Bruno Andrade (footballer, born 1993)

Bruno Miguel Carvalho Andrade (born 2 October 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Salford City. Born in Viseu, he joined the academy of Queens Park Rangers at a young age, and went on to make a total of four first-team appearances for the club. He has also had loan spells at Aldershot Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Stevenage.

Bruno Andrade
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Carvalho Andrade[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Salford City
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2010 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
2011 → Aldershot Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 23 (2)
2013–2014 → Stevenage (loan) 13 (0)
2015 → Stevenage (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2016 Woking 43 (5)
2016–2018 Boreham Wood 84 (32)
2018–2020 Lincoln City 59 (11)
2020– Salford City 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Andrade left the club in 2015 and spent a year with National League side Woking, before joining Boreham Wood in July 2016. He spent two seasons at the club, and scored 20 league goals to help Boreham Wood reach the play-off final. He left after a defeat and moved back up to the Football League by joining Lincoln City for the 2018-19 League Two season, signing on a free transfer.

Playing career

Queens Park Rangers

Born in Portugal, Andrade joined the Queens Park Rangers academy at the age of 13.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2010, with his manager Neil Warnock describing him as "an exciting young player".[3] He made his debut for Queens Park Rangers against Preston North End later that month.[4] He then made his second appearance for the club against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup. He replaced Jamie Mackie who had broken his leg.[5] He made a further two first-team appearances at the beginning of the 2011–12 season, including his Premier League debut.[6]

Andrade was loaned out to League Two side Aldershot Town for one month from 29 September 2011.[2] He made a total of two appearances for Aldershot before returning to QPR,[7] where he did not make any more appearances for the season.

Having not made a first team appearance in over a year, on 9 October 2012 Andrade was loaned out to another League Two side, Wycombe Wanderers, on an initial month's loan.[8] The loan went on to be extended until the end of the season,[9] and Andrade made a total of 26 appearances and scored two goals in his time at Wycombe.

The following season, Andrade joined League One club Stevenage on a three-month loan deal on 4 October 2013.[10] In mid-January, his loan spell with the club was extended for another month.[11] A month after it was extended, Andrade would return to Queens Park Rangers in conclusion of Stevenage loan spell.[12]

In May 2014, Andrade signed a new 12-month contract with QPR.[13] On 2 February 2015, he joined Stevenage on loan for the second consecutive season, initially signing a one-month deal.[14] The loan deal was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[15]

Woking

Andrade was released from Queens Park Rangers in May 2015. He then joined non-league side Woking on a one-year deal in demand for first team football.[16] On 8 August 2015, Andrade made his Woking debut in a 1–0 defeat to Tranmere Rovers playing the full 90 minutes.[17] On 19 December 2015, Andrade scored his first Woking goal in a 5–1 goal glut over Gateshead, netting in the 58th minute.[18] On 23 April 2016, for the first time in his playing career, he scored two goals in two consecutive games, netting in a 3–1 home defeat to Grimsby Town[19] and in a 3–2 victory over Lincoln City.[20]

Boreham Wood

On 17 May 2016, Andrade rejected a new deal at Woking to join league rivals Boreham Wood on a one-year deal.[21] On 6 August 2016, he made his Boreham Wood debut in a 1–0 victory over Forest Green Rovers, playing the full 90 minutes.[22] Three days later, he scored his first Boreham Wood goals in a 4–1 victory against Dover Athletic, netting both in a space of ten minutes.[23] On 29 October 2016, he scored the winner in a 2–1 victory against his former club Woking, netting five minutes after Ángelo Balanta had scored the equaliser.[24]

Following his debut campaign, Andrade opted to stay with Wood for the forthcoming season and registered his first goal during their 2–1 home defeat on 8 August, against Dagenham & Redbridge. Converting a penalty in the 7th minute.[25] Subsequently, Andrade went onto net five goals in the space of seven games, taking his tally to six goals by the start of September.[26] Following this, several Football League clubs took interest in the Portuguese forward, including Portsmouth. However, after training with the club, the League One side opted against signing him.[27] On 25 November 2017, Andrade registered his tenth league goal of the season during a 2–1 home victory over his former club, Woking, slotting past goalkeeper Sam Mason in the 82nd minute.[28]

Lincoln City

On 24 May 2018, Andrade signed for League Two club Lincoln City on a two-year deal.[29] He scored his first goal for Lincoln in a 3-1 win over Notts County on 25 August 2018.[30]

Salford City

On 13 January 2020, Andrade signed for League Two club Salford City for an undisclosed fee on a ​2 1⁄2-year deal.[31] Andrade's first goal for the club came on 7 November in the first game of new manager Richie Wellens, scoring the first goal of a 2–0 win against Hartlepool United in the FA Cup first round in extra-time.[32]

Personal life

Andrade's father José, was also a professional footballer.[33]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 January 2021 [34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2010–11 Championship 101000—20
2011–12 Premier League 100010—20
2012–13 Premier League 000000—00
Total 2010100040
Aldershot Town (loan) 2011–12 League Two 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2012–13 League Two 23210002[lower-alpha 1]0262
Stevenage (loan) 2013–14 League One 13040002[lower-alpha 1]0190
2014–15 League Two 161000000161
Total 291400020351
Woking 2015–16 National League 43510—3[lower-alpha 2]0475
Boreham Wood 2016–17 National League 361031—6[lower-alpha 2]14512
2017–18 National League 452032—7[lower-alpha 3]45526
Total 813063—13510038
Lincoln City 2018–19 League Two 421031203[lower-alpha 4]05011
2019-20 League One 17120212[lower-alpha 4]0232
Total 59115141507313
Salford City 2019-20 League Two 7000000070
2020-21 League Two 170212031242
Total 240212031312
Career total 195421857123624354
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in National League play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Lincoln City

References
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