Lleyton Brooks

Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks (born 21 March 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Melbourne Victory.

Lleyton Brooks
Personal information
Full name Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001
Place of birth Benowa, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 26
Youth career
2013–2016 Brisbane Strikers
2016–2017 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 FFA CoE 13 (5)
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar NPL 12 (7)
2019– Melbourne Victory NPL 5 (1)
2020– Melbourne Victory 11 (2)
National team‡
2019– Australia U20 3 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2019 VietnamU-20 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2020

Youth career

Brooks was part of the 2018-19 Y-League championship winning Brisbane Roar Youth team. He replaced Shannon Brady in the 82nd minute as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.[2]

Club career

Melbourne Victory

On 8 August 2020, Brooks made his professional debut in a clash with Perth Glory, replacing Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio in the 69th minute before assisting Elvis Kamsoba's 92nd-minute strike in a 4–0 win at Jubilee Oval.[3]

In his debut season with the Victory, Brooks made 9 appearances and scored 2 goals; his performances saw him awarded with Melbourne Victory's Young Player of the Season award.[4]

Honours

Club

Brisbane Roar

International
Australia U20

References
  1. "MAS U18 v AUS U18" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Perth Glory vs Melbourne Victory, Hyundai A-League, Postponed Fixtures, 8th Aug 2020". Hyundai A-League. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Recap: 2020/21 Victory Medal". Melbourne Victory FC. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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