Jamie Brandon (born 5 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for

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as a

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. Brandon has previously played for Heart of Midlothian and

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Career

Heart of Midlothian

Brandon began his football career with

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at the age of 6, before signing his first professional contract in May 2015. He was released by Rangers in May 2016, before joining Heart of Midlothian alongside fellow youth Rory Currie. He made his professional debut for Hearts on 21 May 2017, playing from the start in a 2–0 defeat against

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at Celtic Park. Having played in every pre-season friendly at the start of the 2017–18 season, his next appearance was in the League Cup against Dunfermline Athletic on 29 July 2017. He had been due to appear as a substitute in the previous game versus

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, however was not allowed to enter the field of play due to an error on the teamsheet. On 10 January 2022 Brandon was loaned to

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club

until the end of the season.

Livingston

On 10 May 2022, Brandon signed a pre-contract agreement to join

on a free transfer upon the expiration of his Hearts contract.

International

Brandon made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in March 2019.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandon, Jamie 1998 births Living people People from Whitburn, West Lothian Footballers from West Lothian Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Rangers F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers