Brendan Gan

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…

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 on 14 July 2019 in a 2–1 victory over Thailand during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match. Gan was called up to the Malaysia's squad for the 2022 AFF Championship where he played in all of the six matches for Malaysia. In January 2024, Gan was called up by head coach Kim Pan-gon to the Malaysia's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He make his debut in the tournament playing the entire match in the last group stage fixtures in a 3–3 draw to South Korea on 25 January.

Club statistics

As of match played 1 July 2025.

International

As of match played 26 March 2024

International goals

As of match played 14 November 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Brendan goal.

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