Brandon Diau

Brandon Diau
Personal information
Full name Berti Brandon Diau
Date of birth (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993
Place of birth Bonn, Germany
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Airbus UK Broughton
Number 12
Youth career
–2008 Bayer Leverkusen
2008–2009 SF Troisdorf
2009–2011 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Hamburger SV 0 (0)
2013–2014 Hilal Bergheim
2014 TSC Euskirchen
2014–2015 Hapoel Afula
2015–2016 SVN Zweibrücken
2016 Billericay Town 4 (1)
2017 Burgess Hill 2 (0)
2018–2019 Tunbridge Wells
2019 Truro City 4 (0)
2019 Great Wakering Rovers 3 (1)
2019–2020 Kidderminster Harriers 8 (0)
2020–2021 Pandurii 14 (0)
2021–2022 Víkingur Ólafsvík 9 (0)
2022–2023 Flint Town United 34 (2)
2023–2024 Colwyn Bay 7 (1)
2024 Portadown 38 (1)
2024–2025 Institute 6 (0)
2025 Lokomotíva Košice 7 (2)
2026– Airbus UK Broughton 0 (0)
International career
Congo U17 2 (0)
Congo U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Berti Brandon Diau (born 2 June 1993) is a German-born Congolese footballer who plays for Airbus UK Broughton

Personal life

Berti Brandon Diau was born in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on 2 June 1993, to parents of Congolese descent.

Career

Diau was part of the Bayer Leverkusen academy before being released in 2008. He spent the 2008–09 season with SF Troisdorf before joining Hamburger SV, where he remained until 2013. Between 2013 and 2016, he had spells with Hilal Bergheim, TSC Euskirchen, Hapoel Afula and SVN Zweibrücken.

In 2016, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Billericay Town and later played for Burgess Hill Town, Tunbridge Wells, Truro City and Great Wakering Rovers between 2017 and 2019. He signed for Kidderminster Harriers in September 2019,[1] before being loaned out to Redditch United in December of that year.[2]

Between 2020 and 2021, Diau played for Romanian club Pandurii Târgu Jiu and Icelandic side Víkingur Ólafsvík. He returned to the United Kingdom in July 2022, signing for Flint Town United.[3] He left the club at the end of the season. He went on trial at Scottish side Greenock Morton,[4] before ultimately joining Colwyn Bay in September 2023.[5] On the 30th September 2023, during a game against Cardiff Met, he scored an own goal from near his own half-way line.[6]

In January 2024, he moved to NIFL Championship side Portadown,[7][8] before signing for Institute the following season.[9]

In September 2025, Diau signed for Slovak third tier side Lokomotíva Košice, scoring on his debut in a 2–1 win against Slovan Sabinov.[10][11] The club's head coach, Martin Juhar confirmed on 4th January 2026 that "It is certain that Berti Brandon Diau will no longer continue in the club".

In July 2026, Airbus UK Broughton announced the signing of Diau until the end of the 2026–27 season[12].

Honours

Portadown FC

References

  1. ↑ "Reds reveal Diau signing". Official Website of the Harriers - Kidderminster Harriers FC. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ↑ Paddock, Matty. "Diau departs on loan". Kidderminster Harriers. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Three New Signings Announced". Flint Town United. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  4. ↑ Hendry, Mark (2023-07-04). "Morton hand TikTok star Brandon Diau chance as he's on bench for Annan clash". Football Scotland. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  5. ↑ Aled (2023-09-22). "Brandon Diau signs for the Seagulls - Colwyn Bay FC / CPD Bae Colwyn". Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  6. ↑ https://cbfc.wales/bay-miss-chance-to-close-in-on-top-six/
  7. ↑ Morton, Johnny. "Former Bayer Leverkusen youth product has 'found a home' at Portadown after move is confirmed". News Letter. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Dunlop, Jonny (2024-01-26). "Diau arrives at Shamrock Park". Portadown Football Club. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  9. ↑ "'We want to get on the front foot and score goals so it's a makes for an exciting game' - Kevin Deery". Derry Journal. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  10. ↑ "Former Irish League defender makes Slovakia transfer - and marks debut with goal". Belfast News Letter. 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  11. ↑ Bobko, Silvester (2025-09-22). "TIPOS III. LIGA VÝCHOD - Vranov zostrelili bývalé opory, Lokomotíve pomohli nové tváre". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  12. ↑ "Defender becomes 3rd new signing for the season". www.airbusukfc.com. 2026-07-25. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
  13. ↑ "Newry City relegated as Portadown win Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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