Brandon Thomas (footballer)
![]() Brandon with Rennes in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brandon Thomas Llamas | ||
Date of birth | 4 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Santanyí, Spain | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Girona (on loan from Osasuna) | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Mallorca | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Mallorca B | 72 | (27) |
2012–2017 | Mallorca | 74 | (19) |
2017–2019 | Rennes | 11 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Rennes II | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Osasuna (loan) | 36 | (5) |
2019– | Osasuna | 8 | (0) |
2020– | → Girona (loan) | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 3 February 2020 (UTC) |
Brandon Thomas Llamas (born 4 February 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Girona FC on loan from CA Osasuna as a forward.
Career
Mallorca
Born in Santanyí, Majorca, Balearic Islands to a Spanish mother and an English father, Brandon is a product of RCD Mallorca's youth system. On 12 December 2012, without even appearing for the reserves, he made his professional debut, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Alfaro in a 0–5 home loss against Sevilla FC, for the season's Copa del Rey.[1]
On 15 December Brandon made his La Liga debut, again from the bench in a 0–1 away defeat against Athletic Bilbao.[2] On 9 January of the following year he scored his first professional goal, netting his team's first in a 2–1 away victory against Sevilla also for the national cup.[3]
Brandon scored his first league goals on 24 May 2015, netting both goals for his side in a 2–4 away loss against Albacete Balompié for the Segunda División championship.[4] In July 2015, he was definitely promoted to the main squad by manager Albert Ferrer.[5]
On 28 January 2016, Brandon renewed his contract until 2019.[6] On 4 June, he scored a brace in a 3–1 win at Real Valladolid, being the club's top goalscorer during the campaign with six goals as his side narrowly avoided relegation.[7]
On 9 October 2016, Brandon scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 home win against SD Huesca,[8] later being named Segunda División Player of the Month.[9] He was sent off on 18 December at half time in a 3–1 loss at CD Numancia for protesting with the referee;[10] the season ended with relegation.
Rennes
On 10 July 2017, Brandon signed a three-year deal with French side Stade Rennais FC.[11] He did not take to the field in their first seven matches of the Ligue 1 season, and only played once in that time for the reserves in the fifth division.[12] He made his debut on 25 October in the third round of the Coupe de la Ligue, starting and assisting Adrien Hunou's winning goal in a 2–1 victory at Dijon FCO. Three days later, in his first league game, he scored the only goal at Montpellier HSC.[13]
Osasuna
After a season of few opportunities in France, Brandon joined CA Osasuna in July 2018 on a season-long loan that would become permanent for €2 million if the team won promotion to La Liga.[14] On 20 May 2019, the deal was made permanent with Brandon agreeing to a three-year contract.[15] Eleven days later, he won and scored a penalty in a 3–2 win at Córdoba CF that won the second division title for the team from Pamplona.[16]
On 13 January 2020, Brandon was loaned to Girona FC for the rest of the second-tier season,[17] having played just eight top-flight games for Osasuna.[18]
Honours
Club
Osasuna
Individual
- Segunda División Player of the Month: October 2016[9]
References
- ^ El Sevilla deja moribundo a Caparrós (Sevilla leaves Caparrós agonizing); Marca, 12 December 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Aduriz wins it for Bilbao; ESPN FC, 15 December 2012
- ^ Misión Imposible (Mission Impossible); Marca, 9 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un gran Albacete remonta y se salva matemáticamente (A great Albacete complete a comeback and save themselves mathematically); Marca, 24 May 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ferrer le abre la puerta del equipo a Brandon y Damià (Ferrer opens the door of the team to Brandon and Damià); El Mundo, 29 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mallorca ficha a Salomao y Ortuño y renueva a Brandon (Mallorca sign Salomao and Ortuño and renew Brandon); Mundo Deportivo, 28 January 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mallorca remonta en Zorrilla y logra la salvación (Mallorca comeback in Zorrilla and reach salvation); Marca, 4 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cuando más falta hacía... apareció Brandon (When there was the greatest need... Brandon showed up); Marca, 9 October 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Brandon está de moda" [Brandon is in fashion]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Brandon sees red as Mallorca lose again". Mallorca Daily Bulletin. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Brandon signe trois ans au Stade Rennais" [Brandon signs for Stade Rennais for three years]. L'Équipe (in French). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Brandon, qué pasa ?" [What's up, Brandon?]. Ouest-France (in French). 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Brandon, passé d'être un problème à une solution" [Brandon, gone from being a problem to a solution]. Ouest-France (in French). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Osasuna cierra la cesión del delantero Brandon Thomas" [Osasuna complete the loan of forward Brandon Thomas] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Brandon Thomas, el primer refuerzo" [Brandon Thomas, the first addition] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Campeones de liga: Osasuna mantiene su excelente racha de victorias y se impone al descendido Córdoba" [League champions: Osasuna maintains its excellent streak of victories and imposes itself on relegated Córdoba] (in Spanish). Navarra.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Brandon Thomas se incorpora a la plantilla del Girona FC". gironafc.cat (in Spanish). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sebastián, Joel (14 January 2020). "El Girona ha presentado en sociedad a Brandon Thomas, cedido por Osasuna" [Girona present Brandon Thomas to the club, on loan from Osasuna]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
External links
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Spanish people of English descent
- Footballers from Mallorca
- Spanish footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- RCD Mallorca players
- CA Osasuna players
- Girona FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France