Brandon Thomas Llamas (born 4 February 1995), known simply as Brandon, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Greek Super League club PAOK. He played nine La Liga games for

Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

and

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...

but spent most of his career in the

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, playing 163 games and scoring 35 goals for those two teams as well as Girona, Leganés and

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

. He also had spells in

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with

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and in

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with PAOK.

Career

Mallorca

Born in

Santanyí Santanyí is a municipality on the Spanish island of Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, situated in the most western part of the Mediterranean Sea. This municipality in the south east of Majorca is home to the towns of Santanyí, Calonge, s’ ...

Majorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

to an English-born father of

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descent and a Spanish mother, Brandon is a product of

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

'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. On 15 December Brandon made his La Liga debut, again from the bench in a 0–1 away defeat against

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. 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. 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

championship. In July 2015, he was definitely promoted to the main squad by manager

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. On 28 January 2016, Brandon renewed his contract until 2019. 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. On 9 October 2016, Brandon scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 home win against SD Huesca, later being named

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. He was sent off on 18 December at half time in a 3–1 loss at

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for protesting with the

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; the season ended with relegation.

Rennes

On 10 July 2017, Brandon signed a three-year deal with French side Stade Rennais FC. He did not take to the field in their first seven matches of the

season, and only played once in that time for the reserves in the fifth division. He made his debut on 25 October in the third round of the

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, starting and assisting

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'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.

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. On 20 May 2019, the deal was made permanent with Brandon agreeing to a three-year contract. Eleven days later, he won and scored a penalty in a 3–2 win at

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

that won the second division title for the team from Pamplona. On 13 January 2020, Brandon was loaned to

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

for the rest of the second-tier season, having played just eight top-flight games for Osasuna. 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. After returning to the fields in December 2020, Brandon was loaned to second division side

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on 19 January 2021, until the end of the campaign. On 15 July, after returning from loan, he terminated his contract.

Málaga

On 16 July 2021, Brandon signed a one-year contract with

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

in the second division. He played all but one game in his only season on the

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, scoring nine goals.

PAOK

On 14 July 2022, Brandon signed for one year at

club PAOK FC. 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

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. In the first league game of the season on 20 August, he scored the only goal after seven minutes at home to Panetolikos FC. On 5 November 2023, Brandon scored a brace in a 4–2 away win against rivals

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Career statistics

Honours

Osasuna *

: 2018–19 PAOK *

: 2023–24 Individual *

: October 2016 * Greek Cup Top goalscorer:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brandon Thomas 1995 births Living people Spanish people of Welsh descent People from Santanyí Footballers from Mallorca Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Mallorca players RCD Mallorca B players CA Osasuna players Girona FC players CD Leganés players Málaga CF players Ligue 1 players Stade Rennais F.C. players Super League Greece players PAOK FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece