Brandão (footballer, born 1980)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Lemos and the second or paternal family name is Da Silva.
Brandão
A footballer in a black kit and blue boots celebrates his goal with the cameras on the side of the pitch. A smaller teammate has jumped onto his back.
Brandão celebrating a goal for Marseille in 2010
Personal information
Full nameEvaeverson Lemos da Silva
Date of birth16 June 1980
Place of birthBrusque, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Bastia
Number26
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–2000Galo Maringá18(5)
2000–2001União Bandeirante26(7)
2001–2002Iraty20(7)
2002→ São Caetano (loan)23(10)
2002–2009Shakhtar Donetsk140(65)
2009–2012Marseille82(17)
2011→ Cruzeiro (loan)5(0)
2011→ Grêmio (loan)14(4)
2012–2014Saint-Étienne53(16)
2014–Bastia2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Evaeverson Lemos da Silva, commonly known as Brandão (born 16 June 1980), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for French club SC Bastia as a striker.

He spent most of his professional career with Shakhtar Donetsk, appearing in 220 official games and scoring 91 goals while winning seven major titles.[1] He also played several years in France, notably with Marseille, where he conquered the 2010 national championship amongst other accolades.

Football career

Early years / Shakhtar

Born in Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brandão only played with modest clubs in his country initially. In 2002 he signed with Ukrainian Premier League club FC Shakhtar Donetsk, from Iraty Sport Club, going on to be an offensive mainstay over the course of the following seasons.

In a team filled with compatriots, Brandão scored 39 goals combined in the three championships won by the club during that timeframe, notably topping the charts in the 2005–06 campaign at 15 goals.

France

On 13 January 2009 Brandão left for France with Olympique de Marseille, netting eight times in 30 games in his first full season as the club won the Ligue 1 trophy after an 18-year wait. He was loaned twice in his early stint to two teams in his homeland, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.[2][3]

In January 2012 Brandão returned to L'OM, notably scoring in the 92nd minute of a 2–2 away draw against Inter Milan for the campaign's UEFA Champions League round-of-16 second leg, enabling his team to advance on the away goals rule and reach the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since 1993.[4] On 14 April he netted the game's only goal in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue, against Olympique Lyonnais in extra time.[5]

Brandão was released in June 2012 along with Elinton Andrade, Djimi Traore and Jean-Philippe Sabo and, two months later, signed with fellow top-divisioner AS Saint-Étienne on a two-year contract.[6] On 20 April of the following year, again in the domestic cup, he scored in the 1–0 triumph over Stade Rennais F.C. to give his team its first piece of silverware since 1981.[7]

In August 2014 Brandão joined fellow top-divisioner SC Bastia after complicated negotiations between St-Étienne and Bastia, due to issues related to the transfer of Sylvain Marchal between the two clubs in July 2012.[8] In the same month, during a league game against Paris Saint-Germain FC, he headbutted opposing player Thiago Motta and broke his nose, being provisionally suspended from 22 August pending a league disciplinary hearing[9] and eventually receiving a six-month ban;[10] on 27 November he was jailed for one month for his attack, in addition to receiving a €20,000 fine.[11]

Brandão made his return on 11 April 2015, appearing as a late substitute as Bastia lost 0–4 to the same opponents in the French League Cup final.[12]

Honours

Shakhtar
Marseille
Saint-Étienne

Statistics

As of 17 August 2014[13][14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Super Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar 2002–03 1846120--265
2003–04 1883151--2610
2004–05 211255103--3620
2005–06 26151195--3621
2006–07 20951100103610
2007–08 251232105103919
2008–09 125107110216
Marseille 2008–09 167100060237
2009–10 3082081--409
2010–11 1914172--304
2011–12 1715541--267
Cruzeiro 2011 5000000050
Grêmio 2011 144001000154
Saint-Étienne 2012–13 27117300003414
2013–14 265214300329
Bastia 2014–15 2000000020
Total 2961024521772290427145

Personal life

Brandão successfully applied for French citizenship in May 2014.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Brandao's legacy; Shakhtar's official website, 14 January 2009
  2. ↑ Brandao signe à Cruzeiro (Brandao signs with Cruzeiro); Foot 01, 22 March 2011 (French)
  3. ↑ Officiel: Brandao de nouveau prêté (Officiel: Brandao loaned again); Le Phocéen, 6 August 2011 (French)
  4. ↑ Brandao sends Marseille into Champions quarters; Sports Illustrated, 14 March 2012
  5. ↑ Lyon 0–1 Marseille; ESPN Soccernet, 14 April 2012
  6. ↑ Officiel: Brandao 2 ans à l'ASSE (Officiel: Brandao 2 years with ASSE); Saint-Étienne's official website, 13 August 2012 (French)
  7. ↑ Saint Etienne end 32-year wait for silverware; Authint Mail, 21 April 2013
  8. ↑ "Bastia bag Brandão". Ligue de Football Professionnel. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bastia's Brandao suspended over head-butt on Thiago Motta of PSG". The Guardian. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Brandao suspended 6 months for head-butting Thiago Motta". ESPN FC. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Brandao: Bastia striker jailed for headbutt on PSG's Motta". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Davis, Matt (11 April 2015). "Paris St-Germain beat Bastia 4–0 to win the French League Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Brandão". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  14. ↑ Brandão at ESPN FC
  15. ↑ "ASSE: Brandao est citoyen français!" [ASSE: Brandao a French citizen!] (in French). Le 10 Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

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