Jamie Brandon

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Jamie Brandon
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Brandon with Livingston FC
Personal information
Full name Jamie Brandon
Date of birth (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Whitburn, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2016 Rangers
2016–2017 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Heart of Midlothian 30 (0)
2022 → Greenock Morton (loan) 13 (0)
2022– Livingston 34 (0)
International career‡
2019 Scotland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Jamie Brandon (born 5 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a right-back, midfielder or right winger for Scottish Championship club Livingston. [1] Brandon has previously played for Heart of Midlothian and Greenock Morton.

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Career

Heart of Midlothian

Brandon began his football career with Rangers at the age of 6, before signing his first professional contract in May 2015. [2] He was released by Rangers in May 2016, [3] before joining Heart of Midlothian [4] alongside fellow youth Rory Currie. [5]

He made his professional debut for Hearts on 21 May 2017, [6] playing from the start in a 2–0 defeat against Celtic at Celtic Park. [7] Having played in every pre-season friendly at the start of the 2017–18 season, [8] his next appearance [9] was in the League Cup against Dunfermline Athletic on 29 July 2017. [10] He had been due to appear as a substitute in the previous game versus Peterhead, however was not allowed to enter the field of play due to an error on the teamsheet. [1]

On 10 January 2022 Brandon was loaned to Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton until the end of the season. [11]

Livingston

On 10 May 2022, Brandon signed a pre-contract agreement to join Livingston on a free transfer upon the expiration of his Hearts contract. [12]

International

Brandon made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in March 2019. [13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2016–17 [15] Premiership 1000000010
2017–18 [16] 1200010—130
2018–19 700000—70
2019–20 900000—90
2020–21 Championship 1000400050
2021–22 Premiership 0000000000
Total300005000350
Greenock Morton (loan) 2021–22 [17] Championship 130100000140
Career total430105000490

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rangers kid signs for Ibrox club - then sets sights on breaking into first team". eveningtimes.co.uk. Evening Times. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Hedworth, Alice (4 May 2016). "Eight Academy Players To Leave". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  4. ↑ "Five join U20s". Heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian Football Club. 13 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jamie Brandon: Making my debut against Celtic was all I'd hoped for". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Celtic beat Hearts to end the season as unbeaten champions". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Champions Celtic beat Hearts to become the first team to complete a Scottish top-flight season unbeaten for 118 years". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ex-Ibrox kid Jamie Brandon on the rise at Hearts". eveningtimes.co.uk. Evening Times. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Brandon Stats in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Hearts were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup after drawing with second-tier Dunfermline Athletic, who progress from round one as Group B winners". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Brandon's Morton move | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jamie Brandon signs pre-contract with the Lions!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 10 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty - 3 talking points". Daily Record. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Jamie Brandon Stats". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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