Brandon Cover
Jamaican footballer
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Brandon Ashley Cover (born 25 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for EFL League One club Rotherham United. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Ashley Cover[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2024 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Port Vale (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Rotherham United | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Jamaica U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Jamaica | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 15 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:36, 2 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Cover began his career at Leicester City, making his professional debut in January 2024. He played on loan at Port Vale and Fleetwood Town, before being sold to Rotherham United in February 2026.
Club career
Leicester City
Cover joined the Leicester City youth academy at the age of seven.[5] In June 2022, he signed a scholarship contract with Leicester City and also began training with the first-team under Brendan Rodgers.[6][7] He signed a professional contract with the club in October 2022.[8] He was praised by coach Ben Petty for his performance at right-back in an EFL Trophy defeat at Fleetwood Town in November 2023.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
On 30 August 2024, Cover joined League Two club Port Vale on loan for the 2024–25 season.[12] He made his club and league debut one day later in a 2–3 home loss against Doncaster Rovers.[13] 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.[14] He scored his first professional goal on 28 September as a matchwinner in a 2–1 home win over Swindon Town in the league.[15] He was sent back to Leicester on 22 January 2025 after having scored two goals in 20 appearances with the Vale now having Mitch Clark, Kyle John and Tom Sang all fit and available to play at right-back.[16]
On 31 January 2025, Cover returned to League Two on loan, joining Fleetwood Town for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[17] He said that the move to Highbury Stadium was perfect for his development.[18] He made four starts and four substitute appearances for Fleetwood.[2] Cover signed his second professional contract with Leicester in September 2025.[19]
Rotherham United
On 2 February 2026, Cover joined League One side Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee.[20]
International career
Born in England, Cover is of Jamaican descent through his father.[21] 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.[22] He was called up to the Jamaica U23s for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[23]
Style of play
Cover is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder or at full-back.[24] He is composed on the ball and tends to make tough tackles.[25]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 February 2026
| 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[26] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24[2] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City | 2023–24[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale (loan) | 2024–25[2] | League Two | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2024–25[2] | League Two | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Rotherham United | 2025–26[29] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 19 June 2023