Brandon Silent

{{short description|South African soccer player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Use South African English|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Brandon Silent

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|1|22|df=y}}

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|position = Midfielder

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Vaal Reef Stars

|years1 = 1993–2001

|clubs1 = Orlando Pirates

|caps1 = 255

|goals1 = 21

|nationalyears1 = 1994–1996

|nationalteam1 = South Africa U23

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|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 1997–1998

|nationalteam2 = South Africa

|nationalcaps2 = 5

|nationalgoals2 = 0

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Brandon Silent (born 22 January 1973) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a right-sided midfielder and fullback.

He was nicknamed "Sgcebezana" (Homunculus) because of his short stature.{{Cite web|url=https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/sport/thowbackthursday-brandon-sgcebezana-silent-20190731|title=#ThowBackThursday - Brandon "Sgcebezana" Silent|first=KGOMOTSO|last=MOKOENA|website=Daily Sun}}

Career

Silent played club football for Orlando Pirates, scoring 22 goals in 270 appearances.{{cite web|publisher=Kick Off |title=Silent may be returning to Bucs |url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/267/silent-may-be-returning-to-bucs |date=3 April 2013 |accessdate=28 August 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528074350/http://www.kickoff.com/news/267/silent-may-be-returning-to-bucs |url-status=live |archivedate=28 May 2014 }}

Silent also earned five caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 1998. He played for South Africa at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals.{{cite web|publisher=RSSSF |author1=Nikulski, Dirk |author2=Tabeira, Martín |name-list-style=amp |title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html |date=28 May 2006 |accessdate=28 August 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034810/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html |url-status=live |archivedate=3 December 2013 }}

After he retired from playing in 2003, Silent became a football coach. He has worked as an assistant at FC AK.

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