Brandon Diau
Brandon Berti Diau (born 2 June 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central defender for UMF Víkingur Ólafsvík.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Bert Diau | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bonn, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | UMF Víkingur Ólafsvík | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009-2011 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 2007-2009 | SF Troisdorf | ||
| 2007- 2005 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 2005-2003 | FC Flerzheim | ||
| 2003-1999 | SSV Plittersdorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013-2014 | Hapoel Afula | 0 | (0) |
| 2015-2016 | SVN Zweibrücken | 17 | (0) |
| 2016-2017 | Billericay Town | 18 | (4) |
| 2017-2018 | Burgess Hill | 22 | (9) |
| 2018-2019 | Truro City FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2019-2020 | Kidderminster Harriers | 9 | (0) |
| 2020- | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Republic of Congo U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Republic of Congo U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Football Career[edit]
Born in Bonn Bad Godesberg, Diau began his youth Career at SSV Plittersdorf, and earned himself a Place in the Bayer Leverkusen academy. After being released, Diau found in SF Troisdorf a Club that would give him the opportunity to play U17 Youth Bundesliga.[1]
In August 2014, after a short spell at Hapoel Afula , Diau played for a number of Clubs around his hometown Bonn, before moving to England in January 2016. Trying to earn a Professional Contract, he started his Senior Career in England at Billericay Town FC, where he proved to be a handful Striker with 6 Goals in his first 15 appearances. Being a Centre Back his whole Life, Diau had to adapt to his positional Change as a Centre Forward.
In January 2018, Diau decided to start a YouTube Channel and challenged himself to sign a Professional Football Contract in 365 Days.[2] With Millions of Views, he gained Popularity in the Football World and finally in September 2019, he signed his first professional Contract[3] at Kidderminster Harriers.[4]
In November 2020, Diau joined Romanian Liga 2 Club CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu on a free transfer.
On July 31st 2021, Diau signed for Icelandic Second Division side UMF Víkingur Ólafsvík
Media[edit]
Brandon operates the YouTube channel called Brandao[5], which currently has 25 Thousand subscribers and over 4 Million views. The channel gives the perspective of the life of a Professional Footballer working his way up the football ladder.
Diau also owns and operates a clothes company named Boguwa Clothing in which he advertises.
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/brandon-diau/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p090vb7l
- ↑ https://www.exposport.co.uk/2020/02/26/the-footballer-who-achieved-his-dream-of-turning-professional-by-showcasing-himself-on-youtube/
- ↑ https://harriers.co.uk/news/2019/10/26/feature-diaus-dream-deal/
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/user/sunneyboy92
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