Brendan Gan

Brendan Gan Seng Ling (simplified Chinese: 颜兴龙; traditional Chinese: 顏興龍; pinyin: Yán Xìng Lóng; born 3 June 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Selangor and the Malaysia national team as a midfielder.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gan (颜).
Brendan Gan
Brendan Gan playing for Sydney
Personal information
Full name Brendan Gan Seng Ling
Date of birth (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988
Place of birth Sutherland Shire, Australia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 88
Youth career
0000–1999 Marton Hammers
2000–2007 Sutherland Sharks
2008–2009 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Sutherland Sharks 23 (9)
2008–2011 Sydney FC 34 (5)
2011–2012 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 0 (0)
2012–2013 Sabah 9 (2)
2013–2014 Rockdale City Suns 12 (6)
2014–2016 Kelantan 18 (2)
2018–2019 Perak 29 (13)
2020– Selangor 15 (5)
National team‡
2014 Malaysia U23 5 (0)
2016– Malaysia 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

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.[1] 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.[2]

Sydney FC

He was signed by Sydney FC for their inaugural National Youth League squad ahead of competition from rival A-League clubs.[3][4]

On 28 November 2008, Gan made his debut for Sydney FC against Queensland Roar with a 5-minute cameo where he caught the eye. [5][6]

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.[7]

Gan was given his full senior debut on 13 December against Central Coast Mariners.[8] He scored his second senior goal against Melbourne Victory with a long range strike from outside the penalty area.[9]

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.

He was released from Sydney, along with several other players at the end of Sydney's 2011 Asian Champions League campaign.[10]

Bonnyrigg White Eagles

Gan signed for Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the NSW Premier League,[11] and made his debut in the Round 15 game against Sydney United.[12]

Sabah FA

On 17 November 2011, Brendan joined the Malaysian club, Sabah as one of the two foreign players allowed in the 2012 Malaysia Super League. Brendan, alongside his fellow countrymen, Michael Baird signed a one-year contract with Sabah.[13]

Rockdale City Suns

Brendan signed with Rockdale City Suns FC NSW Premier League the next season since no contract extension was offered by Sabah. With this opportunity, he confirmed his intention to return to the A-League.[14]

Kelantan FA

In November 2013, Brendan returned to Malaysia and signed three years contract with Kelantan. He was supposed to be registered as a local player for Kelantan but did not get the approval from FAM because according to FAM any player to be registered as local player required to have Malaysian identity card or passport. On 6 April, he officially obtained an identity card and registered by Kelantan as a local player on April transfer window.[15][16][17][18]

He made his debut during the match between Kelantan against Terengganu which ended with both side had a draw 1–1. In the first game of the 2015 Malaysia Super League Gan suffered a serious torn ACL in his right knee that will keep him out for most of the 2015 season.[19] In September 2016 Gan suffered another ACL injury, this time in his left knee which is expected to keep him out for 10 months, ruling him out for the 2016 AFF Championship.[20]

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 26 September 2020[21]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Australia League Cup Other Asia Total
2008–09Sydney FCA-League2200000022
2009–10191300000221
2010–11102000000102
2011–120000000000
Total 315300000345
2011Bonnyrigg White Eagles FCNSW Premier League0000000000
Total 0000000000
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
2012SabahMalaysia Super League9200000092
Total 9200000092
Australia League Cup Other Asia Total
2013Rockdale City Suns FCNational Premier Leagues0000000000
Total 0000000000
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
2014KelantanMalaysia Super League0000600060
2015100000--10
20161701040--220
Total 1801010000290
2018PerakMalaysia Super League1311010100242
2019 164510000215
Total 2956110100457
2020SelangorMalaysia Super League8400000084
Total 8400000084
Career total

International career

Gan debuted for Malaysia on 24 March 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia.[22]

International
As of 19 November 2019[23]
Malaysia national team
YearAppsGoals
201670
201981
Total151

International goals
As of match played 14 November 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Brendan goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia14 Thailand1–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Kelantan

Perak

References
  1. Brendan Gan – living the dream
  2. 2008 Gold Medal Dinner a huge success as Brendan Gan scoops major award
  3. Gan: I'm Only Here For A Year
  4. Sydney's Gan set for homecoming
  5. Hassett, Sebastian (28 November 2008). "Kosmina turns to young Gan". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. "Gan's the man most likely to soar". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  7. Brendon Gan helps lift Sydney FC to victory over Newcastle Jets
  8. "Kosmina to give Brendan Gan full debut". Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  9. Hassett, Sebastian (30 December 2008). "Gan lights up Sydney's darkest days". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. "Sydney FC player clean out". SBS – The World Game. 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  11. "Bonnyrigg White Eagles snap up Brendan Gan". NSW Premier League. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  12. Bore draw at Edensor Park - Football NSW Article
  13. Former rising star given another chance for shot at Glory Retrieved at 18 November 2011
  14. Carayannis, Michael (6 March 2013). "Malaysian stint pays off for Gan". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader.
  15. Transfer News: Kelantan want Brendan Gan as local player Retrieved at 23 November 2013
  16. "KAFA will find a way to sign Brendan Gan as a local player". Yahoo.com. malaysia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  17. "Brendan Gan sedia lepas kerakyatan Australia demi Liga Malaysia". astro awani.com. malaysia.
  18. "Brendan Gan sah milik Kelantan". Sinar Harian. malaysia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  19. "Kelantan's Brendan Gan ruled out for season ahead of Lions XII game". ESPN FC.com. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  20. "Malaysia's Brendan Gan to miss AFF Suzuki Cup with second ACL injury". ESPN FC.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  21. "Brendan Gan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  22. "Malaysia end World Cup qualifying campaign with 2-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia". New Straits Times Online. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  23. "Brendan Gan". National Football Teams. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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