| Brandon Goodship | |
| Fullname: | Brandon Goodship[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1994 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Poole, England |
| Height: | 1.84m (06.04feet)[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Weymouth |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Blackfield & Langley (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Dorchester Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | → Yeovil Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Braintree Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | Yeovil Town |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Weymouth |
| Caps8: | 97 |
| Goals8: | 77 |
| Years9: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Southend United |
| Caps9: | 52 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs10: | Weymouth |
| Caps10: | 36 |
| Goals10: | 5 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Salisbury |
| Caps11: | 37 |
| Goals11: | 12 |
| Years12: | 2023– |
| Clubs12: | Weymouth |
| Caps12: | 32 |
| Goals12: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:41, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Brandon Goodship (born 22 September 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Weymouth.
Born in Poole, and raised in nearby Corfe Mullen, Goodship joined the AFC Bournemouth academy at the age of 12.[3]
On 20 February 2016, Goodship joined League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal,[4] he made his debut later that day as a substitute against Portsmouth.[5] He scored his first goal for Yeovil in the crucial 1–0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge, on 27 February 2016.[6]
On 31 August 2016, Goodship joined National League side Braintree Town on a long-term loan deal.[7]
On 13 January 2017, Goodship re-signed for Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2016–17 season, after having had his Bournemouth contract cancelled by mutual consent.[8] At the end of the 2016–17 season, Goodship was released by Yeovil along with five other players.[9]
Following his release from Yeovil, Goodship signed for Southern League Premier Division side Weymouth on a one-year contract.[10] He scored 38 league goals in his first season and won the 2017–18 Southern League Premier Golden Boot.[11] Goodship won his first England C cap in March 2019 when he came on as a sub against Wales.[12] He scored 39 goals in his second season with Weymouth and won the 2018–19 Southern League Premier Golden Boot again, as well as the National Game Awards Step 3/4 Player of the Season.[13]
On 10 June 2019, Goodship signed for League One side Southend United on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.[14]
On 5 June 2021, Brandon Goodship returned to National League side Weymouth on a two-year deal following the expiry of his contract at Southend United. [15]
On 27 June 2022, Goodship joined Southern Football League Premier Division South club Salisbury.[16]
In May 2023, he returned to Weymouth for a third spell.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2012–13 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Blackfield & Langley (loan) | 2012–13 | Wessex Premier | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | ||
| Dorchester Town (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference South | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | ||
| Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2016–17 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Weymouth | 2017–18[18] [19] | Southern Premier | 42 | 38 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 38 | ||
| 2018–19 | Southern Premier South | 41 | 37 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | 52 | 39 | |||
| Total | 83 | 75 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | 97 | 77 | ||||
| Southend United | 2019–20 | League One | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 6 | |||
| Weymouth | 2021–22 | National League | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Salisbury | 2022–23 | Southern Premier South | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 41 | 14 | ||
| Weymouth | 2023–24 | National League South | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 296 | 120 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 329 | 130 | |||