Crewe Alexandra Born in
Stoke-on-Trent, Daniels started his career with
Crewe Alexandra at the age of nine before signing a scholarship in 2010. Back with his local school, Haywood High, he formed a
strike partnership with Crewe teammate
Ryan Colclough and helped Haywood to reach the Sentinel Schools' Shield final at
Vale Park in 2010, where they were beaten 3–1 by Alleyne's. In May 2011, he signed his first professional
contract after being handed a two-year deal by
manager Dario Gradi. He made his professional debut on 11 August 2012, replacing
A-Jay Leitch-Smith as a 78th-minute
substitute in a 5–0 win over
Hartlepool United at the
Alexandra Stadium in the
League Cup. He made a total of ten appearances for the "Railwaymen" in the first half of the
2012–13 season, though started only two games in
League One. On 21 February 2013, he joined
Conference North side
Chester on a one-month
loan. Two days later he scored just 12 minutes into his debut for Neil Young's "Blues" in a 2–0 win over
Vauxhall Motors at the
Deva Stadium. He played just one further game before returning to Crewe, who released him at the end of his contract in May 2013. Manager
Steve Davis had told him he did not feature in his plans due to his lack of experience. In January 2014, he went on trial at
Gateshead and scored a
hat-trick for a Gateshead XI in a
Durham Challenge Cup game against
Darlington 1883 at the
Gateshead International Stadium. Despite this feat "Heed" manager
Gary Mills opted not to offer him a contract. He went on to make three league appearances for the "Seals", before he was released at the end of the
2013–14 season. On 2 August 2014, Brendon joined
Tamworth after impressing manager
Dale Belford on a trial basis. Speaking in January 2015, after the "Lambs" had won their ninth consecutive Conference North game, Daniels stated that he was happy at
The Lamb Ground despite being linked to a number of other clubs. He scored seven goals in 31 appearances across the
2014–15 season as
Andy Morrell's side posted a seventh-place finish, missing out on the play-offs by a single point. On 8 June 2015, he signed with
Harrogate Town. He was named as Harrogate's Player of the Year after scoring 23 goals in 43 appearances during the
2015–16 season. He was also named on the National League North Team of the Year. His goals helped
Simon Weaver's Town to secure a play-off place before they were eliminated at the semi-final stage by
AFC Fylde. His form also attracted the attention of the
England C selectors, and he made his debut for the "Three Lions" in a 2–0 victory over
Ukraine C in March. Manager
Dave Challinor had previously had an approach for Daniels rejected by Harrogate early in the 2015–16 season. Fylde made a switch to full-time training over the summer in what chairman David Haythornthwaite described as "the biggest few months in the history of this club". Daniels scored seven goals in 32 appearances during the
2016–17 season, helping the "Coasters" to achieve their ambition by winning
promotion as champions of the National League North. The "Reds" could only manage a 17th-place finish at the end of the
2017–18 season, though Daniels managed to claim 13 goals from 36 National League North games, finding an upturn in form under new manager
Chris Moyses after initially struggling for form at
North Street under
John McDermott.
Port Vale On 17 May 2018, Daniels signed a six-month contract with League Two side
Port Vale; manager
Neil Aspin said that "he is a local lad who is desperate to prove himself at this level". Daniels himself said that "this is perfect, I couldn't wish to be at a better club. It is my local club... in the last four years I have worked hard and learned my craft and believe I can deliver in League Two". He stayed at
Moss Lane for four weeks and made seven appearances for the "Robins". Upon his return to
Vale Park he made his first-team debut away in a 2–1 victory at
Walsall, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for
Antony Kay in the
EFL Trophy group stage game.
AFC Telford United On 27 November 2018, he returned to the National League North on loan at
AFC Telford United; "Bucks" manager
Gavin Cowan said that "he has phenomenal ability and has maybe fallen out of love with the game a little bit, and I want to mentor him". On 26 December, he scored a free kick in a 3–1 win over
Nuneaton Borough at the
New Bucks Head. The loan was made into a permanent deal six days later. Cowan stated that he and Daniels had "a little bit of a love-love, love-hate relationship. But it's a good one." He went on to finish the
2018–19 season with five goals in 21 games for Telford. He scored seven goals in 29 games during the
2019–20 campaign – which came to a premature conclusion due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in England – and was given the club's away travel and club Player of the Year awards, with Cowan stating that "to say he's matured as a person over his time with us is an understatement". He struggled with a
hamstring problem and featured five times in the
2020–21 season, which was curtailed early due to the ongoing pandemic. Daniels signed a new contract in June 2021. However, recurrent hamstring problems caused him to miss much of the first half of the
2021–22 season and manager
Paul Carden was careful not to bring him back too soon. After scoring six goals in nine games since returning to the squad he said he was only 70% fit and would continue to improve. He would lead the club's successful fight against
relegation and entered talks for a new contract in the summer. He scored six goals in 35 league games in the
2022–23 campaign as Telford were relegated in last place, and left the club in the summer.
Later career On 4 August 2023, Daniels signed with Telford's
Southern League Premier Division Central club
Stourbridge. He joined Southern League Premier Division Central rivals
Mickleover on loan on 5 February 2024. He featured just once for Mickleover and returned to Stourbridge, ending the
2023–24 campaign with six goals in 29 games. On 7 February 2025, he joined
Bradford (Park Avenue) of the Northern Premier League Division One East on an initial 28-day loan. The loan was later extended until the end of the
2024–25 season. On 6 August 2025, Daniels joined Northern Premier League Division One East side
Consett. He made 35 appearances in the
2025–26 campaign, scoring two goals. ==Style of play==