Lleyton Brooks
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_training_for_Melbourne_Victory_November_2022_(cropped).jpg) 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 | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Preston Lions | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Preston Lions | 16 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Australia U18 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks (born 21 March 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who currently played as a winger for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Preston Lions.[2]
Brooks played youth soccer with the Brisbane Strikers and Brisbane Roar.[3] 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.[4]
Club career
In 2017, Brooks played with the FFA Centre of Excellence in the NPL ACT.[5]
In 2018, he began playing with the Brisbane Roar NPL in the NPL Queensland, while also training with the first team.[6]
In October 2019, Brooks joined Melbourne Victory in the A-League.[7][8] On 8 August 2020, he made his debut, in a substitute appearance, against Perth Glory.[9] On 10 April 2021, he scored his first goal, scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over the Newcastle Jets.[10][11] On 6 June 2021, he scored a last minute equaliser in injury time against league leaders Melbourne City.[12] 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.[13] Following the season, he re-signed with the club on a new one-year scholarship contract.[14] In February 2022, he signed another extension, through the end of the 2022-23 season.[15] On May 7, 2022, while playing for the second team in the NPL Victoria 3, he scored a hat trick against Ballarat City FC.[16] 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.[17][18] He was released at the end of the 2022-23 season.[19]
In December 2023, he joined Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC on a two-year contract, beginning in the 2024 season.[20][21] He made his debut for Cavalry on February 27, in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Orlando City SC.[22] Brooks contract was terminated by mutual consent in July 2024.[23]
In December 2024, he signed with NPL Victoria club Preston Lions for the 2025 season.[24]
International career
Born in Australia, Brooks is also of Japanese descent.[1]
In July 2019, he was named to the Australia U20 squad for a camp.[25] He was then named to the squad for the Australia U18 team for the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[26] On 7 August 2019, he scored two goals against Cambodia U18 in the tournament opener.[27]
Personal life
His father Craig worked as a camera operator for Network 10.[28]
Career statistics
- As of July 13, 2024[29]
| 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[30] | NPL ACT | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
| Brisbane Roar NPL | 2018[31] | NPL Queensland | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2019[32] | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Melbourne Victory NPL | 2021[33] | NPL Victoria 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2022[34] | 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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 88 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 14 | ||