Jamie Brandon
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamie Brandon
| fullname = Jamie Brandon
| image = Jame Brandon - Kelty Hearts - July 2024.jpg
| caption = Brandon with Livingston FC
| image_size = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Whitburn, Scotland
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Livingston
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 = 2004–2016
| youthclubs1 = Rangers
| youthyears2 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs2 = Heart of Midlothian
| years1 = 2017–2022
| clubs1 = Heart of Midlothian
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Greenock Morton (loan)
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = Livingston
| caps3 = 34
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22:44, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 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 football updater|Livingst}} club Livingston. Brandon has previously played for Heart of Midlothian and Greenock Morton.
Career
=Heart of Midlothian=
Brandon began his football career with Rangers at the age of 6, before signing his first professional contract in May 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13308527.Rangers_kid_signs_for_Ibrox_club___then_sets_sights_on_breaking_into_first_team/|title=Rangers kid signs for Ibrox club - then sets sights on breaking into first team |website=eveningtimes.co.uk |publisher=Evening Times |date=21 May 2015 |access-date=6 August 2017}} He was released by Rangers in May 2016,{{cite news | url=http://rangers.co.uk/news/academy-news/eight-academy-players-leave/| work=Rangers.co.uk|publisher=Rangers Football Club|first=Alice |last=Hedworth| title=Eight Academy Players To Leave| date=4 May 2016}} before joining Heart of Midlothian{{cite news | url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/5200 | title=Five join U20s| date=13 June 2016| publisher=Heart of Midlothian Football Club|work=Heartsfc.co.uk}} alongside fellow youth Rory Currie.{{Cite web |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/jamie-brandon-making-my-debut-against-celtic-was-all-i-d-hoped-for-1-4453839 |title=Jamie Brandon: Making my debut against Celtic was all I'd hoped for |website=edinburghnews.scotsman.com |publisher=Edinburgh Evening News |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=6 August 2017}}
He made his professional debut for Hearts on 21 May 2017,{{Cite web |url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/pipe/sport/celtic-beat-hearts-to-end-the-season-as-unbeaten-champions/ |title=Celtic beat Hearts to end the season as unbeaten champions |website=eveningexpress.co.uk |publisher=Evening Express |date=21 May 2017 |access-date=6 August 2017}} playing from the start in a 2–0 defeat against Celtic at Celtic Park.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39911911 |title=Champions Celtic beat Hearts to become the first team to complete a Scottish top-flight season unbeaten for 118 years. |website=bbc.co.uk/sport |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2017 |access-date=6 August 2017}} Having played in every pre-season friendly at the start of the 2017–18 season,{{Cite web |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/15405009.Ex_Ibrox_kid_Jamie_Brandon_on_the_rise_at_Hearts/?ref=rss |title=Ex-Ibrox kid Jamie Brandon on the rise at Hearts |website=eveningtimes.co.uk |publisher=Evening Times |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=6 August 2017}} his next appearance{{Soccerbase season|93361|2017|name=Jamie Brandon Stats|access-date=6 August 2017}} was in the League Cup against Dunfermline Athletic on 29 July 2017.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40760158 |title=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 |website=bbc.co.uk/sport |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 July 2017 |access-date=6 August 2017}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/jamie-brandon-determined-to-survive-hectic-start-at-hearts-1-4524632 |title=Jamie Brandon determined to survive hectic start at Hearts |website=edinburghnews.scotsman.com |publisher=Edinburgh Evening News |date=8 August 2017 |access-date=8 August 2017}}
On 10 January 2022 Brandon was loaned to Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton until the end of the season.{{Cite web|title=Brandon's Morton move {{!}} Heart Of Midlothian Football Club|url=https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/article/brandons-morton-move|access-date=2022-01-10|website=www.heartsfc.co.uk}}
=Livingston=
On 10 May 2022, Brandon signed a pre-contract agreement to join Livingston on a free transfer upon the expiration of his Hearts contract.{{cite web|url=https://livingstonfc.co.uk/jamie-brandon-signs-pre-contract-with-the-lions/|title=Jamie Brandon signs pre-contract with the Lions!|website=livingstonfc.co.uk|date=10 May 2022}}
=International=
Brandon made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in March 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scotland-u21s-0-mexico-u22s-14173946|title=Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty - 3 talking points|work=Daily Record|date=22 March 2019|accessdate=23 March 2019 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 July 2021|{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jamie-brandon/451055/ |title=Jamie Brandon Stats |website=uk.soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=6 August 2017}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7" |Heart of Midlothian
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|93361|2016|accessdate=9 January 2018}} |rowspan="4"|Premiership |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|93361|2017|accessdate=9 January 2018}}
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|rowspan="1"|Championship |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Greenock Morton (loan)
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|93361|2021|accessdate=10 May 2022}} |13 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |14 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
Honours
Livingston
- Scottish Challenge Cup: 2024–25{{cite web |title=Queen's Park vs Livingston |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cz03vzdrgmpt|publisher=BBC|date=30 March 2025}}
- Scottish Premiership play-offs: 2025{{cite web |title=Ross County 2-4 Livingston|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cpd41v9p65xt#Line-ups|publisher=BBC|date=26 May 2025}}
References
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{{Livingston F.C. squad}}
{{2024–25 PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandon, Jamie}}
Category:People from Whitburn, West Lothian
Category:Footballers from West Lothian
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players
Category:Livingston F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players