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 20)
Place of birth Colchester, England [2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 58
Youth career
2010–2022 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Leicester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Jamaica U23 3 (0)
2023– Jamaica 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 27 January 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 for Premier League club Leicester City. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.

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Club career

Cover is a youth product of the Leicester City's youth academy since the age of 7. [2] He was promoted to their U18s in 2020, and to their U21s and development side for the 2022–23 season. [4] On 10 June 2022, he signed a scholarship contract with Leicester City. [5] He signed a professional contract with the club on 2 October 2022. [6] On 27 January 2024, Cover made his debut for Leicester in a 3-0 FA Cup home win against Birmingham City. [7]

International career

Born in England, Cover is of Jamaican descent through his father. [8] He was called up to the Jamaica national team for a set of friendlies in June 2023. [9] He made his senior debut as a substitute with Jamaica in a 2–1 friendly loss to Jordan on 19 June 2023. [10] He was called up to the Jamaica U23s for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2023–24 [12] Championship 001000——10
Leicester City U21 2022–23 [13] ————2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2023–24 [14] ————3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Career total001000005060
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 19 June 2023 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202310
202400
Total10

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References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com.
  2. 1 2 "Interview with Brandon Cover | Leicester City F.C." – via www.youtube.com.
  3. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Brandon Cover (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. ↑ "Brandon Cover". www.lcfc.com.
  5. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (10 June 2022). "Seven Leicester City prospects offered new contracts". LeicestershireLive.
  6. ↑ "New Deals For Leicester City Academy Stars". www.lcfc.com.
  7. ↑ "FA Cup: Leicester City 3-0 Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Leicester player in international debut also seeing former teammate now at Everton as Icelander makes special blend". 8 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Roberts Among Overseas Based Players In Reggae Boyz CAC Games Squad". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Pawley, Luke (26 June 2023). "Leicester City notebook as Cover makes debut and more Thai prospects jet in". LeicestershireLive.
  11. ↑ Bailey, Robert (3 July 2023). "U-22 Boyz eliminated from CAC Games". Jamaica Observer.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Brandon Cover in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Brandon Cover in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Brandon Cover in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Brandon Cover". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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