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.

Jamie Brandon
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Heart of Midlothian 30 (0)
2022Greenock 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)

Career

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Heart of Midlothian

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 July 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2016–17[15] Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[16] 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
2018–19 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2019–20 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2020–21 Championship 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0
2021–22 Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 35 0
Greenock Morton (loan) 2021–22[17] Championship 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 43 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 49 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jamie Brandon determined to survive hectic start at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  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.