Brandon Comley (born 18 November 1995) is a professional

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who plays for

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side

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is t ...

. Born in England, he represents the Montserrat national team. Comley came through the

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus ...

Academy, joining at the age of nine and made his first-team debut in 2015 in the

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. He had loan spells in

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with

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Park ...

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...

, and

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

. He joined the latter on a permanent basis in January 2018.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Born in

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, Comley joined

Academy at the age of nine, where he progressed through the age groups to eventually make his first-team debut in 2015. He made his club and

debut on 24 May 2015 as an 80th-minute substitute for

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during QPR's 5–1 defeat at

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on the final day of the season. After facing

in the

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first round on 25 August 2015, Comley made a loan move to the

club on 21 January 2016 in an initial month-long deal. He made his United debut ten days later, starting in their 3–0 home defeat by Everton in the fourth round of the

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. In just his third appearance for the club, Comley was

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for a second bookable offence during Carlisle's 1–0 league defeat to Newport County on 13 February. His loan was extended until the end of the season in March 2016. He went on to make 13 appearances for the Cumbrians. On 31 August 2016, Comley signed for League Two side

on loan until January 2017. He made his debut on 3 September during Grimsby's 2–2 draw at

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. He made 22 appearances for Grimsby in all competitions before he returned to QPR in January. He made one appearance for his parent club, before rejoining Grimsby on loan until the end of the season. He made a further 13 league appearances for the club. On 31 August 2017, Comley joined League Two club

on loan until January 2018. He made his Colchester debut on 9 September in their 3–1 win against

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team com ...

. At the completion of his loan, he had made 23 first-team appearances for the U's.

Colchester United

signed their former loanee Comley on a permanent basis on 17 January 2018 for an undisclosed fee. He joined on a -year contract. He made his second debut for the club on 27 January 2018 as a substitute for

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in Colchester's 2–2 draw at

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. He scored his first professional goal on 10 March in a 1–1 draw at

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. On 28 April 2020 Colchester confirmed that Comley would be released at the end his contract in June 2020.

Bolton Wanderers

On 21 July 2020, Comley joined

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on a two-year deal. His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the

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. He wasn't included in Bolton's squad list for the 21/22 season, meaning he would be unable to play in any league matches. On 3 November 2021 the club confirmed that Comley had had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 5 February 2022, he dropped into non-league when he signed for

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side

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on a deal until the end of the season.

Walsall

On 20 June 2022, Comley agreed to join League Two club

on a two-year deal from 1 July 2022.

International career

In March 2015, Comley was called up by the Montserrat national team to represent them in two

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first round fixtures against

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. He did not appear in either fixture. In August 2018, Comley was again called up by Montserrat ahead of their

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qualifier against

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on 8 September. He played the full 90 minutes as Montserrat fell to a 2–1 defeat to the Central American nation.

Personal life

Brandon has an older brother

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who is also a footballer. He played alongside James on his international debut against El Salvador in September 2018.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bolton Wanderers *

third-place (promotion):

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Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table
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References

External links

Brandon Comley profile
at the Colchester United F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Comley, Brandon 1995 births Living people Footballers from Islington (district) Montserrat men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Montserratian descent Black British sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Montserratian men's footballers