Brandon Comley
Montserrat international footballer
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Brandon Comley (born 18 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two side Walsall. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Comley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Colchester United (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Colchester United | 54 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 17 | (0) |
| 2022– | Walsall | 91 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Montserrat | 20 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:55, 5 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Comley came through the Queens Park Rangers Academy, joining at the age of nine and made his first-team debut in 2015 in the Premier League. He had loan spells in League Two with Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, and Colchester United. He joined the latter on a permanent basis in January 2018.
Club career
Queens Park Rangers
Born in Islington, London,[2] Comley joined Queens Park Rangers Academy at the age of nine, where he progressed through the age groups to eventually make his first-team debut in 2015.[3] He made his club and Premier League debut on 24 May 2015 as an 80th-minute substitute for Karl Henry during QPR's 5–1 defeat at Leicester City on the final day of the season.[4]
After facing Carlisle United in the League Cup first round on 25 August 2015,[5] Comley made a loan move to the League Two club on 21 January 2016 in an initial month-long deal.[6] He made his United debut ten days later, starting in their 3–0 home defeat by Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[7] In just his third appearance for the club, Comley was sent off for a second bookable offence during Carlisle's 1–0 league defeat to Newport County on 13 February.[8] His loan was extended until the end of the season in March 2016.[9] He went on to make 13 appearances for the Cumbrians.[10]
On 31 August 2016, Comley signed for League Two side Grimsby Town on loan until January 2017.[11] He made his debut on 3 September during Grimsby's 2–2 draw at Notts County.[12] He made 22 appearances for Grimsby in all competitions before he returned to QPR in January. He made one appearance for his parent club,[13] before rejoining Grimsby on loan until the end of the season.[14] He made a further 13 league appearances for the club.[13]
On 31 August 2017, Comley joined League Two club Colchester United on loan until January 2018.[15] He made his Colchester debut on 9 September in their 3–1 win against Crawley Town.[16] At the completion of his loan, he had made 23 first-team appearances for the U's.[17]
Colchester United
Colchester United signed their former loanee Comley on a permanent basis on 17 January 2018 for an undisclosed fee.[18] He joined on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[19] He made his second debut for the club on 27 January 2018 as a substitute for Courtney Senior in Colchester's 2–2 draw at Port Vale.[20] He scored his first professional goal on 10 March in a 1–1 draw at Mansfield Town.[21] On 28 April 2020 Colchester confirmed that Comley would be released at the end his contract in June 2020.[22]
Bolton Wanderers
On 21 July 2020, Comley joined Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal.[23] His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup.[24] He wasn't included in Bolton's squad list for the 21/22 season, meaning he would be unable to play in any league matches.[25] On 3 November 2021 the club confirmed that Comley had had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[26]
Dagenham & Redbridge
On 5 February 2022, he dropped into non-league when he signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a deal until the end of the season.[27]
Walsall
On 20 June 2022, Comley agreed to join League Two club Walsall on a two-year deal from 1 July 2022.[28] He scored his first goal on his debut, scoring Walsall's first goal of the season in a 4–0 win over Hartlepool United.[29]
In February 2024, he signed a new contract, keeping him with the Saddlers until June 2026.[30]
International career
Born in England, Comley was also eligible to represent both Saint Lucia and Montserrat internationally, with his grandfather having been born in Montserrat.[31] In March 2015, Comley was called up by the Montserrat national team to represent them in two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying first round fixtures against Curaçao.[32] He did not appear in either fixture.[33][34]
In August 2018, Comley was again called up by Montserrat ahead of their CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against El Salvador on 8 September.[35] He played the full 90 minutes as Montserrat fell to a 2–1 defeat to the Central American nation.[36]
In June 2025, Comley was appointed as captain of Montserrat ahead of a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Belize.[31]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of end of 2024–25 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2014–15[38] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2015–16[10] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2016–17[13] | League Two | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Colchester United | 2017–18[17] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[39] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[40] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 75 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 3 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21[41] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021–22[42] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2021–22[42] | National League | 17 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Walsall | 2022–23[43] | League Two | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 2023–24[44] | League Two | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[45] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 91 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 240 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 279 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
- One appearance in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
International
- As of match played 13 October 2024[46]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montserrat | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
