Brendan Michael Hamill (born 18 September 1992) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Club career

Hamill played for the

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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

as a testimonial game for

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Melbourne Heart

On 23 April 2010 Hamill rejected numerous offers from English

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clubs to sign his first professional contract with

Melbourne Heart Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region, South-Eastern region of Melbourne, Victoria. They compete in the A-League Men, the Australian soccer ...

along with fellow U-20 players,

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and

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. 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

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side

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Western Sydney Wanderers

On 26 June 2014, Hamill signed for

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Western United

On 15 May 2019, after rejecting a contract extension from Western Sydney Wanderers, Hamill signed for new

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club

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Melbourne Victory

In July 2021, after playing 20 games over two seasons with Western United, Hamill re-united with coach

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, joining

on a two-year deal.

Mohun Bagan SG

On 23 June 2022,

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club

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announce the signing of Brendan Hamill on a two-year deal. He made his debut for the club as substitute on 20 August against Rajasthan United at the 131st edition of

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; his team lost the match by 3–2.

International career

In 2009 Hamill was called up to the Australian U-20 squad for the

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as a replacement for the injured

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. On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against

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Career statistics

Honours

Mohun Bagan

* Indian Super League Shield: 2023-24 *

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* ISL Cup: 2022-23 Western Sydney Wanderers *

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Melbourne Victory *

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Australia U-20 *

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: runner-up

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

AFF U-19 Youth Championship The ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship (formerly AFF U-19 Youth Championship) is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and occasionally invited nations fro ...

Australia U16 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamill, Brendan 1992 births Living people Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Melbourne City FC players Seongnam FC players Gangwon FC players A-League Men players K League 1 players K League 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Western United FC players Melbourne Victory FC players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Soccer players from Sydney Men's association football defenders Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Indian Super League players AFC Champions League Elite–winning players 21st-century Australian sportsmen