# Brandon Cover

Brandon Ashley Cover (born 25 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town, on loan from Premier League club Leicester City. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team. He has played on loan at Port Vale.

## Club career
### Leicester City

Cover joined the Leicester City youth academy at the age of seven. In June 2022, he signed a scholarship contract with Leicester City and also began training with the first-team under Brendan Rodgers. He signed a professional contract with the club in October 2022. He was praised by coach Ben Petty for his performance at right-back in an EFL Trophy defeat at Fleetwood Town in November 2023. 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. 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.
On 30 August 2024, Cover joined League Two club Port Vale on loan for the 2024–25 season. He made his club and league debut one day later in a 2–3 home loss against Doncaster Rovers. 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. He scored his first professional goal on 28 September as a matchwinner in a 2–1 home win over Swindon Town in the league. 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.
On 31 January 2025, Cover returned to League Two on loan, joining Fleetwood Town for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. He said that the move to Highbury Stadium was perfect for his development.

## International career

Born in England, Cover is of Jamaican descent through his father. 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. He was called up to the Jamaica U23s for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

## Style of play

Cover is a versatile player who can play as a midfielder or at full-back. He is composed on the ball and tends to make tough tackles.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Leicester City U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leicester City U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Leicester City U21 | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Port Vale (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
* 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

### International

    As of match played 19 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Jamaica | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |