the head coach of EFL Championship club Swansea City.
Born in Ireland, Sheehan began his playing career at Belvedere. He joined Leicester City in July 2003 and played for eleven other clubs in the English football leagues over a nearly 20-year playing career. He won two promotions with Luton Town as club captain and was named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2018. Internationally, Sheehan played for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 team.
Sheehan began his coaching career at Oldham Athletic in 2021 before joining the coaching staff at Luton and Southampton. He then joined Swansea City as an assistant coach in 2023, and had two spells as the club's caretaker head coach before becoming permanent head coach in 2025.