Lachlan Ricky Brook (born 8 February 2001) is an Australian professional
soccer player who plays as a
winger for club
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
, on loan from club
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings w ...
. He is a product of the Adelaide United
youth system
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and made his professional debut for the club in 2017. Brook has been capped by
Australia at youth level.
Club career
Adelaide United
Able to play across the forward line,
Brook began his youth career with spells at
Gawler Eagles,
Para Hills Knights
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,
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*Football Federation South Australia
*Fédération Française du Sport Automobile
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,
FFA Centre of Excellence
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,
Adelaide Raiders SC
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and he joined the
youth system
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at
A-League
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club
Adelaide United
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to fil ...
in November 2016. His progression was such that he was included in the first team squad for the Reds' final
2017 AFC Champions League
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Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal ...
group stage match versus
Jiangsu Suning
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on 9 May 2017.
Brook made his professional debut as a substitute for
Riley McGree
Riley Patrick McGree (born 2 November 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the Australian national team.
Born in Gawler, South Australia, McGree played ...
in the
dying minutes of the 1–0 defeat.
Brook spent much of the
2017–18,
2018–19 and
2019–20 seasons playing for the Adelaide United youth teams, but he made 9 first team appearances during the period, which included a substitute cameo late in the 4–0
2019 FFA Cup Final
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victory over
Melbourne City.
His only senior goal for the club came in a 5–3 A-League win over
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...
on 30 July 2020.
For his performances during the 2019–20 season, Brook shared the Adelaide United Youth Player of the Year award with
Taras Gomulka.
Despite having signed a new two-year contract in June 2020,
Brook departed the
Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium (currently known as Coopers Stadium due to sponsorship from Adelaide-based company Coopers Brewery) is a multi-purpose stadium in Hindmarsh, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australi ...
in October 2020.
Brentford
On 5 October 2020, Brook moved to
England
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to join the
B team
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at
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
club
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings w ...
on a three year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.
He played exclusively B team football until January 2022, when he rejoined Adelaide United on
loan
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until the end of the
2021–22 season.
He made 19 appearances during the second half of a
2021–22 season which concluded with defeat at the semi-final stage of the 2022
A-League Men Finals
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Standard cup rules – such as the away goals rule (two-leg ties only), extra time and penalty shootouts – a ...
.
On 22 July 2022, Brook joined
League Two
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club
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
on a half-season loan,
which was later extended until the end of the
2022–23
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season.
On the opening day of Crewe Alexandra's season, Brook scored what proved to be the winner on his competitive debut in English football, in a 2–1 victory over
Rochdale
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at
Spotland
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.
His run in the team was ended by an ankle injury suffered during a 2–2 draw with
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland L ...
on 20 August 2022 and he returned to match play one month later.
International career
Brook has been capped by
Australia at youth level.
He was a part of the
2019 AFF U18 Youth Championship-winning squad and scored the only goal of the Final versus
Malaysia
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.
Brook made his debut for the
U23 team as a half time substitute during a 1–1 friendly draw with
New Zealand
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on 6 September 2019. More than two years later, he won his second call-up for two
2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers versus
Indonesia
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, both of which he appeared in. In May 2022, Brook was named in the squad for the
2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup finals and started in all but one match of the team's run to a fourth-place finish.
Career statistics
Honours
Adelaide United
*
FFA Cup
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: 2019
Australia U20
*
AFF U19 Youth Championship
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:
2019
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Australia U17
*
AFF U16 Youth Championship:
2016
Individual
*
Adelaide United
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to fil ...
Youth Player of the Year: 2019–20 (shared)
References
External links
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Lachlan Brookat brentfordfc.com
Lachlan Brookat crewealex.net
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2001 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Australian soccer players
Adelaide United FC players
National Premier Leagues players
A-League Men players
Australian expatriate soccer players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Brentford F.C. players
People from Gawler, South Australia
Australia youth international soccer players
Expatriate footballers in England
Association football midfielders
Association football wingers
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
English Football League players