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Malaysian footballer

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gan (颜).
Brendan Gan
Brendan with Malaysia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Brendan Gan Seng Ling
Date of birth (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Sutherland, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Kuala Lumpur City
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 15 (6)
2008–2011 Sydney FC 38 (5)
2011 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 9 (2)
2012 Sabah 19 (2)
2013 Rockdale City Suns 22 (3)
2014–2016 Kelantan 31 (0)
2018–2019 Perak 28 (5)
2020–2023 Selangor 60 (12)
2024– Kuala Lumpur City 7 (1)
International career
2014 Malaysia U23 5 (0)
2016– Malaysia 37 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Third place 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

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 as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City. Born in Australia, he plays for the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Brendan with Sydney FC in 2008.

Gan began playing football for his local club, Marton Hammers before signing for the Sutherland Sharks in 2000 when he was twelve years old, progressing through their youth grades to make his senior debut for the club in 2008. He made 15 league appearances scoring 6 goals, and 3 appearances in the Finals Series. It was this debut season that shot Gan to prominence within the local media which brought with it a growing reputation to match. His performances eventually led to his being crowned the New South Wales Premier League player of the year, winning the Gold Medal award for the competition.

Sydney FC

Gan was than signed by Sydney FC for their inaugural National Youth League squad ahead of competition from rival A-League clubs. On 28 November 2008, he made his debut for Sydney FC against Queensland Roar with a 5-minute cameo where he turned heads. On 7 December, he scored the winning goal in the 78th minute for Sydney FC against Newcastle Jets to give them their first win in 7 games.

Gan was given his full senior debut on 13 December against the Central Coast Mariners. He scored his second senior goal against Melbourne Victory with a long range strike from outside the penalty area. Brendan 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 against Wellington Phoenix. He was released from Sydney, along with several other players at the end of Sydney's 2011 AFC Champions League campaign.

Bonnyrigg White Eagles

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

Sabah FA

On 17 November 2011, Gan moved to 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.

Rockdale City Suns

In January 2013, he returned home to signed with NSW Premier League side Rockdale City Suns.

Kelantan FA

In November 2013, Gan returned to Malaysia and signed a three-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Kelantan ahead of the 2014 season. 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 a local player is required to have Malaysian identity card or passport. On 6 April, he officially obtained an identity card as a Malaysian and was registered by Kelantan as a local player during the April 2014 transfer window.

Gan made his debut during the match between Kelantan against Terengganu which ended 1–1. In the first match of the 2015 Malaysia Super League, Gan suffered a serious torn ACL in his right knee that would keep him out for most of the 2015 season. In September 2016, Brendan suffered another ACL injury, this time in his left knee which keep him out for 10 months, ruling him out for the 2016 AFF Championship where he was released by the club at the end of 2016.

Perak FA

After making his recovery from a long term ACL injury, On 15 December 2017, Gan signed with Perak. On 24 February 2018, Gan played his first football match in over a year during a league match against Pahang FA. He would than played in the club 2019 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 match against Hong Kong club, Kitchee where he played the entire 120th minute helping the club to progress to the final play-off round against Korean Ulsan Hyundai. On 8 February 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Kedah FA.

Selangor

On 1 December 2019, Gan officially joined Malaysia Super League club Selangor. In July 2021, Gan was diagnosed with testicular cancer and missed the rest of season. In June 2022, he made his return in a 7–0 over Sarawak United, scoring a brace. He was appointed as Selangor's captain since 2021. At the end of the 2023 Malaysia Super League season, Selangor confirmed Gan's departure with them after spending four seasons together.

Kuala Lumpur City

On 1 April 2024, Gan signed for rivals club Kuala Lumpur City. He scored his first goal on 21 June in a 3–0 away league win against Negeri Sembilan. On 26 September 2024, during the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship group stage match against Indonesian club Borneo Samarinda, Gan scored the only goal in the match to secure all 3 points.

International career

Youth

Gan made his first appearances with Malaysia as an overage player with the Malaysia U23 team against Yemen U23 in a preparation for the 2014 Asian Games.

Senior

Gan later debuted for Malaysia national team on 24 March 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia. He scored his first international goal in a 2–1 victory over Thailand during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

Personal life

Gan was born in Australia to an Australian mother and Malaysian Chinese father from Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of match played 17 December 2023.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Australia League Cup Other Asia Total
2008 Sutherland Sharks NSW Premier League 15 6 3 0 – 18 6
Total 15 6 3 0 – 18 6
2008–09 Sydney FC A-League 9 2 – 9 2
2009–10 19 1 3 0 – 22 1
2010–11 10 2 – 0 0 10 2
2011–12 0 0 – 0 0
Total 38 5 3 0 – 0 0 41 5
2011 Bonnyrigg White Eagles NSW Premier League 9 2 1 0 – 10 2
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Other Total
2012 Sabah Malaysia Super League 19 2 1 0 – 1 0 21 2
Australia League Cup Other Asia Total
2013 Rockdale City Suns National Premier Leagues 22 3 4 0 – 26 3
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
2014 Kelantan Malaysia Super League 13 0 2 0 8 0 – 23 0
2015 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2016 17 0 1 0 5 0 – 23 0
Total 31 0 3 0 13 0 – 47 0
2018 Perak Malaysia Super League 12 1 1 0 10 1 – 23 2
2019 16 4 5 1 8 2 1 0 30 7
Total 28 5 6 1 18 3 1 0 53 9
2020 Selangor Malaysia Super League 10 4 0 0 1 0 – 11 4
2021 11 0 – 0 0 – 11 0
2022 16 5 3 0 7 0 – 26 5
2023 23 3 2 1 4 0 – 29 4
Total 60 12 5 1 12 0 – 77 13
Career total 222 35 26 2 43 3 2 0 293 40

International

As of match played 26 March 2024
Malaysia national team
Year Apps Goals
2016 7 0
2019 8 1
2021 5 0
2022 4 0
2023 6 0
2024 7 0
Total 37 1

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 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia 14  Thailand 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Perak

Selangor

International

Malaysia

Individual

References

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