| Brandon Cover | |
| Full Name: | Brandon Ashley Cover[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Colchester, England[2] |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, full-back |
| Currentclub: | Port Vale (on loan from Leicester City) |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2024 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leicester City |
| Years1: | 2024– |
| Clubs1: | Leicester City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | → Port Vale (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Jamaica U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Jamaica |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:28, 25 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 08:36, 2 August 2023 (UTC) |
Brandon Ashley Cover (born 25 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for club Port Vale, on loan from club Leicester City. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.
Cover joined the Leicester City youth academy at the age of seven.[3] In June 2022, he signed a scholarship contract with Leicester City and also began training with the first-team under Brendan Rodgers.[4] [5] He signed a professional contract with the club in October 2022.[6] He was praised by coach Ben Petty for his performance at right-back in an EFL Trophy defeat at Fleetwood Town in November 2023.[7] On 27 January 2024, Cover made his first-team debut under Enzo Maresca in a 3–0 FA Cup win over Birmingham City at the King Power Stadium.[8] He played every minute of the under-21 team's 2023–24 Premier League 2 campaign and went on to train with the first-team under new manager Steve Cooper in pre-season.[9]
On 30 August 2024, Cover joined League Two club Port Vale on loan for the 2024–25 season.[10] He made his club and league debut one day later in a 2–3 home loss against Doncaster Rovers.[11] He started his time at Vale Park at right-back for the "Valiants" and earned praise from manager Darren Moore for defending against highly-rated winger James Berry and helping to keep a clean sheet against Chesterfield on 14 September.[12] He scored his first professional goal on 28 September as a matchwinner in a 2–1 home win over Swindon Town in the league.[13]
Born in England, Cover is of Jamaican descent through his father.[14] On 19 June 2023, he made his senior debut for Jamaica as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly loss to Jordan at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt.[15] He was called up to the Jamaica U23s for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[16]
Cover is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder or at full-back.[17] He is composed on the ball and tends to make tough tackles.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leicester City U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Leicester City | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Port Vale (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Jamaica | 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|