Jamie Brandon
 Brandon with Livingston FC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Brandon | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Whitburn, Scotland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2016 | Rangers | ||
| 2016–2017 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Livingston | 74 | (1) |
| 2025– | Kilmarnock | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Kilmarnock.[1] Brandon has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Greenock Morton and Livingston.
Career
[edit]Heart of Midlothian
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Brandon made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in March 2019.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 July 2021[14]
| 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 | ||
Honours
[edit]Livingston
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Jamie Brandon determined to survive hectic start at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Hedworth, Alice (4 May 2016). "Eight Academy Players To Leave". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
- ↑ "Five join U20s". Heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian Football Club. 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Celtic beat Hearts to end the season as unbeaten champions". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ex-Ibrox kid Jamie Brandon on the rise at Hearts". eveningtimes.co.uk. Evening Times. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Jamie Brandon Stats in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Brandon's Morton move | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "Jamie Brandon signs pre-contract with the Lions!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Jamie Brandon Stats". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Jamie Brandon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Whitburn, West Lothian
- Footballers from West Lothian
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Rangers F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
- Kilmarnock F.C. players