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.
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.Heart Sign Qantas Young Socceroo Trio 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.
Western Sydney Wanderers On 26 June 2014, Hamill signed for Western Sydney Wanderers.
Western United On 15 May 2019, after rejecting a contract extension from Western Sydney Wanderers, Hamill signed for new A-League club Western United.
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.
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. 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.
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.
On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMelbourne Heart2010–11A-League Men12000001202011–122310000231Heart total3510000351Seongnam2012K League Classic81000081201300000000201400000000Seongnam total81000081Gangwon (loan)2013K League Classic00000000Western Sydney Wanderers2014–15A-League Men15000702202015–16602100812016–1714031502212017–1821310002232018–192214100262Wanderers total7841031201007Western United2019–20A-League Men500000502020–211500000150Western United total2000000200Melbourne Victory2021–22A-League Men1930000193Mohun Bagan2022–23Indian Super League20010202302023–24614060161Mohun Bagan total2615080391Career total1861011314021113
Honours Mohun Bagan Indian Super League Shield: 2023-24 Durand Cup: 2023 ISL Cup: 2022–23 Western Sydney Wanderers AFC Champions League: 2014
Melbourne Victory FFA Cup: 2021
Australia U-20 AFC U-20 Asian Cup: runner-up 2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2010
Australia U16 AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2008
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