Bruno Andrade (footballer, born 1993)

Bruno Miguel Carvalho Andrade (born 2 October 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Salford City.

Bruno Andrade

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Miguel Carvalho Andrade[1]
Date of birth	(1993-10-02) 2 October 1993
Place of birth	Viseu, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Salford City
Number	26
Youth career
2006–2010	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Queens Park Rangers	2	(0)
2011	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	1	(0)
2012–2013	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	23	(2)
2013–2014	→ Stevenage (loan)	13	(0)
2015	→ Stevenage (loan)	16	(1)
2015–2016	Woking	43	(5)
2016–2018	Boreham Wood	84	(32)
2018–2020	Lincoln City	59	(11)
2020–	Salford City	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:17, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Born in Viseu, Andrade joined the academy of Queens Park Rangers at a young age, and went on to make a total of four first-team appearances for the club. He has also had loan spells at Aldershot Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Stevenage. He has also had a spell with National League side Woking before joining Boreham Wood in July 2016. After 2 seasons at Boreham Wood, Andrade joined Lincoln City for the 2018-19 League Two season for a free transfer on 24 May 2018.

Playing career

Queens Park Rangers

Born in Portugal, Andrade joined the Queens Park Rangers academy at the age of 13.[2] He made his debut for Queens Park Rangers against Preston North End on 20 November 2010.[3] He then made his second appearance for the club against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup. He replaced Jamie Mackie who had broken his leg.[4] He made a further two first-team appearances at the beginning of the 2011–12 season, including his Premier League debut.[5]

In May 2014, Andrade signed a new 12-month contract with QPR. However a year later in May 2015 he left the club.[6]

Andrade was loaned out to League Two side Aldershot Town for one month from 29 September 2011.[2] He made a total of two appearances for Aldershot before returning to QPR,[7] where he did not make any more appearances for the season.

Having not made a first team appearance in over a year, on 9 October 2012 Andrade was loaned out to another League Two side, Wycombe Wanderers, on an initial month's loan.[7] The loan went on to be extended until the end of the season,[8] and Andrade made a total of 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in his time at Wycombe.

Following his semi-successful loan spell at Wycombe the previous season, Andrade joined League One club Stevenage on a three-month loan deal on 4 October 2013.[9] Then in mid-January, Andrade loan spell with the club was extended for another month.[10] A month after it was extended, Andrade would return to Queens Park Rangers in conclusion of Stevenage loan spell.[11]

On 2 February 2015, Andrade joined Stevenage on loan for the second consecutive season, Andrade initially signed a one-month deal.[12] The loan deal was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[13]

Woking

Upon his release from Queens Park Rangers, Andrade joined non-league side Woking on a one-year deal in demand for first team football.[14]

On 8 August 2015, Andrade made his Woking debut in a 1–0 defeat to Tranmere Rovers playing the full 90 minutes.[15] On 19 December 2015, Andrade scored his first Woking goal in a 5–1 goal glut over Gateshead, netting in the 58th minute.[16] On 23 April 2016, the first time in Andrade playing career, he scored two goals in two consecutive games in four days, netting in a 3–1 home defeat to Grimsby Town[17] and in a 3–2 victory over Lincoln City.[18]

Boreham Wood

On 17 May 2016, Andrade rejected a new deal at Woking to join league rivals Boreham Wood on a one-year deal.[19] On 6 August 2016, Andrade made his Boreham Wood debut in a 1–0 victory over Forest Green Rovers, playing the full 90 minutes.[20] Three days later, Andrade scored his first Boreham Wood goals in a 4–1 victory against Dover Athletic, netting both in a space of ten minutes.[21] On 29 October 2016, Andrade went on to score the winner in a 2–1 victory against his former club Woking, netting five minutes after Ángelo Balanta had scored the equaliser.[22]

Following an impressive debut campaign, Andrade opted to stay with Wood for the forthcoming season and registered his first goal during their 2–1 home defeat on 8 August, against Dagenham & Redbridge. Converting a penalty in the 7th minute.[23] Subsequently, Andrade went onto net five goals in the space of seven games, racking up his tally to six goals by the start of September.[24] Following this impressive form, several Football League clubs took interest in the Portuguese forward, including Hampshire-based side, Portsmouth. However, after training with the club, the League One side opted against signing him.[25] On 25 November 2017, Andrade registered his tenth league goal of the season during a 2–1 home victory over his former club, Woking, slotting past goalkeeper, Sam Mason in the 82nd minute.[26]

Lincoln City

On 24 May 2018, Andrade signed for League Two club Lincoln City on a two-year deal.[27] He scored his first goal for Lincoln in a 3-1 win over Notts County on 25 August 2018.[28]

Salford City

On 13 January 2020, Andrade signed for League Two club Salford City for an undisclosed fee on a ​2 ¹⁄₂-year deal.[29]

Personal life

Andrade's father José, was also a professional footballer.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2020 [31]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queens Park Rangers	2010–11	Championship	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2011–12	Premier League	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2012–13	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Aldershot Town (loan)	2011–12	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2012–13	League Two	23	2	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	2
Stevenage (loan)	2013–14	League One	13	0	4	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	0
	2014–15	League Two	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
	Total		29	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	35	1
Woking	2015–16	National League	43	5	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	47	5
Boreham Wood	2016–17	National League	36	10	3	1	—		6[lower-alpha 2]	1	45	12
	2017–18	National League	45	20	3	2	—		7[lower-alpha 3]	4	55	26
	Total		81	30	6	3	—		13	5	100	38
Lincoln City	2018–19	League Two	42	10	3	1	2	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	50	11
	2019-20	League One	17	1	2	0	2	1	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	23	2
	Total		59	11	5	1	4	1	5	0	73	13
Salford City	2019-20	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			171	42	16	4	5	1	20	5	212	52

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in National League play-offs
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Lincoln City

• EFL League Two: 2018–19[32]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
2. "QPR winger Bruno Andrade joins Aldershot Town on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
3. "QPR 3 - 1 Preston". London: BBC. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
4. "Blackburn 1 - 0 QPR". London: BBC. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
5. "Wigan 2 - 0 QPR". London: BBC. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
6. "QPR young guns offered new deals". Get West London. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
7. "Wycombe Wanderers bring in QPR winger Bruno Andrade". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
8. "Andrade staying with Chairboys". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
9. "Stevenage: Francis Zoko and Bruno Andrade join Boro". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
10. "Rangers duo stay with Boro". Sky Sports. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
11. "QPR and Leicester loanees return to parent clubs". The Comet. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
12. "BRUNO ANDRADE PENS STEVENAGE LOAN". qpr.co.uk. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
13. "BRUNO ANDRADE EXTENDS STEVENAGE LOAN". qpr.co.uk. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
14. "Bruno Andrade". Woking FC. August 2015.
15. "Tranmere Rovers 1 - 0 Woking". Malcolm Wyatt (Woking FC). 8 August 2015.
16. "Gateshead vs. Woking". Soccerway. 19 December 2015.
17. "Woking 1-3 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 19 April 2016.
18. "Lincoln City 2-3 Woking". BBC Sport. 23 April 2016.
19. "BRUNO ARRIVES AT THE WOOD". Boreham Wood F.C. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
20. "Boreham Wood vs. Forest Green Rovers". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
21. "Dover Athletic vs. Boreham Wood". Soccerway. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
22. "Boreham Wood 2-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
23. "Boreham Wood 1-2 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
24. "B. Andrade". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
25. "Pompey not close to signing Andrade". The News. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
26. "Boreham Wood 2-1 Woking". BBC Sport. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
27. "Bruno Andrade becomes Imps first summer signing". Lincoln City Official Site. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
28. "Lincoln 3-1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
29. "Bruno Andrade signs for Salford City". Salford City Official Site. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
30. "Promotion hero and reported Aston Villa target is son of Stoke City enigma". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
31. Bruno Andrade at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
32. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Lincoln: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

External links

• Bruno Andrade at Soccerbase
• Bruno Andrade at Soccerway