Brendan Michael Hamill (born 18 September 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Melbourne Victory.
.jpg) Hamill with WSW in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendan Michael Hamill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| Parramatta Eagles | |||
| Sydney Wanderers | |||
| 2008–2009 | NSWIS | ||
| 2009–2010 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Melbourne Heart | 35 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Seongnam | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Gangwon (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 80 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Western United | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Melbourne Victory | 19 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Mohun Bagan | 34 | (1) |
| 2024– | Melbourne Victory | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-17 | 16 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Australia U-20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Australia U-23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2016 | |||
Club career
editHamill played for the Australian Institute of Sport in the 2009–10 A-League National Youth League where they failed to win a single game. Hamill was selected for the 'Come Play XI' which was thrown together in order to play a friendly against Melbourne Victory as a testimonial game for Kevin Muscat.[2]
Melbourne Heart
editOn 23 April 2010 Hamill rejected numerous offers from English Premier League clubs to sign his first professional contract with Melbourne Heart along with fellow U-20 players, Kliment Taseski and Eli Babalj.[3] On 5 August 2010, he became the youngest player to play for Heart, at 17 years and 321 days old.
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
editOn 16 July 2012, Hamill joined K-League side Seongnam.[4]
Western Sydney Wanderers
editOn 26 June 2014, Hamill signed for Western Sydney Wanderers.[5]
Western United
editOn 15 May 2019, after rejecting a contract extension from Western Sydney Wanderers, Hamill signed for new A-League club Western United.[6]
Melbourne Victory
editIn July 2021, after playing 20 games over two seasons with Western United, Hamill re-united with coach Tony Popovic, joining Melbourne Victory on a two-year deal.[7][8]
Mohun Bagan SG
editOn 23 June 2022, Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan SG announce the signing of Brendan Hamill on a two-year deal.[9] He made his debut for the club as substitute on 20 August against Rajasthan United at the 131st edition of Durand Cup; his team lost the match by 3–2.[10]
International career
editIn 2009 Hamill was called up to the Australian U-20 squad for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as a replacement for the injured Trent Sainsbury.[11]
On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of 25 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne Heart | 2010–11 | A-League Men | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Heart total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Seongnam | 2012 | K League Classic | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seongnam total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Gangwon (loan) | 2013 | K League Classic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2014–15 | A-League Men | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Wanderers total | 78 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 100 | 7 | ||
| Western United | 2019–20 | A-League Men | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Western United total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Mohun Bagan | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Mohun Bagan total | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 210 | 13 | ||
Honours
editMohun Bagan
editWestern Sydney Wanderers
Melbourne Victory
Australia U16
Australia U19
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Come Play XI squad named for Muscat Testimonial". SportsAustralia. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ Heart Sign Qantas Young Socceroo Trio Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hamill completes Korea move : A League : The World Game on SBS". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers lure Hamill home". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Signing news: Hamill joins Hyundai A-League newcomers Western United FC". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Brendan Hamill departs Western United". Western United. 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Brendan Hamill". Melbourne Victory. 26 July 2021.
- ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan announce the signing of centre-back Brendan Hamill". Khel Now. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (20 August 2022). "Durand Cup HIGHLIGHTS ATK Mohun Bagan loses 2–3 to Rajasthan United, ATKMB vs RUFC; Mariners lose first match". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Brendan Hamill added to Qantas Young Socceroos Squad". Football Federation Australia. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "Vidmar names U23s squad to face Iraq @ Football Australia 2011". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
External links
edit- Brendan Hamill – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
