Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | ||
Date of birth | (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Penang | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ipswich Knights | |||
2003-2004 | Olympic FC | ||
2016 | Brisbane Roar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Olympic FC | 23 | (2) |
2016 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 19 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Western Pride | 29 | (40) |
2018 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 3 | (1) |
2018–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 67 | (14) |
2021–2023 | Western United | 34 | (5) |
2023–2024 | Central Coast Mariners | 8 | (1) |
2024– | Penang | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2016 |
Dylan Wenzel-Halls (born 15 December 1997) is an Australian footballer who plays for the Malaysia Super League club Penang.
Club career
Youth career
Wenzel-Halls played youth football at local club Ipswich Knights, played in their under-8 team through to under-15 team at Brisbane Lions and then at Olympic FC from 2013 to 2015, and with Brisbane Roar youth in 2016.
Western Pride
In the 2017 NPL Queensland grand final, Wenzel-Halls scored an 89th-minute free kick against Moreton Bay United, winning the match 2-1 and securing Pride’s first piece of silverware. He was named in the 2017 NPL QLD Team of the Year, and won the 2018 Queensland NPL Golden Boot with 24 goals in 14 games.
While playing for Western Pride, Wenzel-Halls broke the record for the most goals scored in a single National Premier Leagues match, scoring seven goals in a 15–0 win over Sunshine Coast.
Brisbane Roar
On 4 May 2018, following his goal-scoring exploits in the NPL, Wenzel-Halls signed a one-year contract with A-League club Brisbane Roar.
He made his professional debut on 24 November 2018 against Melbourne City, replacing Matt McKay in injury time with the Roar going on to win the match 2–0.
Wenzel-Halls grabbed his first A-League assist in a 2–1 loss to Adelaide United on 30 November 2018, providing the cutback for Henrique's goal. He scored his first A-League goal in a Round 17 clash with Adelaide United on 2 February 2019, scoring the Roar's second goal as they went down 4–3 at Hindmarsh Stadium.
Western United
On 20 June 2021, Wenzel-Halls left Brisbane Roar and joined Western United, signing a three-year contract. In January 2023, Wenzel-Halls departed the club by mutual consent to allow him pursue another opportunity.
Central Coast Mariners
A couple of days after leaving Western United, it was announced by Central Coast Mariners that they had signed Wenzel-Halls until the end of the 2024–25 season. Wenzel-Halls made his debut for the Mariners against Brisbane Roar, his first A-League club, on 1 April 2023, after an injury-stalled start to his time at the club. Wenzel-Halls scored his first goal for the Mariners against Western United, his other former club, at Eureka Stadium on 7 April 2023, his second appearance for the Mariners.
Wenzel-Halls was part of the Mariners team that won the 2023-24 A-League Championship, an unused substitute in the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final in which the Mariners won 6-1 against Melbourne City at Western Sydney Stadium.
The following season, Wenzel-Halls was also part of the Mariners' 2023-24 treble winning season, winning the A-League Championship, A-League Premiership and AFC Cup. Wenzel-Halls departed the club in the post-season, to take up an overseas opportunity.
Penang
Following his departure from Central Coast Mariners, Wenzel-Halls joined Malaysian Super League club Penang on 2 September 2024.
Honours
Club
Western United
Central Coast Mariners
- A-League Men Championship: 2022–23, 2023-24
- A-League Men Premiership: 2023-24
- AFC Cup: 2023-24
References
- "Dylan returns home rich in higher level experience". Queensland Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Dylan Wenzel-Halls - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "New recruit hunting Hyundai A-League dream". Brisbane Roar FC. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- "Football Queensland – NPL Match Centre – Western Pride FC v Moreton Bay United FC". SportsTG. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- Lems, David (4 September 2017). "'A bit of magic': How young gun set up title-winning goal". Queensland Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Wenzel-Halls, McElligott, Shol. 109 goals between them! Congrats to the 2018 Golden Boot winners". Football Queensland on Instagram. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
- "Competition Stats for NPL QLD". SportsTG. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "Football Queensland – NPL Match Centre – Western Pride FC v Sunshine Coast FC". SportsTG. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- Lems, David (4 March 2018). "After seven amazing goals, Dylan boosts professional shot". Queensland Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Monteverde, Marco (4 May 2018). "Brisbane Roar part ways with striker Corey Gameiro, bring in local goal machine". The Courier-Mail.
- Parkin, Richard (24 November 2018). "Sportwatch: A-League, Hockeyroos, and W-League – as it happened". The Guardian.
And it's an A-League debut for Dylan Wenzel-Halls from the Queensland NPL. He's got about three minutes to show his wares.
- "Adelaide United 2 Brisbane Roar 1: Halloran brace settles ill-tempered affair". Omnisport. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "A-League Review: Seven goals and three red cards in incredible Adelaide United win". sports.yahoo.com. Omnisport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Striker Dylan Wenzel-Halls joins Western United". Western United. 21 June 2021.
- "Dylan Wenzel-Halls departs Western United". Western United. 29 January 2023.
- "Dylan Wenzel-Halls signs for the Mariners until 2025". Central Coast Mariners. 31 January 2023.
- "Mariners break Victorian hoodoo, beat Western in ALM". Yahoo!. AAP. 7 April 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023.
- "Mariners win the 2022/23 A-League Grand Final". Central Coast Mariners FC. 6 June 2023.
- "Central Coast Mariners secure A-league Men's premier's plate with win over Adelaide United". ABC News (Australia). 2 February 2024.
- "Central Coast Mariners become first Australian club to win AFC Cup". ABC News (Australia). 6 May 2024.
- "Dylan Wenzel-Halls departs Mariners for overseas opportunity". Central Coast Mariners FC. 28 August 2024.
- "Aussie forward Dylan Wenzel-Halls now with Penang FC, ending Black Panther rumours". Malay Mail. 3 September 2024.
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Western United FC players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- Penang F.C. players
- National Premier Leagues players
- A-League Men players
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Ipswich, Queensland
- Soccer players from Queensland
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Ipswich Knights FC players