Brandon Lauton (born 3 March 2000), is a South African-Australian professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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. On 7 August 2019, he made his professional debut against

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in the

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. 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. 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 National Premier Leagues players Soccer players from Durban {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub