B. Cooper · career
Brandon James Cooper
Center Back · Salford City · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Cooper is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2022/235 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 132 appearances with 4 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Salford City — Season rating 26, 0 goals and 0 assists in 38 games. Form is on a climb — up 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (League One) and kept playing — 21 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Salford City | 38 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Leyton Orient | 32 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | Forest GreenLoan | 21 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | Swindon TownLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | Swansea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | Swansea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Newport CountyLoan | 19 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 19 |
| 2019/20 | Swansea | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Swansea City U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Yeovil TownLoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Swansea City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Swansea | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Swansea City U23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Swansea City U23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Swansea City U18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Swansea City U18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| Wales U19 | 2019/20 | UEFA U19 Championship | 6 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| Wales U17 | 2017/18 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | UEFA U17 Championship | 4 | 2 |
Honours
Premier League Cup×2Premier League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 38 | 2821 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 | 270 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
43 played3 unused sub18 not in squad· 3210 min, 0g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A Witton Albion | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A United of Manchester | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Ashton United | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Chester | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Blackpool | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Stockport County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Crewe | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Notts County | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Rotherham | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League Two | A Newport County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League Two | A Walsall | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A Wigan | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Sep 6 | League Two | H Tranmere | 3-1 | Played | 71 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 3-1 | Played | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 3-2 | Played | 33 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Played | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 4 | League Two | H Grimsby | 0-2 | Played | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Stockport County | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 0-2 | Played | 70 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Oldham | 1-0 | Played | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 25 | League Two | A Gillingham | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Lincoln | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Wolves U21 | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Nov 15 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-2 | Played | 66 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Bromley | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Rotherham | 2-7 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 5 | FA Cup | H Leyton Orient | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Colchester | 4-3 | Played | 32 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Barnet | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 1-0 | Played | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Barrow | 2-1 | Played | 31 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 20 | FA Cup | H Swindon Town | 3-2 | Played | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Jan 27 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | A Tranmere | 2-0 | Played | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 5 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | FA Cup | A Manchester City | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 17 | League Two | H Newport County | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 2-3 | Played | 37 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 24 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 3 | League Two | A Grimsby | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Barnet | 2-0 | Played | 28 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 10 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Barrow | 3-1 | Played | 76 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 21 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-1 | Played | 57 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 28 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Notts County | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | A Crewe | 0-1 | Played | 84 | 7.5 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Gillingham | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Oldham | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 23 | League Two | H Bromley | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 0-0 | Played | 77 | 7.3 | ||
| May 10 | League Two | A Grimsby | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| May 15 | League Two | H Grimsby | 2-2 | Played | 120 | 5.9 | ||
| May 25 | League Two | A Notts County | 0-3 | Played | 60 | 6.2 |