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PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth25 Sept 2003
Shirt number#28
ClubRotherham
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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9
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
727
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rotherham.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Brandon Ashley Cover is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Rotherham, rated 29.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 22nd of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (35.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cover.

Judged on this season alone, Cover graded 15 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 23 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.085 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 15). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, top 18% of the 23 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 23 Cover is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Cover is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
Current potential4th of 23 defensive midfielders · League Two · 9 appsCurrent season7th of 23 defensive midfielders · League Two · 9 apps7th-best defensive midfielder in the League Two22nd in the League Two · potential4th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the League Two
29.2
Ratingi
4th of 23 defensive midfielders
15.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.09
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Rotherham finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

9
Apps
4.09
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
12
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.2, Cover carries the 4th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 23 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target4
Shots7

Passing

Assists0
Chances created6
Passes265
Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success25%
Duels won40
Duels won %54.8%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions12
Blocks1
Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.