Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks (born 21 March 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Melbourne Victory.
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Full name | Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 21) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Benowa, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Melbourne Victory | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2019– | Australia U20 | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2020 |
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]
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]
Brisbane Roar
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