Laura Brock
Brock playing for Brisbane Roar in 2014
Personal information
Full name Laura Colleen Gloria Brock[1][2]
Birth name Laura Colleen Gloria Alleway[3]
Date of birth (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Templestowe, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 EA Guingamp
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Melbourne Victory 17 (0)
2010–2015 Brisbane Roar 52 (1)
2012 Lincoln Ladies 3 (0)
2015–2017 Melbourne City 25 (1)
2016–2017 Orlando Pride 13 (0)
2017–2020 Melbourne Victory 28 (1)
2020– EA Guingamp 18 (0)
International career
2010–2021 Australia 63 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Laura Colleen Gloria Brock (née Alleway; born 28 November 1989) is an Australian soccer player who plays for EA Guingamp in the Division 1 Féminine. She made her debut for the national team in 2010.

Club career

Melbourne Victory, 2008–2010

Alleway played as a defender for Melbourne Victory in the first two seasons of Australia's W-League. Melbourne Victory finished fifth in the eight-team league both seasons, failing to make the finals.[4][5]

Brisbane Roar, 2010–2015

In Alleway's first season with Brisbane Roar FC, the team finished the regular season in second behind Sydney FC, but went on to defeat them in the Grand Final winning the title of league Champions.[6]

The team again finished second in the 2011–12 season, but lost their Champions title to Canberra United in the Grand Final.[7]

In January 2012, at the end of the W-League season, Alleway and Collette McCallum joined English club Lincoln Ladies for the 2012 FA WSL season.[8] Alleway's move to Lincoln was derailed by visa problems in March 2012.[9]

Alleway returned to Brisbane Roar FC for a third season in which the team won the title of Premiers as the highest ranked team at the end of the regular season. They were defeated by Sydney FC in the semi-finals.[10]

The 2013–14 season saw the Roar concede the Grand Final to Alleway's former club, Melbourne Victory while the team failed to make the finals the following season finishing in 6th place.[11][12] During her time on the team, Alleway was a key player for Brisbane Roar's defence appearing in 52 of the team's 67 matches.

Melbourne City, 2015–2016

In August 2015, Alleway signed with Melbourne City in the team's inaugural season.[13] The team finished the season undefeated winning both the premiership and the championship. Alleway played 857 minutes in 11 matches including 9 starts.[14] The defence conceded a total of only 5 goals in the regular season and the finals.[14]

Orlando Pride, 2016–2017

In March 2016, Alleway and Melbourne City teammate Steph Catley joined the NWSL's newest expansion club the Orlando Pride.[15] Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni gave Alleway her first cap for Australia when he was coach of the Matildas in 2010.[16] Alleway started all five of the team's first matches before a groin-injury put her on the sidelines for the sixth week of the season.

In 2017, she played only 136 minutes for the Pride before the team waived her midway through the season.[17]

Melbourne Victory, 2017–

On 29 August 2017, Alleway returned to Melbourne Victory signing a two-year deal.[18]

International career

Senior national team debut, 2010

Alleway earned her first cap for the Matildas on 6 March 2010, coming in as a substitute against DPR Korea in a friendly in preparation for the AFC Asia Women's Championship. Australia won the match 3–2 with a last-minute goal from Kyah Simon.[19]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Alleway was named to the Australian squad for the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany. She played in only one game, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute in a 2–1 victory over Norway in the final match of the group stage. This win allowed the Matildas to progress to the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Sweden.[20][21][22]

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Alleway started all five of Australia's games at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada for a total of 443 minutes of play. Australia was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Japan.[23]

2016 Olympic qualifiers

The Matildas came out of the qualifiers for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio undefeated and saw their FIFA ranking jump from 9th to 5th.[24] Alleway started in 4 of the 5 games, sitting out only Australia's 9–0 rout of Vietnam racking up 381 minutes of play.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Alleway was selected in the Australian team for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, however she was replaced shortly before the tournament after sustaining a foot injury. She chose to stay in France to follow the team at her own expense.[25]

2020 Olympics and retirement

In June 2021, Brock was selected as a travelling reserve for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[26] The following week, FIFA confirmed that for the 2020 Olympics, due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, all 22 players selected would be available on the roster, shifting Brock into the squad.[27][28]

At the Olympics, the Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat Great Britain 4-3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA.[29] Full details.

Brock announced her retirement at the end of the tournament, coming on in the 87th minute of the bronze medal match as her last game for the Matildas.[30][31]

Personal life

She married Cameron Brock in August 2019.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of July 14, 2020[33]
Club Season League Cup1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melbourne Victory 2009–10 W-League 10 0 — 10 0
Brisbane Roar 2010–11 9 0 — 9 0
2011–12 12 1 — 12 1
2012–13 10 0 — 10 0
2013–14 13 0 — 13 0
2014–15 8 0 — 8 0
Total 52 1 0 0 52 1
Notts County Ladies F.C. 2012 WSL 3 0 1 1 4 1
Melbourne City 2015–16 W-League 11 0 — 11 0
2016–17 14 1 — 14 1
Total 25 1 0 0 25 1
Orlando Pride 2016 NWSL 11 0 — 11 0
2017 2 0 — 2 0
Total 13 0 0 0 13 0
Melbourne Victory 2017–18 W-League 10 0 — 10 0
2018–19 12 1 — 12 1
2019–20 6 0 — 6 0
Total 28 1 0 0 28 1
EA Guingamp 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 131 3 1 1 132 4

1FA Women's League Cup and Women's French Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 April 2015 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland  Scotland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 21 May 2015 Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia  Vietnam 3–0 11–0 Friendly

Honours

Individual

Club

Brisbane Roar
Melbourne City

International

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Victory in safe hands for 2019/20, Soccer Australia". www.melbournevictory.com.au. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ "W-League 2008/2009 results, Soccer Australia – FlashScore". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ^ "W-League 2009/2010 Standings – Soccer/Australia". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ^ "W-League 2010/2011 Standings – Soccer/Australia". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. ^ "W-League 2011/2012 Standings – Soccer/Australia". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Lincoln Ladies sign Collette McCallum and Laura Alleway". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Lincoln Ladies hit by visa problems for Laura Alleway". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  10. ^ "W-League 2012/2013 Standings – Soccer/Australia". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  11. ^ "W-League 2013/2014 Standings – Soccer/Australia". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  12. ^ "W-League 2014/2015 Standings – Soccer/Australia". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Melbourne City sign Laura Alleway". The Women's Game. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Melbourne City FC Women v Sydney FC Women – Westfield W-League Match Centre". W-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Orlando Pride Sign Australia National Team Defender Laura Alleway". Orlando City SC. 8 March 2016.
  16. ^ DelGallo, Lisa (8 March 2016). "Pride sign Australia Women's National Team defender Laura Alleway". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  17. ^ Linehan, Meg (3 July 2017). "Orlando Pride waive defender Laura Alleway". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign defender Laura Alleway". The Women's Game. 29 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Women's round-up: March 2010". FIFA.com. 24 March 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Australia vs. Norway - 6 July 2011". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Wednesday at the Women's World Cup". The New York Times. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Matildas bow out of World Cup". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Australian Associated Press. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Women's World Cup - Laura Alleway". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Westfield Matildas rocket up FIFA rankings". Matildas.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  25. ^ McKay, Ben (25 June 2019). "Laura Alleway reveals teary Matildas struggle". The Women's Game. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Matildas team locked in for Tokyo with official Olympic selection". Matildas. Football Australia. 30 June 2021.
  27. ^ Harris, Rob; Peterson, Anne M. (3 July 2021). "FIFA confirms roster changes for Olympic soccer". The Washington Post.
  28. ^ "Late Selections Push the Australian Olympic Team into Record Territory". Australian Olympic Committee. 14 July 2021. 31-year-old Matilda Laura Brock said she was ecstatic at the shift to the 22-member squad for Football.
  29. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  30. ^ Matildas [@TheMatildas] (5 August 2021). "A much loved member of our team, tonight will be @LauraAlleway's last game day for @TheMatildas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "Matildas lose to US in bronze medal match". Canberra Weekly. 5 August 2021. Defender Laura Brock, who announced her retirement earlier on Thursday, made a final appearance in the 87th minute.
  32. ^ "Laura Brock (Alleway) on Instagram: "4 weeks as husband and wife!!! God is so good, so in awe of the blessing of getting to do life with this man. #husbandandwife #Mr&MrsBrock #noosa #wedding #annacampbellbridal #love 📷 @matthewgillamphotography"". Instagram.
  33. ^ "Laura Alleway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  34. ^ "Glory duo nominated for PFA Award". Perth Glory FC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

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