Brandon James Cooper (born 14 January 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

. He is a former Wales Under-21 international.

Career

Swansea City

Cooper has been at Swansea since the age of 6. He played for the Swansea under-18s and under-23s then signed a professional contract extension in March 2018. He was handed his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to

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in the

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. On 7 February 2020, Cooper joined

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side

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town L.F.C. Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...

on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 7 September 2020, Cooper joined

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side Newport County on a season-long loan. He made his debut for Newport on 8 September 2020 in the starting line up for the 1-0

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defeat to Cheltenham Town. He made his football league debut on 12 September 2020 as a half time substitute for

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in the 1–1 draw for Newport County against Scunthorpe United on the first day of the 2020-21 League Two season. Cooper scored his first football league for Newport in the 2-1 League Two win against Harrogate Town on 31 October 2020. Cooper was selected as the October 2020

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. On 5 January 2021 Cooper's loan at Newport ended when he was recalled by Swansea. On 29 January 2022, Cooper joined

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side

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on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. Cooper made his Swindon debut in the starting line-up for the League Two 1-1 draw against Crawley Town on 2 February 2022. On 2 January 2023, Cooper signed for

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club

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on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.

Leyton Orient

On 1 September 2023, Cooper joined League One club

on loan until January 2024. On 16 January 2024, he returned to Orient on a permanent basis, joining on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.

International

Cooper received his first call-up to the

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senior squad in March 2021 for the friendly match against Mexico and the World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic.Cooper Wales call up
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Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Brandon 2000 births Living people Footballers from Bridgend Wales men's youth international footballers Wales men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football central defenders Swansea City A.F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Welsh men's footballers