Lachlan Ricky Brook (born 8 February 2001) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a winger for club

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, on loan from club

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

. He is a product of the Adelaide United

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and made his professional debut for the club in 2017. Brook has been capped by

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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, FFSA NTC,

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, Adelaide Raiders SC and he joined the

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in November 2016. His progression was such that he was included in the first team squad for the Reds' final

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group stage match versus

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on 9 May 2017. Brook made his professional debut as a substitute for

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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

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victory over Melbourne City. His only senior goal for the club came in a 5–3 A-League win over

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on 30 July 2020. For his performances during the 2019–20 season, Brook shared the Adelaide United Youth Player of the Year award with

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. Despite having signed a new two-year contract in June 2020, Brook departed the

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in October 2020.

Brentford

On 5 October 2020, Brook moved to

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to join the

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club

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

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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. On 22 July 2022, Brook joined

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club

on a half-season loan, which was later extended until the end of the

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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

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. His run in the team was ended by an ankle injury suffered during a 2–2 draw with

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on 20 August 2022 and he returned to match play one month later.

International career

Brook has been capped by

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

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. Brook made his debut for the U23 team as a half time substitute during a 1–1 friendly draw with

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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

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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 *

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: 2019 Australia U20 *

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Australia U17 * AFF U16 Youth Championship:

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Individual *

Youth Player of the Year: 2019–20 (shared)

References

External links

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Lachlan Brook
at brentfordfc.com
Lachlan Brook
at crewealex.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Brook, Lachlan 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