Brandon Comley

Brandon Comley

Personal information
Full name	Brandon Comley [1]
Date of birth	(1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth	Islington, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Walsall
Number	14
Youth career
2005–2015	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Queens Park Rangers	2	(0)
2016	→ Carlisle United (loan)	12	(0)
2016–2017	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	20	(0)
2017	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2018	→ Colchester United (loan)	21	(0)
2018–2020	Colchester United	54	(2)
2020–2021	Bolton Wanderers	10	(0)
2022	Dagenham & Redbridge	17	(0)
2022–	Walsall	78	(2)
International career‡
2018–	Montserrat	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Brandon Comley (born 18 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two side Walsall. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.

Comley came through the Queens Park Rangers Academy, joining at the age of nine and made his first-team debut in 2015 in the Premier League. He had loan spells in League Two with Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, and Colchester United. He joined the latter on a permanent basis in January 2018.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Born in Islington, London, ^[2] Comley joined Queens Park Rangers Academy at the age of nine, where he progressed through the age groups to eventually make his first-team debut in 2015. ^[3] He made his club and Premier League debut on 24 May 2015 as an 80th-minute substitute for Karl Henry during QPR's 5–1 defeat at Leicester City on the final day of the season. ^[4]

After facing Carlisle United in the League Cup first round on 25 August 2015, ^[5] Comley made a loan move to the League Two club on 21 January 2016 in an initial month-long deal. ^[6] He made his United debut ten days later, starting in their 3–0 home defeat by Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup. ^[7] In just his third appearance for the club, Comley was sent off for a second bookable offence during Carlisle's 1–0 league defeat to Newport County on 13 February. ^[8] His loan was extended until the end of the season in March 2016. ^[9] He went on to make 13 appearances for the Cumbrians. ^[10]

On 31 August 2016, Comley signed for League Two side Grimsby Town on loan until January 2017. ^[11] He made his debut on 3 September during Grimsby's 2–2 draw at Notts County. ^[12] He made 22 appearances for Grimsby in all competitions before he returned to QPR in January. He made one appearance for his parent club, ^[13] before rejoining Grimsby on loan until the end of the season. ^[14] He made a further 13 league appearances for the club. ^[13]

On 31 August 2017, Comley joined League Two club Colchester United on loan until January 2018. ^[15] He made his Colchester debut on 9 September in their 3–1 win against Crawley Town. ^[16] At the completion of his loan, he had made 23 first-team appearances for the U's. ^[17]

Colchester United

Colchester United signed their former loanee Comley on a permanent basis on 17 January 2018 for an undisclosed fee. ^[18] He joined on a 2+1⁄2-year contract. ^[19] He made his second debut for the club on 27 January 2018 as a substitute for Courtney Senior in Colchester's 2–2 draw at Port Vale. ^[20] He scored his first professional goal on 10 March in a 1–1 draw at Mansfield Town. ^[21] On 28 April 2020 Colchester confirmed that Comley would be released at the end his contract in June 2020. ^[22]

Bolton Wanderers

On 21 July 2020, Comley joined Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal. ^[23] His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup. ^[24] He wasn't included in Bolton's squad list for the 21/22 season, meaning he would be unable to play in any league matches. ^[25] On 3 November 2021 the club confirmed that Comley had had his contract terminated by mutual consent. ^[26]

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 5 February 2022, he dropped into non-league when he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a deal until the end of the season. ^[27]

Walsall

On 20 June 2022, Comley agreed to join League Two club Walsall on a two-year deal from 1 July 2022. ^[28] He scored his first goal on his debut, scoring Walsall's first goal of the season in a 4–0 win over Hartlepool United. ^[29]

In February 2024, he signed a new contract, keeping him with the Saddlers until June 2026. ^[30]

International career

In March 2015, Comley was called up by the Montserrat national team to represent them in two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying first round fixtures against Curaçao. ^[31] He did not appear in either fixture. ^{[32] [33]}

In August 2018, Comley was again called up by Montserrat ahead of their CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against El Salvador on 8 September. ^[34] He played the full 90 minutes as Montserrat fell to a 2–1 defeat to the Central American nation. ^[35]

Personal life

Brandon has an older brother James who is also a footballer. ^[36] He played alongside James on his international debut against El Salvador in September 2018. ^[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queens Park Rangers	2014–15 [37]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2015–16 [10]	Championship	0	0	—		1	0	—		1	0
	2016–17 [13]	Championship	1	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18 [17]	Championship	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	1	0	—		3	0
Carlisle United (loan)	2015–16 [10]	League Two	12	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
Grimsby Town (loan)	2016–17 [13]	League Two	33	0	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	35	0
Colchester United	2017–18 [17]	League Two	38	1	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	40	1
	2018–19 [38]	League Two	13	0	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	15	0
	2019–20 [39]	League Two	24	1	1	0	5	1	3 [a]	0	33	2
	Total		75	2	2	0	6	1	5	0	88	3
Bolton Wanderers	2020–21 [40]	League Two	10	0	0	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	14	0
	2021–22 [41]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	15	0
Dagenham & Redbridge	2021–22 [41]	National League	17	0	—		—		2 [b]	0	19	0
Walsall	2022–23 [42]	League Two	40	1	4	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	46	1
	2023–24 [43]	League Two	33	1	3	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	38	1
	2024–25 [44]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		78	2	7	0	2	0	2	0	89	2
Career total			227	4	11	0	10	1	14	0	262	5

1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

International

As of match played 13 October 2024 ^[45]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Montserrat	2018	3	0
	2019	6	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	3	0
Total		20	0

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2020–21 ^{[46] [40]}

Individual

• Walsall Players' Player of the Season: 2023–24 ^[47]

References

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34. Waldron, Jonathan (31 August 2018). "Colchester United midfielder Brandon Comley selected for Montserrat". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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36. "Loan man Comley would 'tackle your granny' - Curle". News & Star. Carlisle. 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
37. "Games played by Brandon Comley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
38. "Games played by Brandon Comley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
39. "Games played by Brandon Comley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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41. "Games played by Brandon Comley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
42. "Games played by Brandon Comley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
43. "Games played by Brandon Comley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
44. "Games played by Brandon Comley in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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47. "Isaac Hutchinson takes home three awards at end of season presentation". Walsall FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

External links

• Brandon Comley profile at the Colchester United F.C. website
• Brandon Comley at Soccerbase