Playing career Kimberly Brandão

1 playing career

1.1 rutgers university scarlet knights, 2002–2006
1.2 club

1.2.1 western new york flash, 2011
1.2.2 jersey sky blue, 2007
1.2.3 new jersey wildcats, 2004


1.3 international

playing career
rutgers university scarlet knights, 2002–2006

brandão attended rutgers university 2002–2006 played scarlet knights. started , played every minute of 83 of team s 84 games, missing 1 through suspension. two-year team captain, two-year team mvp, , four-time all-big east selection. brandão four-time all-big east selection, three-time all-big east second team selection, , earned big east academic all-star honors.

as freshman, brandão started 20 matches , named big east all-rookie team, soccerbuzz mid-atlantic region all-freshman team, wachovia challenge all-tournament team & rutgers double tree classic all-tournament team. led defense 1.32 goals against average (gaa). during sophomore season, started 22 matches , led defense allowed 0.91 goals per match. named all-big east second team, soccerbuzz mid-atlantic region all-second team, nscaa mid-atlantic region all-third team , soccerbuzz elite national team of week week of october 20, 2003. brandão twice-named big east defensive player of week , became second player in rutgers history earn big east defensive player-of-the-week honors. during match against virginia tech, headed in game-winning goal.

during junior year, brandão started 20 matches , led defense allowed 0.82 goals , 6.9 shots per game. defense allowed 12 goals in 22 games , held opponents 0.55 goal per game. twice-named big east conference defensive player of week , named soccer america national team of week week of september 14, 2004. brandão named rutgers defensive player of year , earned all-big east second team, big east academic all-star , soccerbuzz mid-atlantic region all-third team honors. senior, brandão again named rutgers valuable player , captained team best-ever , multiple-record breaking season. named rutgers defensive player of year , earned topdrawer-soccer.com national all-first team, all-big east second team, soccerbuzz third team all-america , nscaa mid-atlantic region all-first team honors. brandão captained rutgers’ first-ever appearance @ big east conference final (versus national no. 1 team, notre dame). team set new school records wins @ home 9 , 8 big east conference wins in 1 season. team ended season highest-ever national ranking @ 11.

club
western new york flash, 2011

in march 2011, became first luso-american woman sign wps team. on friday, may 13, 2011, made flash debut @ sahlen s stadium in 3–2 victory on boston breakers, playing left-back, , getting assist on flash s second goal. win extended wny flash s lead @ top of wps standings 5 points, , team spent of season atop standings. on august 14, 2011, wny flash crowned wps 2011 regular season champions, highest scoring team in wps history. on august 27, 2011, wny flash went on win wps championship match.

prior playing flash, brandão played top level professional club soccer in swedish damallsvenskan , in spanish superliga femenina, trained arsenal ladies in england, , in w-league played new jersey wildcats (2004, reaching w-league championship final), , jersey sky blue (in 2007 & 2008).

brandão captained buffalo flash during 2009 , 2010 seasons. professional franchise in amateur/semi-professional league, buffalo flash, won united soccer leagues w-league in 2010. brandão captained flash first ever w-league championship. in national champion s undefeated season, brandão named all-conference team, , topped w-league in minutes played (1243).

jersey sky blue, 2007

brandão played jersey sky blue in w-league in 2007 , anchored defense led w-league record, conceding 6 goals in 14 matches. starting in matches , leading team in minutes played (1174), helped lead team 12–2 mark , spot in w-league playoffs.

new jersey wildcats, 2004

brandão starting center in 4 playoff matches, including championship final. team ended regular season 14–0–0 record.

international

in october 2007, became first luso-american woman play full portugal women s national team. captained team 2009–2012 beginning @ 2009 algarve cup, portugal’s best ever performance (three wins, 1 tie). @ 2010 algarve cup brandão led portugal biggest ever win (5–0) in history of tournament. @ 2011 algarve cup brandão led portugal 3–1 win on wales , 0–0 tie chile.