Brendon Šantalab
 Šantalab with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendon James Šantalab | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unanderra Hearts South Coast United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Parramatta Power | 8 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Sydney United | 28 | (7) |
| 2003 | Geylang United | 22 | (23) |
| 2003–2004 | Sydney United | 14 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | K.V. Oostende | 22 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | K.Sint Truidense V.V. | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Újpest FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Sydney FC | 23 | (4) |
| 2009 | North Queensland Fury | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Chengdu Blades | 40 | (18) |
| 2012–2013 | Chongqing Lifan | 35 | (15) |
| 2013– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 29 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Brendon James Šantalab (born 9 September 1982 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a striker for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.
Club career
His parents are Croatian migrants. He originally started out as an apprentice at Parramatta Power before moving to Sydney United under the tutelage of Branko Culina. At the end of the 2003–04 NSL season he moved to K.V. Oostende in the Belgian First Division. After a brief stint there he moved to another Belgian First Division club K.Sint Truidense V.V. before a move to Hungary saw him play at Újpest FC for a six-month spell, but did not play in a single game whilst at the club. On 23 June 2007 it was announced he was signed by A-League club Sydney FC on a 2-year contract, thus reuniting him with Branko Culina.
Since joining Sydney FC in mid-2007, he scored 3 goals in 14 appearances, including a stunning shot from outside the box, that curled into the top corner against South Australian team Adelaide United in which Sydney ran out winners 3–1 at the Adelaide Oval that was the goal that saw him win the A-League goal of the year for the 2007–08 season. He scored another cracker against Adelaide again in the 2008–09 season at the Sydney Football Stadium, when he took a shot from 35 meters out, that slammed into the top corner. Sydney won the match 3–0. His fourth goal came during Sydney's 2–1 upset loss against Perth Glory.
On 14 November 2008, it was announced that Šantalab had signed a two-year contract with new A-League side the North Queensland Fury for the 2009–10 season. It was announced by North Queensland, that Chinese Super League club Chengdu Blades may make an offer to him, before the start of the season.[1] North Queensland accepted an offer from Chengdu on 21 July, meaning he is the fourth Player to have left the club before their inaugural season.[2] He scored 9 goals in 12 appearances in 2009 league season.
It was announced that he has moved from Chengdu to Chongqing Lifan for the 2012 season.
It was announced that he has moved from Chongqing Lifan to Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2013 season.[3]
Šantalab scored his first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 7th round of the 2013–14 A-League season, losing to Brisbane Roar 3–1 at Suncorp Stadium.
On 14 May 2014 in the Asian Champions League game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima with 5 minutes to go Šantalab scored the equalising goal that sent Western Sydney Wanderers FC into the quarter finals of the AFC Champions League.[4]
In the 2014-15 A-League season, Western Sydney Wanderers neared the unwanted winless record of 19 games held by Melbourne City and the now defunct New Zealand Knights after a shocking start to the season. In the 16th round home game at Penrith Stadium against Wellington Phoenix, Šantalab scored the second goal in a 2-0 win for his first of the season.
Honours
- Western Sydney Wanderers
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