Lleyton Brooks
Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks (born 21 March 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.
| Brooks in training with Melbourne Victory in November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Benowa, Queensland, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cavalry FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Brisbane Strikers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | FFA Centre of Excellence | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Melbourne Victory | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Melbourne Victory | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Cavalry FC | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Australia U18 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
Brooks played youth soccer with the Brisbane Strikers and Brisbane Roar.[2] In 2017, he joined the FFA Centre of Excellence, before later returning to the Brisbane Roar youth.[1] Brooks was part of the 2018–19 Y-League championship-winning Brisbane Roar Youth team.[3]
Club career edit
In 2017, Brooks played with the FFA Centre of Excellence in the NPL ACT.[4]
In 2018, he began playing with the Brisbane Roar NPL in the NPL Queensland, while also training with the first team.[5]
In October 2019, Brooks joined Melbourne Victory in the A-League.[6][7] On 8 August 2020, he made his debut, in a substitute appearance, against Perth Glory.[8] On 10 April 2021, he scored his first goal, scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over the Newcastle Jets.[9][10] On 6 June 2021, he scored a last minute equaliser in injury time against league leaders Melbourne City.[11] In his debut season with the Victory, Brooks made 9 appearances and scored 2 goals; with his performances earning him Melbourne Victory's Young Player of the Season award for the 2020-21 season.[12] Following the season, he re-signed with the club on a new one-year scholarship contract.[13] In February 2022, he signed another extension, through the end of the 2022-23 season.[14] On May 7, 2022, while playing for the second team in the NPL Victoria 3, he scored a hat trick against Ballarat City FC.[15] Brooks scored his third goal for Victory in the 2022–23 A-League Men season on 23 April 2023, sealing the winner in a 2–1 home win over Macarthur FC and helping his side avoid the wooden spoon.[16][17] He was released at the end of the 2022-23 season.[18]
In December 2023, he joined Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC on a two year contract, beginning in the 2024 season.[19][20] He made his debut for Cavalry on February 27, in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Orlando City SC.[21]
International career edit
Born in Australia, Brooks is also of Japanese descent.[1]
In July 2019, he was named to the Australia U20 squad for a camp.[22] He was then named to the squad for the Australia U18 team for the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[23] On 7 August 2019, he scored two goals against Cambodia U18 in the tournament opener.[24]
Personal life edit
His father Craig worked as a camera operator for Network 10.[25]
Career statistics edit
- As of April 28, 2024[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FFA Centre of Excellence | 2017[27] | NPL ACT | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
| Brisbane Roar NPL | 2018[28] | NPL Queensland | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2019[29] | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Melbourne Victory NPL | 2021[30] | NPL Victoria 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2022[31] | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Melbourne Victory FC | 2019–20 | A-League Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| Cavalry FC | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 78 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 14 | ||
Honours edit
International edit
- Australia U18
References edit
- ^ a b c Kovacs, Andrew (30 March 2023). "50 Melbourne Victory Fc Best Players of All Time". Metro League.
- ^ Melgar, Alejandro (26 December 2023). "Cavalry FC sign Australian forward Lleyton Brooks to 2-year contract". CityNews.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019". Foxtel Y-League. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (1 July 2017). "NPL Capital Football: FFA Centre of Excellence teenagers thrash Monaro Panthers". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Young Roar thriving under NPL pressure". Brisbane Roar FC. 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Victory locks in full-time youth players". Melbourne Victory. 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Cavalry FC sign Australian youth international Lleyton Brooks". Canadian Premier League. 26 December 2023.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan (8 August 2020). "Report: Glory 0-4 Victory". Melbourne Victory FC.
- ^ "A-League: Victory snap winless streak while Maclaren's scoring run rolls on". FotMob. 10 April 2021.
- ^ Warren, Adrian (10 April 2021). "Sub ends Victory's winless A-League run". The Canberra Times.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (6 June 2021). "Brooks' leveller may spare Victory spoon, Arnold seeks Socceroos goals". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Recap: 2020/21 Victory Medal". Melbourne Victory FC. 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Brooks and Kirdar re-sign with Victory". Melbourne Victory FC. 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Lleyton Brooks and Jay Barnett". Melbourne Victory FC. 1 February 2022.
- ^ "NPL report: Victory 6-0 Ballarat". Melbourne Victory FC. 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Lleyton Brooks rescues point for Melbourne Victory in derby". ESPN. 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Men's Match Report: Brooks the hero as Victory snatch all three points". Melbourne Victory FC. 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory Player Update". Melbourne Victory FC. 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Lleyton Brooks to 2024 Roster". Cavalry FC. 26 December 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (26 December 2023). "Cavalry Inks Australian Forward Lleyton Brooks". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (27 February 2024). "Match Analysis: Cavalry FC go down swinging in Concacaf Champions Cup tie against Orlando City SC". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Gary van Egmond names maiden Young Socceroos squad". Socceroos. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Young Socceroos squad finalised for 2019 AFF U-18 Championship". Socceroos. 18 August 2019.
- ^ Green, Samuel (18 August 2019). "Young Socceroos hit five in AFF U-18 Championship opener". Socceroos.
- ^ Pisani, Sasha (23 April 2023). "Victory's unlikely hero whose last-gasp winner was sensationally captured by his father... a cameraman!". A-League.
- ^ Lleyton Brooks at Soccerway
- ^ "Lleyton Brooks 2017 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
- ^ "Lleyton Brooks 2018 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
- ^ "Lleyton Brooks 2019 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
- ^ "Lleyton Brooks 2021 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
- ^ "Lleyton Brooks 2022 NPL Stats". MyGameDay.
External links edit
- Lleyton Brooks at Soccerway