{{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 |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|1|22|df=y}} |height = |position = Midfielder |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Vaal Reef Stars |years1 = 1993–2001 |clubs1 = Orlando Pirates |caps1 = 255 |goals1 = 21 |nationalyears1 = 1994–1996 |nationalteam1 = South Africa U23 |nationalcaps1 = 9<ref>{{cite web |publisher=SAFA.net |url=http://www.safa.net/UserFiles/safa.intoweb.co.za/File/U-23_games.PDF |title=Full list of all SA under-23 matches |accessdate=28 August 2013 |archivedate=19 July 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719223736/http://www.safa.net/UserFiles/safa.intoweb.co.za/File/U-23_games.PDF |url-status=dead }}</ref> |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 1997–1998 |nationalteam2 = South Africa |nationalcaps2 = 5 |nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Career== Silent played club football for Orlando Pirates, scoring 22 goals in 270 appearances.<ref name="KO">{{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 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
After he retired from playing in 2003, Silent became a football coach. He has worked as an assistant at FC AK.<ref name="KO"/>
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==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=13362}}
{{South Africa Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silent, Brandon}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:South African men's soccer players Category:South Africa men's international soccer players Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:CAF Champions League–winning players
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