Jamie Brandon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Brandon | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Whitburn, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2016 | Rangers | ||
| 2016–2017 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Livingston | 34 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 2 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Jamie Brandon (born 5 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Livingston as a right-back, midfielder or right winger.[1] Brandon has previously played for Heart of Midlothian and Greenock Morton.
Career[edit]
Heart of Midlothian[edit]
Brandon began his football career with Rangers at the age of 6, before signing his first professional contract in May 2015.[2] He was released by Rangers in May 2016,[3] before joining Heart of Midlothian[4] alongside fellow youth Rory Currie.[5]
He made his professional debut for Hearts on 21 May 2017,[6] playing from the start in a 2–0 defeat against Celtic at Celtic Park.[7] Having played in every pre-season friendly at the start of the 2017–18 season,[8] his next appearance[9] was in the League Cup against Dunfermline Athletic on 29 July 2017.[10] He had been due to appear as a substitute in the previous game versus Peterhead, however was not allowed to enter the field of play due to an error on the teamsheet.[1]
On 10 January 2022 Brandon was loaned to Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton until the end of the season.[11]
Livingston[edit]
On 10 May 2022, Brandon signed a pre-contract agreement to join Livingston on a free transfer upon the expiration of his Hearts contract.[12]
International[edit]
Brandon made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in March 2019.[13]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 1 July 2021[14]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2016–17[15] | Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[16] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Jamie Brandon determined to survive hectic start at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Rangers kid signs for Ibrox club - then sets sights on breaking into first team". eveningtimes.co.uk. Evening Times. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Hedworth, Alice (4 May 2016). "Eight Academy Players To Leave". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
- ^ "Five join U20s". Heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian Football Club. 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Jamie Brandon: Making my debut against Celtic was all I'd hoped for". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Celtic beat Hearts to end the season as unbeaten champions". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Champions Celtic beat Hearts to become the first team to complete a Scottish top-flight season unbeaten for 118 years". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Ex-Ibrox kid Jamie Brandon on the rise at Hearts". eveningtimes.co.uk. Evening Times. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jamie Brandon Stats in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Hearts were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup after drawing with second-tier Dunfermline Athletic, who progress from round one as Group B winners". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Brandon's Morton move | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Jamie Brandon signs pre-contract with the Lions!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty - 3 talking points". Daily Record. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Jamie Brandon Stats". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2022.