Brandon Thomas (footballer)

Brandon Thomas Llamas (born 4 February 1995), known simply as Brandon, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Leganés on loan from CA Osasuna as a forward.

For the English footballer, see Brandon Thomas-Asante.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Thomas and the second or maternal family name is Llamas.
Brandon
Brandon with Rennes in 2017
Personal information
Full name Brandon Thomas Llamas
Date of birth (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995
Place of birth Santanyí, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Leganés
(on loan from Osasuna)
Number 7
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) 9 (2)
2021– → Leganés (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

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] In March, after establishing himself as a starter for the Catalans, 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]

Honours

Club

Osasuna

Individual

References
  1. El Sevilla deja moribundo a Caparrós (Sevilla leaves Caparrós agonizing); Marca, 12 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. Aduriz wins it for Bilbao; ESPN FC, 15 December 2012
  3. Misión Imposible (Mission Impossible); Marca, 9 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. Un gran Albacete remonta y se salva matemáticamente (A great Albacete complete a comeback and save themselves mathematically); Marca, 24 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. El Mallorca remonta en Zorrilla y logra la salvación (Mallorca comeback in Zorrilla and reach salvation); Marca, 4 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. Cuando más falta hacía... apareció Brandon (When there was the greatest need... Brandon showed up); Marca, 9 October 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. "Brandon está de moda" [Brandon is in fashion]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  10. "Brandon sees red as Mallorca lose again". Mallorca Daily Bulletin. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  11. "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.
  12. "Brandon, qué pasa ?" [What's up, Brandon?]. Ouest-France (in French). 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  13. "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.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "Brandon Thomas se incorpora a la plantilla del Girona FC". gironafc.cat (in Spanish). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  18. 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.
  19. "Brandon, operado con "éxito"" [Brandon, "successfully" operated] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  20. "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. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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