Brendon Santalab

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Personal information
Brendon Santalab
Full name	Brendon James Santalab
Date of birth	September 9, 1982 (1982-09-09) (age 25)
Place of birth	Wollongong, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sydney FC
Number	11
Youth clubs
	Parramatta Power
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2001 2001-2003 2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-present	Parramatta Power Sydney United Geylang United Sydney United K.V. Oostende K.Sint Truidense V.V. → Újpest FC (loan) Sydney FC	08 0(1) 28 0(7) 22 (23) 14 0(5) 22 0(3) 09 0(0) 00 0(0) 13 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Brendon Santalab (born September 9, 1982) is an Australian football (soccer) player, currently playing as striker for Sydney FC.

[edit] Club career

He originally started out as an apprentice at Parramatta Power before moving to Sydney United under the tutelage of Branko Culina. At the end of the 2003-04 NSL season he moved to K.V. Oostende in the Belgian First Division. After a brief stint there he moved to another Belgian First Division club K.Sint Truidense V.V. before a move to Hungary saw him play at Újpest FC for a six month spell, but didn't play in a single game whilst at the club. On June 23 2007 it was announced he was signed by A-league club Sydney FC on a 2-year contract, thus reuniting him with Branko Culina.

Since joining Sydney FC in mid 2007, Brendan has scored 2 goals in 13 appearances, including a stunning shot from outside the box, that curled into the top corner against South Australian team Adelaide United in which Sydney ran out winners 3-1 at the Adelaide Oval.