| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Brannan | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Kilmarnock | 5 | (4) |
| 2025 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Scotland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:59, 16 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:06, 16 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ben Brannan (born 30 January 2007) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock. [1]
Brannan started his career in the Kilmarnock youth academy, working his way up until signing professionally in 2023. [2]
In February 2025, Brannan was sent out on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Scottish League One, [3] making his debut in a 1–1 draw with Montrose [4] before scoring his first professional goal two weeks later in a 4–1 win over Stenhousemuir. [5] [6]
In May 2025, after finishing the season with Inverness, Brannan was recalled by Kilmarnock as he went on to captain Killie in a 2–0 win over Dundee to lift the Scottish Youth Cup. [7]
In February 2023, Brannan received his first international youth call up, making his debut on 21 February in a 3–1 loss to Denmark. [8] He was then promoted to the Under 17s team, where he was substituted on in a UEFA U17 European Championship qualifying match against Kazakhstan, with Scotland winning 2–0. [9]