Brandon Lauton (born 3 March 2000), is a South African-Australian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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Personal life

He moved to Australia at the age of 2. Lauton has two younger brothers, Jordan and Leighton, who are also footballers; the latter currently plays for the

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NPL3 squad.

Career

On 7 August 2019, he made his professional debut for Melbourne Victory against

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in the

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. During the off-season following the

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season, Lauton was released by Melbourne Victory and during the pre-season trialled with

and

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* 2000 births Living people Australian men's soccer players South African men's soccer players South African emigrants to Australia Men's association football midfielders Melbourne Victory FC players Preston Lions FC players National Premier Leagues players Victoria Premier League players Soccer players from Durban 21st-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century South African sportsmen {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub