Brendan Hamill (soccer)

Brendan Hamill
Hamill with WSW in 2017
Personal information
Full name Brendan Michael Hamill[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32)
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)
2013Gangwon (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 0 (0)
International career
2007–2009 Australia U-17 16 (4)
2009–2011 Australia U-20 14 (1)
2011–2012 Australia U-23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:39, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ 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.

Club career

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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.[2]

Melbourne Heart

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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.[3] On 5 August 2010, he became the youngest player to play for Heart, at 17 years and 321 days old.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

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On 16 July 2012, Hamill joined K-League side Seongnam.[4]

Western Sydney Wanderers

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On 26 June 2014, Hamill signed for Western Sydney Wanderers.[5]

Western United

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On 15 May 2019, after rejecting a contract extension from Western Sydney Wanderers, Hamill signed for new A-League club Western United.[6]

Melbourne Victory

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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.[7][8]

Mohun Bagan SG

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On 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

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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.[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

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As of 25 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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Mohun Bagan

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Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne Victory

Australia U16

Australia U19

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Come Play XI squad named for Muscat Testimonial". SportsAustralia. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ^ Heart Sign Qantas Young Socceroo Trio Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Wanderers lure Hamill home". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Signing news: Hamill joins Hyundai A-League newcomers Western United FC". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Brendan Hamill departs Western United". Western United. 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Brendan Hamill". Melbourne Victory. 26 July 2021.
  9. ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan announce the signing of centre-back Brendan Hamill". Khel Now. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Vidmar names U23s squad to face Iraq @ Football Australia 2011". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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