Ben Brannan

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Ben Brannan
Personal information
Full name Ben Brannan
Date of birth (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kilmarnock
Number 26
Youth career
–2024 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Kilmarnock 5 (4)
2025Inverness 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]

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Career

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]

International career

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]

References

  1. "Ben Brannan | Football Stats | Kilmarnock | Age 18 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  2. Highet, Lochlin (2023-07-27). "Brannan signs first pro deal". Kilmarnock FC. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  3. "Caley Thistle seal deal to bring in young Premiership talent" . Inverness Courier. 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  4. "Inverness CT vs Montrose: Scottish League One stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport . Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  5. "Inverness CT vs Stenhousemuir: Scottish League One stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  6. "Ben Brannan | Football Stats | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  7. Carson, Callum (2025-05-06). "Kilmarnock skipper hopes Hampden success leads to earning first team trust". Daily Record. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  8. "Denmark U16 vs ScotlandU16 (International Friendly - 2023/02/21) Live Data, Analysis, Predictions". www.footballant.com. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  9. UEFA.com. "Scotland-Kazakhstan | UEFA Under-17 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2025-05-16.