Many of our Men’s, Women’s and Academy players have been sent out on loan this season to gain experience and further action.
**Fabio Vieira** was the man of the moment for Hamburg, having come off the bench to net a 94th-minute winner for a 2-1 Bundesliga victory over Stuttgart. Fabio entered the fray with the game level midway through the second half, replacing former Gunner Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Following his heroics, the Portuguese midfielder told [Hamburg’s club media channel](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/we-showed-the-true-spirit-of-this-team): “I’m unbelievably happy. Of course, because of my first Bundesliga goal, but even more so because I was able to give something back to the fans for their support. This team is fantastic and I’m so happy to be part of it.”
Porto remain unbeaten at the summit of the Liga Portugal courtesy of a 1-0 weekend win over Estoril, three days after their 3-0 Europa League victory over Nice. **Jakub Kiwior** played both full matches and kept two clean sheets, as he continues his excellent season at the Estadio do Dragao.
Brentford were winners again in the Premier League, with a 3-1 success over Burnley - during which **Reiss Nelson** came on for the final 14 minutes, with the game goalless and springing to life following his introduction.
**Karl Hein** was an unused substitute for Werder Bremen as they faced Koln in the Bundesliga, playing out a 1-1 draw, while **Oleksandr Zinchenko** remains sidelined, working hard to return to Premier League and Europa League action for Nottingham Forest.
**Ismeal Kabia** started and played 74 minutes for Shrewsbury Town as they shared a 3-3 draw with Gillingham in League Two, while **Maldini Kacurri** played the full match in the National League as Morecambe were slenderly beaten 1-0 by Braintree Town.
Staying with Hale End, and **Daniel Oyetunde** was not in action in either of St Albans City’s recent Isthmian League contests in the past week, as they beat Chatham Town and lost to Burgess Hill. However, youngster **Cam’ron Ismail** played his first senior match for Uxbridge in a goalless draw with Weymouth. **Lucas Nygaard**’s Brabrand were not in action in Denmark due to their summer schedule.
Our Women’s stars were not in action for their respective loan clubs this week, due to the ongoing international break. The WSL and WSL 2 return next weekend with a fresh programme of fixtures.
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