Jamie Brandon (born 5 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for
Livingston
Livingston may refer to:
Businesses
* Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010)
* Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline
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as a
right-back
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,
midfielder
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or
right winger
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.
Brandon has previously played for
Heart of Midlothian and
Greenock Morton
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.
Career
Heart of Midlothian
Brandon began his football career with
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
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
Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
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Sports Fo ...
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
Peterhead
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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
Scottish Championship
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club
Greenock Morton
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until the end of the season.
Livingston
On 10 May 2022, Brandon signed a pre-contract agreement to join
Livingston
Livingston may refer to:
Businesses
* Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010)
* Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline
* Livingston International, a North American custom ...
on a free transfer upon the expiration of his Hearts contract.
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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