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)
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 U17	16	(4)
2009–2011	Australia U20	14	(1)
2011–2012	Australia U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 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

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

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

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

Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Western United

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

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

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

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

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

Mohun Bagan

• Durand Cup: 2023
• Indian Super League: 2022-23

Western Sydney Wanderers

• AFC Champions League: 2014

Melbourne Victory

• FFA Cup: 2021

Australia U16

• AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2008

Australia U19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2010

References

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.

External links

• Brendan Hamill – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)