Brandon Cover
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brandon Ashley Cover[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 2003 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 EFL Championship club Leicester City. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.
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
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 2023–24[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Leicester City U21 | 2022–23[13] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2023–24[14] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 19 June 2023[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Jamaica | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com.
- ^ a b "Interview with Brandon Cover | Leicester City F.C." – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Brandon Cover (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "Brandon Cover". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ Blackwell, Jordan (10 June 2022). "Seven Leicester City prospects offered new contracts". LeicestershireLive.
- ^ "New Deals For Leicester City Academy Stars". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "FA Cup: Leicester City 3-0 Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Leicester player in international debut also seeing former teammate now at Everton as Icelander makes special blend". 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Roberts Among Overseas Based Players In Reggae Boyz CAC Games Squad". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Pawley, Luke (26 June 2023). "Leicester City notebook as Cover makes debut and more Thai prospects jet in". LeicestershireLive.
- ^ Bailey, Robert (3 July 2023). "U-22 Boyz eliminated from CAC Games". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ "Games played by Brandon Cover in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Brandon Cover in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Brandon Cover in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Brandon Cover". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
External links
- Brandon Cover at Soccerway
- Brandon Cover at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Colchester
- Jamaican men's footballers
- Jamaica men's international footballers
- Jamaica men's youth international footballers
- English men's footballers
- Jamaican people of English descent
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Leicester City F.C. players