Brandon Cover

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Brandon Cover
Personal information
Full name Brandon Ashley Cover [1]
Date of birth (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Colchester, England [3]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [4]
Position(s) Midfielder, full-back
Team information
Current team
Port Vale
(on loan from Leicester City)
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2024 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Leicester City 0 (0)
2024–Port Vale (loan) 13 (2)
International career
2023 Jamaica U23 3 (0)
2023– Jamaica 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:36, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Brandon Ashley Cover (born 25 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for EFL League Two club Port Vale, on loan from Premier League club Leicester City. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.

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Club career

Leicester City

Cover joined the Leicester City youth academy at the age of seven. [5] In June 2022, he signed a scholarship contract with Leicester City and also began training with the first-team under Brendan Rodgers. [6] [7] He signed a professional contract with the club in October 2022. [8] He was praised by coach Ben Petty for his performance at right-back in an EFL Trophy defeat at Fleetwood Town in November 2023. [9] On 27 January 2024, Cover made his first-team debut under Enzo Maresca in a 3–0 FA Cup win over Birmingham City at the King Power Stadium. [10] He played every minute of the under-21 team's 2023–24 Premier League 2 campaign and went on to train with the first-team under new manager Steve Cooper in pre-season. [11]

On 30 August 2024, Cover joined League Two club Port Vale on loan for the 2024–25 season. [12] He made his club and league debut one day later in a 2–3 home loss against Doncaster Rovers. [13] He started his time at Vale Park at right-back for the "Valiants" and earned praise from manager Darren Moore for defending against highly-rated winger James Berry and helping to keep a clean sheet against Chesterfield on 14 September. [14] He scored his first professional goal on 28 September as a matchwinner in a 2–1 home win over Swindon Town in the league. [15]

International career

Born in England, Cover is of Jamaican descent through his father. [16] On 19 June 2023, he made his senior debut for Jamaica as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly loss to Jordan at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt. [17] He was called up to the Jamaica U23s for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. [18]

Style of play

Cover is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder or at full-back. [19] He is composed on the ball and tends to make tough tackles. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21 2022–23 [21] 2 [a] 020
2023–24 [2] 3 [a] 030
Total0000005050
Leicester City 2023–24 [22] Championship 00100010
2024–25 [23] Premier League 00000000
Total0010000010
Port Vale (loan) 2024–25 [2] League Two 132100000142
Career total132200050202
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 19 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year [4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202310
202400
Total10

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