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 ATK Mohun Bagan.

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

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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

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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 A-League 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.

ATK Mohun Bagan

On 23 June 2022,

club ATK Mohun Bagan 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 Trent Sainsbury. On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the

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in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against

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Career statistics

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers * AFC Champions League:

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Melbourne Victory *

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Australia U16 *

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Australia U19 *

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: 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamill, Brendan 1992 births Living people Australian expatriate soccer players Australia 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 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 ATK Mohun Bagan FC players Soccer players from Sydney Association football defenders Australian soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India Indian Super League players