Brendan Hamill (footballer)
| 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 | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| 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– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-17 | 16 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Australia U-20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2012– | Australia U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Brendan Hamill (born 18 September 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers 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 the 16 July 2012, Hamill joined K-League side Seongnam.[3]
Western Sydney Wanderers
On 26 June 2014, Hamill signed for Western Sydney Wanderers.[4]
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.[5]
On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[6]
Honours
Club
- Western Sydney Wanderers
International
- Australia U-19
- Australia U-16
References
- ↑ "Come Play XI squad named for Muscat Testimonial". SportsAustralia. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ↑ Heart Sign Qantas Young Socceroo Trio
- ↑ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1113316/Hamill-completes-Korea-move
- ↑ "Wanderers lure Hamill home". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Brendan Hamill added to Qantas Young Socceroos Squad". Football Federation Australia. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Vidmar-names-U23s-squad-to-face-Iraq/45985
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