Brendan Gan playing for Sydney
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brendan Gan Seng Ling | ||
Date of birth | 3 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Sutherland Shire, Australia | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Kelantan FA | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
–1999 | Marton Hammers | ||
2000–2007 | Sutherland Sharks | ||
2008–2009 | Sydney FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Sutherland Sharks | 23 | (7) |
2008–2011 | Sydney FC | 41 | (5) |
2011–2012 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 20 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Sabah | 12 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Rockdale City Suns | 25 | (3) |
2014–2016 | Kelantan | 18 | (0) |
2017- | Kelantan | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Malaysia U23 | 5 | (0) |
2014– | Malaysia | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 24, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 24, 2017 |
Brendan Gan Seng Ling (born 3 June 1988) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Malaysia national team.He is currently a Free Agent.
Gan began playing football for his local club, the Marton Hammers before he signed for the Sutherland Sharks in 2000 when he was twelve years old and came up through their youth grades to make his senior debut for the club in 2008. It was this debut season that shot Gan to prominence within the local media which brought with it a growing reputation to match. He did not disappoint with dazzling performances week in week out which eventually led him to being crowned the New South Wales Premier League player of the year, taking out the Gold Medal award for the competition.
He was signed by Sydney FC for their inaugural National Youth League squad ahead of competition from rival A-League clubs.
On 28 November 2008, Gan made his debut for Sydney FC against Queensland Roar with a 5-minute cameo where he caught the eye.
On 7 December, he scored the winning goal in the 78th minute for Sydney FC against the Newcastle Jets to give them their first win in 7 games.
Gan was given his full senior debut on 13 December against Central Coast Mariners. He scored his second senior goal against Melbourne Victory with a long range strike from outside the penalty area.
Gan scored his third senior goal against Wellington Phoenix with a powerful header from a corner. This goal gave Sydney FC a 2–0 win over Wellington and placed them on the top of the table, leapfrogging Gold Coast United.
On 2 December 2010, in only his second start for the season, he scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win, once again over Wellington Phoenix.