Evandro Elmer de Carvalho Brandão (born 7 May 1991) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evandro Elmer de Carvalho Brandão[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSIS Semarang | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2003–2006 | Walsall | ||
| 2006–2009 | Manchester United | ||
| 2009 | Braga | ||
| 2009–2010 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Fátima (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Gondomar (loan) | 12 | (10) |
| 2011–2013 | Videoton | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Olhanense (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Tondela | 17 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Libolo | 20 | (2) |
| 2015 | Kabuscorp | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 11 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Fafe | 36 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Leixões | 61 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 22 | (5) |
| 2021 | Vilafranquense | 16 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Alverca | 40 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | RANS Nusantara | 31 | (6) |
| 2024– | PSIS Semarang | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Angola | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editEngland
editBrandão was born in Luanda, Angola, but spent the first years of his life in Portugal before moving to England at the age of 9. He began his football career at Blackburn Rovers,[2] before joining Walsall in 2003.[3][4]
After three years with Walsall, Brandão signed for Manchester United on 21 October 2006, after impressing assistant manager Carlos Queiroz while on trial at the 2006 Under-17 Nike Cup.[5][6] He had to wait five months to make his debut for the under-18s, but played four of their last five games as the side finished fourth in the 2006–07 Premier Academy League, being offered a trainee contract in July 2007.
The following season, Brandão scored four goals in 18 appearances for the under-18 team, adding four in 15 matches the year after. He also made his debut for the reserves in 2008–09, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Magnus Wolff Eikrem in a Manchester Senior Cup game away to Bury.[7] However, he was unable to make any more of an impression at the club, and was released in June 2009.
Benfica
editBrandão joined Braga in summer 2009[8] but, five months later, left to sign a two-and-a-half-year contract with Benfica.[9]
After spending a year in the Benfica academy, he went out on loan twice in 2010–11, first to Fátima (Segunda Liga) and then to Gondomar (third division), for whom he netted ten times in 12 games.[10][11]
Hungary
editAfter failing to break into the Benfica first team, Brandão moved to Hungarian club Videoton in July 2011, coached by his former Portugal under-16 manager Paulo Sousa.[12] He scored his only Nemzeti Bajnokság I goal for the side on 20 August, contributing to a 4–1 home win against Pécs.[13]
Later career
editOn 30 August 2012, Brandão signed with Olhanense in the Portuguese top flight, on loan.[14] He scored his only goal in the competition on 15 December to help to a 2–2 home draw with Gil Vicente,[15] as his team went on to finish as the first above the relegation zone.
Subsequently, Brandão represented in quick succession Tondela,[16] Libolo, Kabuscorp – both from the Angolan Girabola[17]– and Benfica e Castelo Branco,[18] totalling only eight goals. On 12 July 2016, he agreed to a deal at Fafe from the Portuguese second tier.[19]
Brandão scored his first hat-trick at the professional level on 15 January 2017, in a 4–1 victory over Braga B at the Parque Municipal dos Desportos de Fafe.[20] In June, following relegation, he signed for Leixões also of the second division.[21]
On 10 September 2019, Brandão joined Israeli Liga Leumit club Maccabi Petah Tikva.[22] He returned to Portugal and its division two in the 2021 January transfer window, on a one-and-a-half-year contract at Vilafranquense.[23]
In January 2022, Brandão moved to the Liga 3 with Alverca.[24] In the 2023 off-season, both he and his teammate Tavinho signed with RANS Nusantara in the Indonesian Liga 1.[25]
Brandão joined PSIS Semarang of the same country and league in August 2024.[26][27]
International career
editAt youth level, Brandão earned 24 caps for Portugal. He switched allegiance to Angola as a senior, making his debut on 13 August 2014 by playing the last four minutes of a 0–0 friendly draw against Botswana.[28]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brandão goal.[29]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2019 | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel, Portugal |  Guinea-Bissau |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly[30] |
Honours
editVideoton
- Ligakupa: 2011–12
- Szuperkupa: 2011
Libolo
Maccabi Petah Tikva
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Evandro Brandão" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Brandão bound for Braga". United Youth. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Madeley, Steve (1 November 2006). "Brandao signs for big boys". Express & Star. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Rodrigues, Berta (26 November 2007). "Evandro, o outro jogador português do Manchester United" [Evandro, Manchester United's other Portuguese player] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ McLaughlan, Lee (5 November 2006). "Walsall glad to cash in on ace Brando". Sunday Mercury. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Wednesday's football gossip". BBC Sport. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Bury Res 0 United Res 2". Manchester Evening News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Man Utd kid Brandao on way to Sporting Braga". Tribal Football. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Benfica snap up ex-Man Utd striker Brandao". Tribal Football. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Evandro Brandão assina pelo Videoton de Paulo Sousa" [Evandro Brandão signs for Paulo Sousa's Videoton]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Travassos, Nuno (26 May 2011). "Benfica, emprestados à lupa: Yebda deu lucro" [Benfica, loanees up close: Yebda turned a profit] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "A MU-t és a Benfica-t megjárt portugál csatártehetséget igazoltunk" [Former MU and Benfica talented striker confirmed] (in Hungarian). Videoton FC. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Továbbra is hibátlan a Debrecen és a Győr" [Debrecen and Győr still flawless] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Evandro Brandão chega por empréstimo" [Evandro Brandão arrives on loan]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Olhanense esteve a perder mas recuperou empate com Gil Vicente" [Olhanense were losing but came back for the draw with Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). Sul Informação. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Evandro Brandão reforça Tondela" [Evandro Brandão bolsters Tondela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 August 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Kabuscorp com novos reforços" [Kabuscorp with new additions] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ Jorge, Artur (4 February 2016). "BC Branco: Evandro Brandão fecha plantel" [BC Branco: Evandro Brandão closes roster]. Reconquista (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ Cunha, Natacha (12 July 2016). "Evandro é reforço da Associação Desportiva de Fafe" [Evandro is a Associação Desportiva de Fafe addition]. Expresso de Fafe (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Hat-trick de Evandro Brandão na goleada do Fafe sobre o Braga B" [Evandro Brandão hat-trick in Fafe rout of Braga B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 January 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Leixões anuncia a chegada de sete reforços" [Leixões announce arrival of seven additions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "אבנדרו ברנדאו האנגולי חתם במכבי פ"ת לעונה" [Angolan Evandro Brandão signs with Maccabi Petah for one season] (in Hebrew). One. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (13 January 2021). "Evandro Brandão é reforço do Vilafranquense por época e meia" [Evandro Brandão is a Vilafranquense addition for one and a half seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (13 June 2022). "Evandro Brandão fica no Alverca para 2022/23" [Evandro Brandão stays at Alverca for 2022/23]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Antunes Pereira, André; Zeferino, André (10 June 2023). "Evandro Brandão e Tavinho deixam Alverca e rumam à Indonésia" [Evandro Brandão and Tavinho leave Alverca and head to Indonesia]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "PSIS Rekrut Evandro Brandao di Penghujung Transfer Window Liga 1" [PSIS sign Evandro Brandão at the end of the League 1 transfer window] (in Indonesian). PSIS Semarang. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Our new striker was arrived! Welcome to PSIS, 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐨 🔵🔵". Instagram. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Futebol: Angola/Botswana (ficha técnica)" [Football: Angola/Botswana (technical report)] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Evandro Brandão – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "CAN Egipto 2019: Angola vence Guine Bissau no amigável de Penafiel" [ACN Egypt 2019: Angola beat Guinea-Bissau in Penafiel friendly] (in Portuguese). Angolan Football Federation. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
External links
edit- Evandro Brandão at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Evandro Brandão national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Evandro Brandão at National-Football-Teams.com
- Evandro Brandão at Soccerway
