Brendon Šantalab
Personal information
Full name	Brendon James Šantalab
Date of birth	9 September 1982 (1982-09-09) (age 27)
Place of birth	Wollongong, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Chengdu Blades
Number	42
Youth career
	South Coast United
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2001 2001–2003 2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009 2009–	Parramatta Power Sydney United Geylang United Sydney United K.V. Oostende K.Sint Truidense V.V. → Újpest FC (loan) Sydney FC North Queensland Fury Chengdu Blades	008 00(1) 028 00(7) 022 0(23) 014 00(5) 022 00(3) 009 00(0) 000 00(0) 023 00(4) 000 00(0) 010 00(7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Brendon Šantalab (born 9 September 1982) is an Australian football (soccer) player, currently playing as striker for Chengdu Blades.

[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, he scored 3 goals in 14 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 that was the goal that saw him win the A-League goal of the year for the 2007–08 season. He scored another cracker against Adelaide again in the 2008–09 season at the Sydney Football Stadium, when he took a shot from 35 meters out, that slammed into the top corner. Sydney won the match 3-0. His fourth goal came during Sydney's 2-1 upset loss against Perth Glory.

On 14 November 2008, it was announced that Santalab had signed a two-year contract with new A-League side the North Queensland Fury for the 2009–10 season. It was announced by North Queensland, that Chinese Super League club Chengdu Blades may make an offer to him, before the start of the season.^[1] North Queensland accepted a offer from Chengdu on the 21st July, meaning he is the fourth Player to have left the club before their inaugrial season.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• North Queensland Fury profile
• Oz Football profile