Brandon Ashley Cover

Cover's current-season form is up 275% on last season (Season 4→15), while his Rating eased 37→29. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rotherham · 20th	8	1	6.68	38	13
2025/26	Rotherham · 23rd	10	0	6.52	37	4
2024/25	Fleetwood TownLoan	8	0	6.84	—	—
2024/25	Port ValeLoan · 2nd	27	2	6.84	33	14
2023/24	Leicester	1	0	7.3	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Brandon Ashley Cover is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Rotherham, rated 29.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 21st of 245 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.15 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 34% of the 18 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.146 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 17% of the 18 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.

From the career report

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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 potential3rd of 18 defensive midfielders · League Two · 8 apps Current season6th of 18 defensive midfielders · League Two · 8 apps 6th-best defensive midfielder in the League Two 21st in the League Two · potential 3rd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the League Two

29.3

Ratingi

3rd of 18 defensive midfielders

14.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.5%

Minutes

limited game time

4.15

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Rotherham finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.15

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th 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. 4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.5% 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 29.3, Cover carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 18 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.15 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.5%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900.134

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.134

Defensive actions / 904.146

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %25

Cards / 900.267

Foul involvement / 901.738

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 23, Cover sits on 3.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cover's projected Rating — 29.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

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

Passes250

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success25%

Duels won37

Duels won %55.2%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions11

Blocks1

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

RotherhamFeb 2026 – now

Leicester(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Feb 2026

Fleetwood Town(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

Leicester(back from loan)Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

Port Vale(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jan 2025

Leicesteruntil Aug 2024

About Brandon Ashley Cover

Brandon Ashley Cover is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Rotherham, born on September 25, 2003. He is from England. Rotherham currently sit 20th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, Brandon Ashley Cover has made 8 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 673 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

Brandon Ashley Cover's next match is on October 17, 2026, when Rotherham face Fleetwood Town away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Brandon Ashley Cover at 29.3 with a Season form score of 14.7, ranking 21st of 245 defensive midfielders in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, Brandon Ashley Cover has totalled 141 club appearances with 13 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 27 appearances for Port Vale.

Brandon Ashley Cover's career has also included time at Leicester, Fleetwood Town and Port Vale.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Rotherham finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points