Brandão (footballer, born 1980)

Evaeverson Lemos da Silva (born 16 June 1980), commonly known as Brandão, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

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

Brandão (below) celebrating a goal for Marseille in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Evaeverson Lemos da Silva
Date of birth	(1980-06-16) 16 June 1980
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Galo Maringá	18	(5)
2000–2001	União Bandeirante	26	(7)
2001–2002	Iraty	20	(7)
2002	→ São Caetano (loan)	23	(10)
2002–2009	Shakhtar Donetsk	140	(65)
2009–2012	Marseille	82	(17)
2011	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	5	(0)
2011	→ Grêmio (loan)	14	(4)
2012–2014	Saint-Étienne	53	(16)
2014–2016	Bastia	36	(3)
2016–2017	Londrina	1	(0)
2017	→ Tricordiano (loan)	1	(0)
2017	Levadiakos	9	(2)
Total		391	(136)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his professional career with Shakhtar Donetsk, appearing in 220 competitive matches and scoring 91 goals while winning seven major titles.[1] He also played several years in France, notably with Marseille where he won the Ligue 1 in 2009–10 amongst other accolades.

Club career

Early years and Shakhtar

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

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

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 they 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 in 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 Traoré and Jean-Philippe Sabo and, two months later, signed with fellow league side AS Saint-Étienne on a two-year contract.[6] On 20 April of the following year, again in the domestic league cup, he scored in the 1–0 victory over Stade Rennais F.C. to give his team their first piece of silverware since 1981.[7][8]

In August 2014, Brandão joined SC Bastia also of the French top level 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.[9] In the same month, after 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[10] and eventually receiving a six-month ban;[11] on 27 November, he was jailed for one month for his attack in addition to receiving a €20,000 fine.[12]

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.[13] In February 2016, his prison sentence was changed on appeal to a five-year suspended sentence.[14]

Later career

On 17 July 2017, Super League Greece club Levadiakos F.C. agreed terms with 37-year-old Brandão, who signed a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Londrina Esporte Clube.[15]

Personal life

Brandão successfully applied for French citizenship in May 2014.[16]

Career statistics

[17][18]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar	2002–03	Ukrainian Premier League	18	4	6	1	2	0	0	0	26	5
	2003–04		18	8	3	1	5	1	0	0	26	10
	2004–05		21	12	5	5	10	3	0	0	36	20
	2005–06		26	15	1	1	9	5	0	0	36	21
	2006–07		20	9	5	1	10	0	1	0	36	10
	2007–08		25	12	3	2	10	5	1	0	39	19
	2008–09		12	5	1	0	7	1	1	0	21	6
	Total		140	65	24	11	53	15	3	0	220	91
Marseille	2008–09	Ligue 1	16	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	7
	2009–10		30	8	2	0	8	1	3	4	43	13
	2010–11		19	1	1	0	7	2	3	1	30	4
	Total		65	16	4	0	15	3	6	5	90	24
Cruzeiro (loan)	2011	Série A	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Grêmio (loan)	2011	Série A	14	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	4
Marseille	2011–12	Ligue 1	17	1	3	3	4	1	2	2	26	7
Saint-Étienne	2012–13	Ligue 1	27	11	3	1	0	0	5	2	35	14
	2013–14		26	5	1	1	4	3	1	0	32	9
	Total		53	16	4	2	4	3	6	2	67	23
Bastia	2014–15	Ligue 1	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2015–16		27	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	29	4
	Total		36	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	39	4
Levadiakos	2017–18	Super League Greece	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
Career total			339	107	38	17	77	22	18	9	472	155

Honours

Shakhtar

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
• Ukrainian Cup: 2003–04, 2007–08
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2005, 2008

Marseille

• Ligue 1: 2009–10
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12

Saint-Étienne

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2012–13

References

1. "Brandao's legacy". Shakhtar Donetsk. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
2. "Brandao signe à Cruzeiro" [Brandao signs with Cruzeiro] (in French). Foot 01. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
3. "Officiel: Brandao de nouveau prêté" [Officiel: Brandao loaned again] (in French). Le Phocéen. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
4. "Brandao sends Marseille into Champions quarters". Sports Illustrated. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
5. "Lyon 0–1 Marseille". ESPN Soccernet. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
6. "Officiel: Brandao 2 ans à l'ASSE" [Official: Brandao 2 years to ASSE] (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
7. "Coupe de la Ligue: Saint-Etienne s'offre son premier titre depuis 1981" [League Cup: Saint-Etienne treat themselves to first title since 1981]. Sud Ouest (in French). 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
8. "Saint Etienne end 32-year wait for silverware". Authint Mail. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
9. "Bastia bag Brandão". Ligue 1. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
10. "Bastia's Brandao suspended over head-butt on Thiago Motta of PSG". The Guardian. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
11. "Brandao suspended 6 months for head-butting Thiago Motta". ESPN FC. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
12. "Brandao: Laurent Blanc says jail term 'disproportionate'". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
13. Davis, Matt (11 April 2015). "Paris St-Germain beat Bastia 4–0 to win the French League Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
14. "Ligue 1: pas de prison ferme pour Brandao après son coup de tête contre Thiago Motta en 2014 (vidéo)" [Ligue 1: no prison time for Brandão after his headbutt on Thiago Motta in 2014 (video)] (in French). Sud Info. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
15. Papamakarios, Petros (17 July 2017). "Πρώτο θέμα στο France Football η έλευση Μπραντάο στον Λεβαδειακό" [The first topic of France Football was Brandão's arrival at Levadiakos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
16. "ASSE: Brandao est citoyen français!" [ASSE: Brandao a French citizen!] (in French). Le 10 Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
17. "Brandão". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
18. Brandão at ESPN FC

External links

• Brandão at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Brandão – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)