Brendan Hamill (soccer)
Brendan Michael Hamill (born 18 September 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Western United in the A-League.
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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) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| 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– | Western United | 5 | (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 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 March 2016 | |||
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.
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 the Wanderers, Hamill signed for new A-League club Western United.[5]
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.[6]
On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 12 September 2018
| 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 |
| Career total | 126 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 148 | 8 | ||
Honours
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%5B%5D
- "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 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)
