Brendan Hamill (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendan Michael Hamill | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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– | Melbourne Victory | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-17 | 16 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Australia U-20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2012 | Australia U-23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 March 2016 | |||
Brendan Michael Hamill (born 18 September 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.
Club career[]
Hamill 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.[1]
Melbourne Heart[]
On 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.[2] On 5 August 2010, he became the youngest player to play for Heart, at 17 years and 321 days old.
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma[]
On 16 July 2012, Hamill joined K-League side Seongnam.[3]
Western Sydney Wanderers[]
On 26 June 2014, Hamill signed for Western Sydney Wanderers.[4]
Western United[]
On 15 May 2019, after rejecting a contract extension from Western Sydney Wanderers, Hamill signed for new A-League club Western United.[5]
Melbourne Victory[]
In 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.[6][7]
International career[]
In 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.[8]
On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[9]
Career statistics[]
- As of 27 January 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne Heart | 2010–11 | A-League | 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 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Western United total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 149 | 8 | ||
Honours[]
Club[]
- Western Sydney Wanderers
International[]
References[]
- ^ "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
- ^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1113316/Hamill-completes-Korea-move[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Brendan Hamill – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Australia international soccer players
- Melbourne City FC players
- Seongnam FC players
- Gangwon FC players
- A-League players
- K League 1 players
- K League 2 players
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Australian Institute of Sport soccer players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- Western United FC players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Association football defenders
- Australian soccer players