Febian Brandy

Infobox Football biography
playername = Febian Brandy


fullname = Febian Earlston Brandy
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|2|4
cityofbirth = Manchester
countryofbirth = England
height = convert|5|ft|5|in|m|2|abbr=on
position = Striker
currentclub = Swansea City
(on loan from Manchester United)
clubnumber = 12
youthyears = 1998–2007
youthclubs = Manchester United
years = 2007–
2008
2008–
clubs = Manchester United
→ Swansea City (loan)
→ Swansea City (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
19 (3)
01 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 08:17, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Febian Earlston Brandy (born 4 February 1989 in Manchester) is an English footballer currently playing for Swansea City on loan from Manchester United. His regular position is as a striker.

Brandy has been at United since the age of nine, having been invited down to the club's old training ground at The Cliff, after he was spotted playing for his local team, West End Boys. Having recovered from various injuries, including a broken leg, that ruled him out of much of the 2005-06 season, Brandy is now a regular starter in the United reserve team, and scored his first goal for the reserves against Bolton Wanderers in October 2006.

Brandy started up front for United against Liverpool in both legs of the FA Youth Cup final, winning a penalty in the first leg - which Sam Hewson converted - but missing a chance when through on goal in the second leg, which his youth team manager Paul McGuinness described as a "key moment" in the tie which Liverpool won on penalties. [cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/04/FAYC_Reaction2.htm |title=McGuinness takes stock |accessdate=2007-07-17 |author=Stuart Mawhinney |date=2007-04-27 |work=FA Youth Cup |publisher=TheFA.com ] Brandy was also the scorer of the only goal in the 2007 Champions Youth Cup final against Juventus [cite web| url=http://www.thechampionsyouthcup.com/news/news.asp?ID=34| title=Brady clinches inagural Champion Youth Cup for Manchester United| date=2007-08-19| accessdate=2008-03-13] .

On 17 January 2008, Swansea City claimed that they had signed Brandy on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season. [cite news |title=Swans to sign Man United striker |url=http://www.swanseacity.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10354~1216754,00.html |publisher=swanseacity.net |date=2008-01-17 |accessdate=2008-01-17 ] This was confirmed by Manchester United the following morning, [cite news |first=Ben |last=Hibbs |title=Swansea order Brandy |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=524235 |publisher=ManUtd.com |date=2008-01-17 |accessdate=2008-01-18 ] and Brandy made his Swansea debut in their match against Port Vale on 19 January 2008, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Paul Anderson.

Brandy returned to Manchester United for pre-season training in July 2008, but was sent out for a second six-month spell on loan at Swansea on 22 July 2008. [cite news |title=Swans snap up Brandy in loan deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/7518459.stm |date=2008-07-22 |accessdate=2008-07-22 |publisher=BBC Sport ]

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External links

*soccerbase|id=48321|name=Febian Brandy
* [http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={061AD8F0-B618-4CC3-838C-A9AEA6B5217A}&section=playerProfile&bioid=91981 Profile] at ManUtd.com
* [http://www.swanseacity.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10354~42540,00.html Profile] at swanseacity.net