Brandon Cooper
Brandon James Cooper (born 14 January 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Salford City. He is a former Wales Under-21 international. Cooper began his career with Swansea City, coming through the clubs academy before making his début in 2018. However, he failed to make the breakthrough into the first-team, and spent time on loan at National League club Yeovil Town, Newport County and Swindon Town in League Two, and League One teams Forest Green Rovers and Leyton Orient, where he signed permanently in 2024. After 18 months he signed for Salford. Club careerSwansea City and various loansCooper had 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.[3] He was handed his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[4] On 7 February 2020, Cooper joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[5] On 7 September 2020, Cooper joined League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan.[6] He made his debut for Newport the next day, starting a 1–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town.[7] He made his football league debut on 12 September as a half time substitute for Matt Dolan in the 1–1 draw for Newport County against Scunthorpe United on the first day of the 2020–21 League Two season.[8] Cooper scored his first football league goal for Newport in a 2–1 league win against Harrogate Town on 31 October.[9] Cooper was selected as the October EFL Young Player of the Month.[10] On 5 January 2021, his loan at Newport ended when he was recalled by Swansea.[11] On 29 January 2022, Cooper joined League Two side Swindon Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[12] Cooper made his Swindon debut in the starting line-up for a League Two 1–1 draw against Crawley Town on 2 February.[13] On 2 January 2023, Cooper signed for League One club Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[14] Leyton Orient and Salford CityOn 1 September 2023, Cooper joined League One club Leyton Orient on loan until January 2024.[15] 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.[16] In 26 August 2025, Cooper left Orient to sign for League Two team Salford City, signing a two year deal with The Ammies.[17] International careerCooper received his first call-up to the Wales senior squad in March 2021 for the friendly match against Mexico and the World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic.[18] He received a further call up in September for a World Cup qualifier against Estonia.[19] Career statistics
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