Brandon Diau

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Brandon Diau
Personal information
Full name Berti Brandon Diau
Date of birth (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bonn, Germany
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Institute
Number 41
Youth career
0000–2008 Bayer Leverkusen
2008–2009 SF Troisdorf
2009–2011 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Hamburger SV 0 (0)
2013–2014 Hilal Bergheim
2014 TSC Euskirchen
2014–2015 Hapoel Afula
2015–2016 SVN Zweibrücken
2016–2017 Billericay
2017–2018 Burgess Hill
2018–2019 Tunbridge Wells
2019 Truro City 4 (0)
2019 Great Wakering Rovers
2019–2020 Kidderminster Harriers 8 (0)
2020–2021 Pandurii 14 (0)
2021–2022 Víkingur Ó. 9 (0)
2022–2023 Flint Town 34 (4)
2023–2024 Colwyn Bay 7 (1)
2023–2024 Portadown 10 (1)
2024– Institute 8 (0)
International career
Congo U17 2 (0)
Congo U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brandon Diau is a German born Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender currently playing with Institute in the NIFL Championship.

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Personal life

Brandon Diau was born in Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany to Congolese immigrant parents.

Career

Brandon Diau's footballing journey started at Bayer Leverkusen but was later let go.

In 2008, Diau joined local team Troisdorf and played impressively. He proceeded to land himself a contract with SV Hamburger. Diau plaiyed for Hamburg's U17's, and U19's teams before being released in 2013.

Diau went on to play for amateur sides Hilal Bergheim and TSC Euskirchen during 13/14.

In 2014, Diau signed for professional team Hapoel Afula in Israel.

In 2015, Diau dropped back down to amateur football in Germany signing for SVN Zweibrücken.

Diau then played for a non-league side Billericay during the 2016/17 season.

Diau then switched to Burgess Hill 17/18.

In February 2018, Diau started a social media challenge where he would sing with a professional football club in 180 days which he would eventually extend to 365 days.

During this challenge, Diau obtained trials with many teams from all across Europe, [1] eventually signing a contract with Tunbridge Wells for the 2018/2019 season.

Diau then joined up with Truro City, and Great Wakering Rovers for several months in 2019 before signing for Kidderminster Harriers for the 2019/20 season. [2] Diau would eventually be loaned out to Redditch United that year. [3]

In 2020, Diau reached his goal of returning to professional football when he transferred to Romanian clubPandurii.

Diau then signed for Icelandic side Víkingur Ólafsvík for the 2021/2022 season.

Diau had spells in Wales with Flint Town during the 2022/23 season and Colwyn Bay during the 2023/2024 season. [4]

Diau then signed with Portadown in Northern Ireland in January 2024. There, he earned promotion to the NIFL premiership as Portadown won the league. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Hendry, by Mark; Updated (2023-07-04). "Morton hand TikTok star Brandon Diau chance as he's on bench for Annan clash". Football Scotland. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Reds reveal Diau signing". Official Website of the Harriers - Kidderminster Harriers FC. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ↑ Paddock, Matty. "Diau departs on loan". Kidderminster Harriers. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Morton, Johnny. "Former Bayer Leverkusen youth product has 'found a home' at Portadown after move is confirmed". News Letter. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Dunlop, Jonny (2024-01-26). "Diau arrives at Shamrock Park". Portadown Football Club. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
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