Gonçalo Brandão
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonçalo Jardim Brandão | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Parma | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2008 | Belenenses | 19 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008– | Siena | 43 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Parma (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2009– | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gonçalo Jardim Brandão (born 9 October 1986 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Parma F.C. in Serie A on loan from A.C. Siena. Mainly a central defender, he can also appear as a left back.
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[edit] Club career
A product of hometown C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system, Brandão made is debut in the first division against F.C. Porto, scoring in a 1–4 home loss, on 18 October 2003, aged 17, when he still had not finished his youth career. Ironically, he only managed another seven first-team appearances in the next three seasons combined, with a loan to Charlton Athletic in 2005–06 in between (no Premier League matches played).
On 4 February 2007, Brandão played his first league match after his Belenenses return against Vitória de Setúbal.[1] In June 2008, it was announced he had signed with Serie A's A.C. Siena. After a shaky start (he made his league debut only on 20 December, in a 1–2 home defeat against F.C. Internazionale Milano), he finished his first season as an undisputed starter.
After the end of the 2009–10 season, Brandão was loaned to Juventus F.C. for the United States tour, along with Albin Ekdal (owned by Juve and loaned to Siena) and three other players.[2] On 22 June 2011, after contributing with only two games to Siena's top flight return, he signed for Parma F.C. on loan.[3]
[edit] International career
After having represented Portugal at all the youth levels, including the under-21s,[4] Brandão made his main team debut on 31 March 2009, appearing as a left back in a 2–0 friendly win over South Africa, in Lausanne, Switzerland.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups. http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3705.php. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
- ^ "Juventus land in New York". Juventus FC. 20 May 2010. http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/NEWS_newsseriea_33B5B4B1579B41E9B42DA0156E394B5E.asp. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Siena: riscattato Reginaldo. Arriva Angelo, Brandao al Parma [Official: Siena: Reginaldo returns. Angelo arrives, Brandao to Parma]" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. 23 June 2011. http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=276626. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Caçador welcomes new dawn; UEFA.com, 14 August 2007
- ^ Portugal rediscover winning feeling; UEFA.com, 31 March 2009
[edit] External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Gonçalo Brandão career stats at Soccerbase
- Official website (Portuguese)
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Lisbon
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- A.C. Siena players
- Parma F.C. players
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Portuguese expatriates in Italy
