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# 3 - Kim Brandão

Position:
Defender
Hometown:
Rahway, NJ
Birthday:
April 26, 1984
Nationality:
United States & Portugal

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Played for Jersey Sky Blue in the W-League in 2007 helping the team to a 12-2 mark and a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs appearing in all 14 regular season games and both playoffs matches
• Led Sky Blue with 1174 minutes played in the regular season
• Member of the Portugal Women’s National Team
• Appeared with Portugal at the 2008 Algarve Cup helping the team to a 2-2 record and a 10th place finish and also in UEFA Women’s EURO 2009 qualifying
• Played for FC Puebla of Spain’s top women’s league from January to April 2008
• Played for Falköping in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan last fall after the W-League season
• Played in the W-League for the New Jersey Wildcats in 2004 starting the final four regular season games and all four playoff matches as the Wildcats posted a 14-0 regular season mark before falling to Vancouver in a shootout in the championship match
• Capped a stellar four-your career at Rutgers in 2006 with 84 career appearances serving as team captain for two years
• As a senior in 2006, led the Scarlet Knights to its best season ever with a school record for wins and a 16-3-4 overall mark that included the program’s first-ever trip to the BIG EAST Tournament final
• Scored two goals in 22 appearances
• Named to the Soccerbuzz All-America Third Team
• Earned NSCAA and SoccerBuzz All-Mid Atlantic Region First Team honors and an All-BIG EAST second team selection
• Redshirted the entire 2005 season after suffering a knee injury in spring training
• As a junior in 2004, started all 20 matches as the Scarlet Knights went 9-10-1
• Helped organize a Rutgers defense that allowed 0.85 goals per match
• Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and the SoccerBuzz Mid-Atlantic Region All-Third Team
• Named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star
• As a sophomore in 2003, started every game helping Rutgers to a 10-7-5 mark scoring her only goal in a 1-0 victory over Virginia Tech
• Named to the SoccerBuzz All-Mid Atlantic Region Second Team and the All-BIG EAST Second Team
• As a freshman in 2002, started every game as Rutgers went 10-8-2
• Named to the SoccerBuzz Mid-Atlantic Region All-Freshman Team and the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team
• Missed her entire senior season at Rahway High School due to injury but was named to the NJGSCA All-State team as a junior
• A member of the Region I pool from 1998-2001
• Played for the PDA Splash club team and won state cup titles in 2001, 2002, and 2003
LAST UPDATED: 5/13/2008
Kim Brandão
Kim Brandão
Kim Brandão
Kim Brandão