Nathan Luke Brattan (born 8 March 1990) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a

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for Sydney FC. Born in England, Brattan moved to Australia at a young age, playing youth football for

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and Queensland Lions before making his professional debut for

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. He spent several seasons with the Roar before leaving the club in 2015. He subsequently signed for Manchester City, spending the majority of his subsequent time on loan at partner club Melbourne City. Brattan appeared several times for the Australian under-20 side and has been called up to the squad of the Australian senior side.

Early life

Brattan was born in Hull, England, but moved to Australia when he was six months old. His father Gary formerly played for

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Club career

Brisbane Roar

Brattan made his senior debut as a 19-year-old in the

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's "Against Racism" clash against the Scottish football side Celtic in 2009, displaying early potential. His debut A-League appearance was away to Perth Glory in December 2009. Often described as one of the best passers of the ball at the club, Brattan finally nailed down a regular spot in the Brisbane Roar starting side after two seasons hampered by injury. He scored the winning goal against

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on 22 March 2014 to award Brisbane the Premiers Plate. In the 2013–14 season Brattan capped a great year by being named in the 2013–14 PFA A-League Team of the Season. Brattan was released by the club in the run up to the 2015–16 A-League season following disputes over unpaid superannuation.

Manchester City

Following his release from Brisbane Roar, Brattan was linked with a move to English Premier League side Manchester City. On 26 October 2015, Brattan completed the free transfer move to Manchester City on a four-year deal.

Bolton Wanderers loan

On the same day of signing for Manchester City, he was immediately sent out on loan to Bolton Wanderers in the

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until 3 January 2016. However, the loan was cut short by two weeks and Brattan was recalled by his parent club without having played a single game for Bolton Wanderers.

Melbourne City loan

In June 2016, Brattan joined Melbourne City on a one-year loan deal. He made his first appearance in a City shirt in a 5–0 friendly match win over

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on 20 July 2016. On 1 August 2017, Melbourne City announced that Brattan's loan deal at the club had been extended for an additional year. On 5 July the club confirmed Brattan's loan would be extended by a third season. On August 7, 2018, during the first half of the First Round match of

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against

Brattan fell to the ground in a challenge with Stefan Mauk and was accidentally kicked in the head by the opposition player as Mauk kicked the ball away. When the club doctor suspected he had suffered a spinal injury, the game was suspended for 40 minutes as they awaited a specialist ambulance designed for transporting patients with head, neck or spine injuries. He was transported to Redcliffe Hospital. The 45 minutes of additional time at the end of the match was a figure that broke records and is one of the longest injury time periods in any major football competition.

Sydney FC

In July 2019, Brattan joined Sydney FC on a one-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on 2 January 2021 against

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International career

Brattan was called up for the senior Australian team for the first time as an injury replacement for captain

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for the 2018 World Cup Qualifier against

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in Perth.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

* A-League Premiership:

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, 2013–14 * A-League Championship:

, 2011–12, 2013–14 ; Melbourne City *

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; Sydney FC * A-League Premiership: 2019–20 * A-League Championship: 2019–20

Individual

* PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2019–20,

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* Sydney FC Player of the Season: 2019–20

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brattan, Luke 1990 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Australia men's youth international soccer players Footballers from Kingston upon Hull Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Australian soccer players English emigrants to Australia Brisbane Roar FC players Manchester City F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Melbourne City FC players Sydney FC players A-League Men players