Brendan Hamill (soccer)
Brendan Michael Hamill (born 18 September 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Melbourne Victory 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. 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. 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. 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.