Aldershot Town have announced that they have completed the loan signing of Queen's Park Rangers midfielder, Bruno Andrade.
Portuguese-born Bruno possesses pace and despite being predominantly right-footed, can play on either side of the pitch and can also act as a winger.
Having come through the R's Centre of Excellence, signed his first professional contract in October 2010 and made his debut as a late substitute in the Championship game against Preston North End midway through the following month.
His only other appearance that season was as a first half replacement for broken leg victim Jamie Mackie against Blackburn Rovers in an FA Cup third round tie at the beginning of January, whilst his performances in the under-18 and reserve sides saw him win the “Supporters’ Young Player of the Year” award.
Following QPR’s promotion as the 2010-11 Championship winners, Bruno played the full 90 minutes of the shock League Cup defeat to Rochdale in late August 2011 (meaning he is ineligible for the upcoming game against Manchester United), with his top tier debut coming from the bench against Wigan Athletic four days later.
In order to gain experience, Bruno (who turns 18 on Sunday) has joined Aldershot Town on a one-month loan and has been given squad number 25.
Speaking to the clubs official website www.theshots.co.uk, Shots boss Dean Holdsworth said, "Bruno is a quick and exciting talent and is eager to come and play for Aldershot Town, too. Hopefully, he will give us another spark to the squad. We have a lot of matches coming up in the next month and it is important that we are prepared for them."
Meanwhile, the loan deal with West Ham United defender Jordan Brown has been extended until 26th October 2011.