Field Insider
29.9
31.1%
Ratingi
26
40.5%
Seasoni
4.7
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameBrandon James Cooper
PositionCentre-back
NationalityWales
Age26
Date of birth14 Jan 2000
BirthplaceBridgend
Height185 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubSalford City
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Centre-back

Season stats

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38
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2821
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Salford City.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

B. Cooper is a 26-year-old central defender at Salford City, rated 29.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 48th of 134 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (64% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cooper.

Judged on this season alone, Cooper graded 26 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 33 centre-backs in the League Two, on 10 clean sheets and 3.158 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 26). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 15th of 33 of the 33 centre-backs in the League Two. At 26 Cooper is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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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
Current potential15th of 33 centre-backs · League TwoCurrent seasonTop 10% centre-backs · League Two3rd-best centre-back in the League Two48th in the League Two · potential15th-highest potential centre-back in the League Two
29.9
Ratingi
15th of 33 centre-backs
26
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.16
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Salford City finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

38
Apps
3.16
Def. / 90
41
Tackles
38
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.9, Cooper carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 33. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles41
Interceptions38
Blocks20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.