Brandon Borrello
Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello (born 25 July 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for German club SC Freiburg.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Modbury Jets | |||
| 2011–2014 | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Brisbane Roar | 75 | (13) |
| 2014–2017 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 5 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 19 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | SC Freiburg II | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | SC Freiburg | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Australia U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2015– | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Australia | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Brisbane Roar
On 30 January 2017, Borrello scored four goals in an AFC Champions League qualifying game for Brisbane Roar against Global, becoming the first Australian player to score four goals in a game in the Champions League.[1] He also scored in the next round in a win over a Shanghai Shenua side which included Carlos Tevez, earning the Roar qualification to the group stage.[2]
He was nominated in January 2017 for the A-League Young Footballer of the Year award for the 2016–17 season.[3]
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Borrello joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern in May 2017 on a three-year deal.[4]
SC Freiburg
On 23 July 2018, Borrello joined Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. The terms of the contract were undisclosed.[5]
International career
Borrello made his debut for Australia national soccer team on 7 June 2019 in an friendly against South Korea, as a 70th-minute substitute for Awer Mabil.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 July 2019[7]
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2013–14 | A-League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Total | 75 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 91 | 20 | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| SC Freiburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 111 | 23 | ||
1 includes A-League final series statistics
2 includes FFA Cup and DFB Pokal
3 includes AFC Champions League
Honours
References
- "Brisbane Roar beats Global FC 6-0 to set up AFC Champions League qualifier with Shanghai Shenhua". ABC News. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "Brisbane Roar beats Shanghai Shenua in AFC Champions League". ABC News. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- Hunt, Dave (15 February 2017). "Young Roar star gets player of year nomination". Stanthorpe Border Post. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "Borrello completes FC Kaiserslautern switch". The World Game. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "Brandon Borrello kommt zum Sport-Club" (in German). SC Freiburg. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "South Korea v Australia game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.
- "B. Borrello". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- Brandon Borrello at National-Football-Teams.com