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Kevin Brands
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Martinus Adrianus Brands
Date of birth	28 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Waalwijk, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	OJC Rosmalen
Number	10
Youth career
	RKC Waalwijk
2008	Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Jong AZ
2009–2011	→ Telstar (loan)
2011–2012	Telstar
2012–2015	Willem II
2013	→ Cambuur (loan)
2014	→ Telstar (loan)
2014–2015	→ Volendam (loan)
2015–2016	NAC Breda
2016–2017	Go Ahead Eagles
2017	Samsunspor
2017	Almere City
2018	Bali United
2018–2019	VVSB
2019–2020	Lampang
2021-	OJC Rosmalen
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2021

Kevin Martinus Adrianus Brands (born 28 March 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for OJC Rosmalen in Hoofdklasse B Sunday.

Club career

He played in the youth teams of RKC and FC Den Bosch and signed a contract with AZ in January 2009, where he was included in the reserve team, Jong AZ.^[2] AZ then loaned him to Telstar.^[3] He later played for Willem II and SC Cambuur in the Eredivisie and FC Volendam and NAC Breda in the Eerste Divisie.

Brands returned to play in the Eredivisie when he joined Go Ahead Eagles on a one-year contract in summer 2016. There, he was reunited with his head coach at Volendam, Hans de Koning. His contract included an option for another season.^[4] Although he began the season as a starter, he soon lost his spot in the starting lineup and was mainly a reserve during the rest of the fall of 2016. After half a year, he was allowed to leave the club. He was subsequently on trial at Dundee in Scotland, but a move never materialised.^[5] On 17 January 2017, he joined Turkish side Samsunspor, competing in the TFF 1. Lig, the second highest Turkish league.^[6] In August 2017, Brands began playing for Almere City. In December of that year, he had his contract terminated and subsequently signed a two-year deal with Bali United in Indonesia. Brands never made an appearance in the Indonesian league for the club, but did play five matches, including one qualifying match for the AFC Champions League and four matches in the group stage of the 2018 AFC Cup. His contract was cancelled in March 2018 by the Bali United board, because he did not fit the playing style of the team.^[7] At the beginning of September 2018, he had his contract terminated and he started playing for VVSB in the third-tier Dutch Tweede Divisie. He left there in December 2018.^[8] In January 2019, Brands moved to Thai club Lampang in the second-tier Thai League 2.^[9]

Personal life

Kevin is the son of former footballer and former director of football of Everton, Marcel Brands.^[9]

References

^ "Kevin Martınus Adrınus Brands". tff.org. Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ Kevin Brands tekent contract tot 2011 - AZ (in Dutch)
^ AZ verhuurt drietal van Jong AZ aan Telstar - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
^ "Kevin Brands van NAC Breda naar Go Ahead Eagles" [Kevin Brands from NAC Breda to Go Ahead Eagles]. Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 10 June 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020. Brands verheugt zich ook op de hernieuwde samenwerking met Hans de Koning, die eerder zijn trainer was bij FC Volendam.
^ Inan, Johan (11 January 2017). "Brands beproeft geluk in Schotland" [Brands tries his luck in Scotland]. De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ Inan, Johan (19 January 2017). "Kevin Brands ruilt GAE na half jaar in voor laagvlieger in tweede Turkse divisie" [AFter six months, Kevin Brands switches GAE for lowly Turkish second division club]. De Stentor (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Matur Suksma! Bali United resmi lepas Kevin Brands" [Thank you! Bali United officially releases Kevin Brands]. Bali United (in Indonesian). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Voetballer Kevin Brands per direct weg bij VVSB" [Footballer Kevin Brands leaves VVSB immediately]. Omroep West (in Dutch). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020. Middenvelder Kevin Brands vertrekt per direct bij VVSB. Het vele reizen tussen Noordwijkerhout en zijn woonplaats Den Bosch kon hij niet meer opbrengen. Daardoor kon hij zich niet meer concentreren op het degradatievoetbal in de tweede divisie. In gezamenlijk overleg is toen besloten om niet meer met elkaar door te gaan.
^ ^a ^b van Beek, Yvonne (4 December 2020). "Zelfs in het paradijs is niet alles perfect voor voetballer Kevin Brands: 'Als ik thuis ben, krijg ik het moeilijk'" [Even in paradise, not everything is perfect for footballer Kevin Brands: 'When I get home, it's difficult for me']. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 December 2020.