Brandon Borrello

Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello (born 25 July 1995) is an Australian professional footballer for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.

Brandon Borrello
Borrello with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2017
Personal information
Full name Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello
Date of birth (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Number 26
Youth career
Modbury Jets
2011–2014 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Brisbane Roar 71 (13)
2014–2017 Brisbane Roar NPL 5 (4)
2017–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern 19 (3)
2017–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2 (0)
2018–2021 SC Freiburg II 9 (0)
2019–2021 SC Freiburg 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 22 (1)
2021–2022 Dynamo Dresden 16 (0)
2022– Western Sydney Wanderers 27 (13)
International career‡
2014–2015 Australia U20 8 (1)
2015–2016 Australia U23 3 (0)
2019– Australia 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2021

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]

Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 1 September 2020, Borrello joined 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf on a loan deal for one year.[6] He left Fortuna upon the expiration of his contract on 24 May 2021.[7]

Dynamo Dresden

In July 2021, Borrello joined newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden for an undisclosed transfer fee, signing a two-year contract.[8]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 25 July 2022, Borrello joined Western Sydney Wanderers on a two-year contract.[9]

International career

Borrello made his debut for Australia national soccer team on 7 June 2019 in a friendly against South Korea, as a 70th-minute substitute for Awer Mabil.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 July 2019[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League[lower-alpha 1] Cup Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar 2013–14 A-League 60——60
2014–15 A-League 2241062296
2015–16 A-League 22510—235
2016–17 A-League 2541075339
Total 7513301379120
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 19310—203
SC Freiburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 0000—00
2019–20 Bundesliga 0000—00
Total 00000000
Career total 94164013711123
  1. Appearances in A-League final series
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International
As of match played 28 March 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 201930
202110
202321
Total61
List of international goals scored by Brandon Borrello
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 March 2023Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Ecuador1–01–2Friendly

Honours

Brisbane Roar

Individual

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Brisbane Roar beats Shanghai Shenua in AFC Champions League". ABC News. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. Hunt, Dave (15 February 2017). "Young Roar star gets player of year nomination". Stanthorpe Border Post. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. "Borrello completes FC Kaiserslautern switch". The World Game. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. "Brandon Borrello kommt zum Sport-Club" (in German). SC Freiburg. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  6. "Fortuna Verstärkt Sich Mit Brandon Borrello" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. "SAISONAUSKLANG IM KREISE DER MANNSCHAFT" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 24 May 2021.
  8. "Dynamo verpflichtet Brandon Borrello" [Dynamo sign Brandon Borrello] (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. "News - Wanderers Sign Socceroo Borrello". Western Sydney Wanderers. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. "South Korea v Australia game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.
  11. "B. Borrello". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  12. Brandon Borrello at National-Football-Teams.com


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