Gary Brooks (born 8 May 1983) is a retired former

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player.

Career

Professional

Brooks began his professional career in 2002 with the

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with the

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, and went on to play for the

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and the

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before to signing for

Crystal Palace Baltimore Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace. The club was a member of t ...

prior to their inaugural 2007 season. In his first season in Baltimore he was named in the USL Second Division All-League First-Team for scoring seven goals in nine games and also recording two assists, while in his second season he was named in the USL Second Division All-League Second-Team. He signed for the

Real Maryland Monarchs Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, was an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the Americ ...

in 2009, and moved to

in 2010.

Indoor Soccer

Brooks also had extensive professional indoor soccer experience, having made his indoor soccer debut with the then Major Indoor Soccer League's (MISL)

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in 2004. He signed with the

California Cougars The California Cougars were an indoor soccer team, founded in 2004. The team was a charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro), the first division of arena (indoor) soccer in North America. They played their home matches a ...

in 2006 before competing in the former MISL with the New Jersey Ironmen for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Brooks played in the

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for

Rockford Rampage The Rockford Rampage was an American indoor soccer team based in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2005 as the Rockford Thunder, the team originally played in the American Indoor Soccer League until 2008 then moved to the Major Indoor ...

.Rampage Sign Former NJ Ironmen Gary Brooks
/ref> He finished his career with

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Career statistics

:''(correct as of 2 October 2010)''

References

External links

Real Maryland Monarchs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Gary 1983 births Living people Atlanta Silverbacks FC players California Cougars players Crystal Palace Baltimore players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Jamaican men's footballers Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players New Jersey Ironmen (MISL) players Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica Philadelphia KiXX (2001–2008 MISL) players A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players USL Second Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Virginia Beach Mariners players Real Maryland F.C. players