Alan Sheehan

Leicester City

Sheehan joined Leicester City in July 2003 after being spotted by a scout whilst playing for Belvedere. He initially played for the club's youth team and joined Mansfield Town on loan to gain first team experience. Sheehan scored his first competitive goal for Leicester in a 4–1 win over Watford on 25 August 2007, and his second in a 3–2 win over Nottingham Forest on 18 September. Following Leicester's 2–0 victory over Bristol City on 24 November, Sheehan was named in the Championship Team of the Week. He made 20 league starts in the senior team for Leicester.

Leeds United

On 31 January 2008, Sheehan joined Leeds United on loan for the rest of the season, having rejected a new contract offer from Leicester. He made his Leeds debut in a 2–0 defeat to Tranmere Rovers on 2 February 2008, replacing Ben Parker at left back. Sheehan scored his first goal for Leeds in their 1–0 win over Doncaster Rovers on 1 April 2008. Sheehan was sent off in Leeds' 1–0 win over Yeovil Town for a two-footed tackle on Zoltán Stieber. The straight red card meant he was suspended for both legs of the play-off semi-final against Carlisle United. After Leeds lost the play-off final against Doncaster Rovers, Sheehan signed permanently for Leeds on 1 July 2008. He scored a long range goal against Crewe Alexandra in a 5–2 win, but was sent off for another two-footed tackle in a match against Swindon Town.

Loan spells

In March 2009, Sheehan joined Crewe…

Sheehan won 5 caps for Republic of Ireland U21.

Early career

After several months as a player-coach at Oldham Athletic, Sheehan returned to Luton Town as a first-team coach in 2022. Following the departure of manager Nathan Jones to Southampton later that year, Sheehan followed him as a first-team coach alongside Chris Cohen. Jones was dismissed by Southampton three months later; Sheehan and Cohen left with him.

Swansea City

Sheehan was appointed as one of two assistant head coaches at Championship club Swansea City in June 2023. Following the sacking of Michael Duff in December 2023, he was appointed caretaker head coach. When Luke Williams replaced Duff, Sheehan returned to his assistant role and later earned his UEFA Pro Licence in June 2024. After Williams was sacked in February 2025, Sheehan was again appointed caretaker head coach. The following month, he was given the caretaker role until the end of the season after a run of seven points from five matches. Following a 2–2 draw against Leeds United, Sheehan led Swansea to five consecutive wins, which was the club's longest league winning run since 2007. On 30 April 2025, he was appointed head coach on a permanent three-year deal, but was dismissed in November 2025 after a poor start to the season.

Luton Town

EFL League Two runner-up: 2017–18 EFL League One: 2018–19 Individual

Notts County Player of the Year: 2013–14 PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 League Two Luton Town Player of the Season: 2017–18