Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Royston Brooking[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Reading, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Reading | ||
2018– | Chelsea | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
Joshua Royston Brooking (born 1 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea.
Born in Reading, Brooking started his career at local side Reading. He joined the academy of Chelsea in 2018.[2][4] Brooking signed his first professional contract in July 2020.[5] He extended his contract in June 2022.[2] On 20 August 2021, Brooking was sent off after a brutal challenge against Manchester United winger Dillon Hoogewerf in a Premier League 2 match.[6][7] He started training with the first-team in December 2021.[8] In February 2023, Brooking had captained the Premier League 2 team.[9]
Brooking was born in England to a South African father and English mother,[10] and is eligible to represent both England and South Africa at international level.[11] He had represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.[2][12]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |