Brandon Thomas Llamas (born 4 February 1995), known simply as Brandon, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club PAOK.
 Brandon with PAOK in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | PAOK | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Mallorca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Mallorca B | 36 | (8) |
| 2012–2017 | Mallorca | 74 | (19) |
| 2017–2019 | Rennes | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Rennes II | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Osasuna (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Osasuna | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Girona (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Leganés (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Málaga | 40 | (9) |
| 2022– | PAOK | 65 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 | |||
He played nine La Liga games for Mallorca and Osasuna but spent most of his career in the Segunda División, playing 163 games and scoring 35 goals for those two teams as well as Girona, Leganés and Málaga. He also had spells in Ligue 1 with Rennes and in Super League Greece with PAOK.
Career
editMallorca
editBorn in Santanyí, Majorca, Balearic Islands to an English-born father of Welsh descent and a Spanish mother, 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 in 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
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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
editAfter 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] In March, after establishing himself as a starter at the Estadi Montilivi, he suffered a knee injury and was sidelined for the remainder of the season.[19]
After returning to the fields in December 2020, Brandon was loaned to second division side CD Leganés on 19 January 2021, until the end of the campaign.[20] On 15 July, after returning from loan, he terminated his contract.[21]
Málaga
editOn 16 July 2021, Brandon signed a one-year contract with Málaga CF in the second division.[22] He played all but one game in his only season on the Costa del Sol, scoring nine goals.[23]
PAOK
editOn 14 July 2022, Brandon signed for one year at Super League Greece club PAOK FC.[23] He made his debut a week later in his first European match, a 2–0 loss away to PFC Levski Sofia in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round, as a 71st-minute substitute for Georgios Koutsias.[24] In the first league game of the season on 20 August, he scored the only goal after seven minutes at home to Panetolikos FC.[25]
On 5 November 2023, Brandon scored a brace in a 4–2 away win against rivals Olympiacos FC.[26]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 31 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mallorca B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||||
| Mallorca | 2012–13 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 78 | 21 | ||||
| Rennes II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Rennes | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Osasuna (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 36 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| Osasuna | 2019–20 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 6 | ||||
| Girona (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Málaga | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 9 | ||
| PAOK | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 29 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 12 | |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 14[c] | 4 | 49 | 11 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | 17 | 4 | 88 | 23 | |||
| Career total | 280 | 57 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 320 | 70 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Greek Football Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editOsasuna
PAOK
Individual
References
edit- ^ El Sevilla deja moribundo a Caparrós (Sevilla leaves Caparrós agonizing); Marca, 12 December 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Aduriz wins it for Bilbao Archived 20 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine; 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.
- ^ Sebastián, Joel (13 January 2020). "Brandon Thomas, cedido al Girona" [Brandon Thomas, loaned to Girona]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Brandon, operado con "éxito"" [Brandon, "successfully" operated]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Brandon jugará cedido en el Leganés hasta el final de la presente temporada" [Brandon will play on loan at Leganés until the end of the current season] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Osasuna y Brandon finalizan su relación contractual" [Osasuna and Brandon end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Brandon Thomas, a specialist in Giving His All". Málaga CF. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Brandon Thomas ficha por el PAOK" [Brandon Thomas signs for PAOK]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Bountou, Eleni (21 July 2022). "Λέφσκι - ΠΑΟΚ 2-0" [Levski - PAOK 2-0] (in Greek). SDNA. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Έκανε τη δουλειά ο νέος ΠΑΟΚ στην πρεμιέρα - Τρίποντο στην Τούμπα με Μπράντον Τόμας" [The new PAOK did the job in the opener - Three-pointer in Toumba with Brandon Thomas]. Ethnos (in Greek). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 2-4: Τεράστιος θρίαμβος του Δικεφάλου στο Καραϊσκάκης, σάρωσε τους ερυθρόλευκους με τέσσερα γκολ". www.sport24.gr. 5 November 2023.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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