Brandon Borrello

On 27 December, Borrello scored his 5th goal of the season in a 3–1 win over Melbourne City.

Following the match, Borrello didn't score for the remainder of the campaign and finished the season with 5 goals in 22 appearances.

He missed out on the Young Footballer of the Year award for a second time, coming short of teammate Jamie Maclaren.

He made his senior debut on the day, coming off the bench in the 74th minute, where Brisbane won 3–0 at Suncorp Stadium.

Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello (born 25 July 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right winger for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.

Borrello was born on 25 July 1995 in Adelaide, Australia, and grew up in Salisbury Downs.

He began his football journey playing for local clubs in the Adelaide area, including Salisbury United, Salisbury Villa, Western Strikers, and Modbury Jets.

From a young age, Borrello and his family avidly followed the "Socceroos" matches, fostering his passion for the sport.

From then on, representing Australia on the international stage became his childhood dream.

Borrello's initial football development took place at Salisbury Villa and later continued at the Royal Park-based Western Strikers, where he joined at the age of nine.

Borrello moved to Brisbane in 2011 where he played for Brisbane Roar, for whom he made his A-League Men debut in November 2013.

In the following seasons, he established himself in the first-team and as one of Brisbane's most potent attackers, helping his side towards qualifications in both the A-League Finals Series and AFC Champions League.

Borrello eventually moved to Germany where he remained for 5 years before moving back to Australia with Western Sydney Wanderers in July 2022.

Despite being part of the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) program, in 2011, Borrello's family relocated to Brisbane when Borrello was offered a soccer scholarship at the Queensland Academy of Sport that provided top-tier training facilities and coaching to further his development as a player.

In his high school years, Borrello attended St Columban's College and graduated from the college in 2013.

In late October 2013, Borrello received his first call-up to the A-League squad for Brisbane Roar ahead of the clash against Melbourne Hearts on 3 November.

Leading up to April 2014, Borrello still played within the youth squad for the A-League Youth tournemount where he was named NYL Player of the Year by the end of the 2013–14 season.

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Borrello would find a place within the first team following the absence of Besart Berisha who was out with an injury.

On 8 November 2014, Borrello scored his first goal for the club where his lost 3–1 at home to Sydney FC.

On 4 March 2015, he scored his first AFC Champions League goal, netting the only goal in the 2nd minute, in a 1–0 win over Urawa Reds, handing them their second consecutive defeat in the group stage.

Four days later, Borrello scored the winning goal, his second that same week, in a league tie against Western Sydney Wanderers where he contributed to a 1–0 victory to put his club on 6th place in the league table and into finals contention.

Following his decisive performances, Borrello was named March Nominee for Young Footballer of the Year.

Borrello was named as one out of five Young Footballer of the Year nominees at the end of the league season, but lost the award to Adelaide United's midfielder James Jeggo.

On 18 October 2015, Borrello scored twice to secure a 2–1 victory over Central Coast Mariners.

Two rounds later, he scored two goals again, including a stoppage-time brace, to seal a 3–0 win against Adelaide United.

By early November, Borrello contributed to a third of Brisbane's total goals, scoring 4 goals in 7 appearances and earning him the October nominee for the Hyundai A-League's NAB Young Footballer of the Year award.

His lethal form in front of goal led his coach John Aloisi to give Borrello a permanent starting-position over Henrique on the wing, and tipped him for success into becoming a full Australian international in the future.

On 10 February 2016, Borrello signed a two-year contract (his first professional contract) with Brisbane Roar.

In the subsequent season, following a poor league start due to Maclaren's dip in form, Borrello scored the winning goal in Brisbane's 2–1 win against Perth Glory on 30 October 2016, to give his side their second win out of five rounds.

However, for the next months, he found himself sitting on the bench, due to hamstring problems, leading him to lose a starting place within the squad.

After recovering by December, on 21 January 2017, Borrello retained his starting place and continued to contribute, earning Man of the match after assisting the winner to Maclaren, in a crucial 1–0 win over Wellington Phoenix to bring them eight points behind Melbourne Victory who sat second.

His performance was described as brilliant by Aloisi, whilst Borrello afterwards stated it was “just a snippet of what’s to come”.

On 30 January, in an AFC Champions League play-off match, Borrello scored a record 4 goals, the most scored by any A-League player, in a 6–0 thrashing against Global at Suncorp Stadium.

In the next round, Borrello provided an assist and the winning goal, most notably in Carlos Tevez's debut, in a 2–0 away victory over Shanghai Shenhua, helping his side qualify to the group stage.

He was nominated in January 2017 for the Young Footballer of the Year award for the 2016–17 season.

On 26 May 2017, it was announced that Borrello had signed a three-year deal with 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern after his buyout clause was triggered.

However, his initial months with the club saw him mostly sitting on the bench during the league campaign.

It wasn't until 9 September 2017 that Borrello made his club debut, coming off the bench in the 57th minute in a 2–1 loss against Holstein Kiel at Holstein-Stadion.

Despite making his debut, Borrello struggled to find consistent playing time under manager Jeff Strasser and only managed to make three appearances by the end of October, leading him to be delegated to the U23 team.

Borrello's fortunes changed when he replaced Nicklas Shipnoski in the starting lineup and earned his first start for the club on 3 November 2017 against Bochum.