Lachlan Brook
Brook playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lachlan Ricky Brook[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Gawler, South Australia, Australia[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 17
Youth career
Gawler Eagles
Para Hills Knights
Adelaide Raiders
SA NTC
FFA CoE
2016–2017 Adelaide United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Adelaide United NPL 39 (15)
2017–2020 Adelaide United 8 (1)
2020–2023 Brentford 0 (0)
2022 → Adelaide United (loan) 16 (0)
2022–2023 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 34 (3)
2023– Western Sydney Wanderers 13 (5)
International career‡
2016–2017 Australia U17 16 (10)
2019–2021 Australia U20 6 (3)
2019– Australia U23 13 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
First place 2019 Vietnam U-20 Team
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
First place 2016 Cambodia U-17 Team
Third place 2015 Cambodia U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:39, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:57, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Lachlan Ricky Brook (born 8 February 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers.

Brook is a product of the Adelaide United youth system and made his professional debut for the club in 2017. He transferred to English club Brentford in 2020 and gained competitive experience of English football on loan with Crewe Alexandra during the 2022–23 season. He returned to his native Australia to join Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023. Brook has been capped by Australia at youth level.

Club career

Adelaide United

Able to play across the forward line,[3][4] Brook began his youth career with spells at Gawler Eagles, Para Hills Knights, FFSA NTC, FFA Centre of Excellence, Adelaide Raiders SC and he joined the youth system at A-League club Adelaide United in November 2016.[5] His progression was such that he was included in the first team squad for the Reds' final 2017 AFC Champions League group stage match versus Jiangsu Suning on 9 May 2017.[3][6] Brook made his professional debut as a substitute for Riley McGree in the dying minutes of the 1–0 defeat.[6]

Brook spent much of the 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons playing for the Adelaide United youth teams, but he made 9 first team appearances during the period,[7] which included a substitute cameo late in the 4–0 2019 FFA Cup Final victory over Melbourne City.[6] His only senior goal for the club came in a 5–3 A-League win over Perth Glory on 30 July 2020.[6] For his performances during the 2019–20 season, Brook shared the Adelaide United Youth Player of the Year award with Taras Gomulka.[8] Despite having signed a new two-year contract in June 2020,[8] Brook departed the Hindmarsh Stadium in October 2020.[3]

Brentford

On 5 October 2020, Brook moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[3] He played exclusively B team football until January 2022, when he rejoined Adelaide United on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9] He made 19 appearances during the second half of a 2021–22 season which concluded with defeat at the semi-final stage of the 2022 A-League Men Finals.[6][10]

Brook played the final year of his Brentford contract on loan at League Two club Crewe Alexandra.[11] On the opening day of the 2022–23 season, Brook scored what proved to be the winner on his competitive debut in English football, in a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland.[12] His run in the team was ended by an ankle injury suffered during a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town on 20 August 2022 and he returned to match play one month later.[12][13] He made 34 appearances and scored three goals during a mid-table season.[12][14]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 15 June 2023, Brook signed a two-year contract with A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers.[15] His debut came in an Australia Cup round-of-32 match versus Floreat Athena on 9 August, in which he scored five goals in a 6–1 victory.[16]

International career

Brook has been capped by Australia at youth level.[1] He was a part of the 2019 AFF U18 Youth Championship-winning squad and scored the only goal of the Final versus Malaysia.[17] Brook made his debut for the U23 team as a half time substitute during a 1–1 friendly draw with New Zealand on 6 September 2019.[18] More than two years later, he won his second call-up for two 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers versus Indonesia, both of which he appeared in.[19] In May 2022, Brook was named in the squad for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup finals and started in all but one match of the team's run to a fourth-place finish.[6][20][21]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United Youth 2017[22] NPL SA 13 3 ― ― ― ― 13 3
2018[22] NPL SA 14 9 ― ― ― 2[c] 0 16 9
2019[22] NPL SA 6 1 ― ― ― ― 6 1
2020[22] NPL SA 4 2 ― ― ― ― 4 2
Total 37 15 ― ― ― 2 0 39 15
Adelaide United 2016–17[6] A-League 0 0 0 0 ― 1[d] 0 ― 1 0
2017–18[6] A-League 1 0 0 0 ― ― 0 0 1 0
2019–20[6] A-League 7 1 1 0 ― ― ― 8 1
Total 8 1 1 0 ― 1 0 0 0 10 1
Adelaide United (loan) 2021–22[6] A-League Men 16 0 ― ― ― 3[e] 0 19 0
Total 24 1 1 0 ― 1 0 3 0 29 1
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2022–23[12] League Two 34 3 2 0 0 0 ― 2[f] 0 38 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 2023–24[6] A-League Men 13 5 2 5 ― ― ― 15 10
Career total 108 24 5 5 0 0 1 0 7 0 121 29
  1. ^ Includes Australia Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in National Premier Leagues South Australia Finals
  4. ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in A-League Men Finals
  6. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Adelaide United

Australia U20

Australia U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lachlan Brook – Soccer player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Lachlan Brook – Midfielder – First Team". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lachlan Brook joins Brentford B from Adelaide United". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Brook eager to impress after Brentford return". Adelaide United. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Reds sign upcoming Australian star Lachlan Brook for NYL". Adelaide United. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lachlan Brook at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Lia and Brook re-signed ahead of 2019/20". Adelaide United. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Filosi, Gianluca (27 August 2020). "Brook determined to kick on after strong finish". Adelaide United. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Lachlan Brook joins Adelaide United on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Reds Fall To City In Extra Time". Adelaide United. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Brentford B squad update". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d "Games played by Lachlan Brook in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Boss says Alex 'down to bare bones' after Brook injury blow". www.crewealex.net. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ^ Crewe Alexandra F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  15. ^ "Brook signs two-year deal with Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Brook shines in Wanderers five-star performance against Floreat Athena". Western Sydney Wanderers. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Pitch perfect: Meet Young Socceroo hero Lachlan Brook". FTBL. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Australia Under 23 National Team – 2019 Match Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Lachlan Brook helps Australia Under-23s to Asian Cup Qualification". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Lachlan Brook named in Australia Under-23 squad ahead of Asian Cup". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Japan power past Australia to take third spot". the-AFC. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  22. ^ a b c d "Lachlan Brook – Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Adelaide United vs Melbourne City FC, FFA Cup, Cup Final, 23rd Oct 2019". FFA Cup. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Match Summary – AFF Smart U16 Championship 2015" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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