Evaeverson Lemos da Silva (born 16 June 1980), commonly known as Brandão, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a striker. He spent most of his professional career with

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, appearing in 220 competitive matches and scoring 91 goals while winning seven major titles. He also played several years in France, notably with

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where he won the

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in 2009–10 amongst other accolades.

Club career

Early years and Shakhtar

Born in

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, Brandão only played with modest clubs in his country initially. In 2002, he signed with

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side

FC Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

from

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, 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

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, netting eight times in 30 games in his first full season as they won the

trophy after an 18-year wait. He was loaned twice in his early stint to two teams in his homeland,

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and Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. In January 2012, Brandão returned to ''L'OM'', notably scoring in the 92nd minute of a 2–2 away draw against

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in the campaign's

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round-of-16 second leg, enabling his team to advance on the

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and reach the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since 1993. On 14 April he netted the game's only goal in the final of the

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, against

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. Brandão was released in June 2012 along with

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and Jean-Philippe Sabo and, two months later, signed with fellow league side

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on a two-year contract. On 20 April of the following year, again in the domestic league cup, he scored in the 1–0 victory over

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to give his team their first piece of silverware since 1981. In August 2014, Brandão joined

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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. In the same month, after a league game against

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, he headbutted opposing player

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and broke his nose, being provisionally suspended from 22 August pending a league disciplinary hearing and eventually receiving a six-month ban; on 27 November, he was jailed for one month for his attack in addition to receiving a

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20,000 fine. 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. In February 2016, his prison sentence was changed on appeal to a five-year suspended sentence.

Later career

On 17 July 2017,

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club

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agreed terms with 37-year-old Brandão, who signed a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee from

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Personal life

Brandão successfully applied for

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in May 2014.

Career statistics

Honours

Shakhtar * Vyshcha Liha: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08 *

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: 2003–04, 2007–08 *

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: 2005,

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Marseille *

: 2009–10 *

: 2009–10,

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, 2011–12 Saint-Étienne *Coupe de la Ligue:

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Individual *

top goalscorers: 2005–06

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brandao 1980 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Adap Galo Maringá Futebol Clube players União Bandeirante Futebol Clube players Iraty Sport Club players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Grêmio FBPA players Londrina Esporte Clube players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk players Ligue 1 players Olympique de Marseille players AS Saint-Étienne players SC Bastia players Super League Greece players Levadiakos F.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Ukrainian Premier League top scorers 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen