Brooks Howard Lennon (born September 22, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger and right-back for Major League Soccer club

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Club career

As a teenager, Lennon played with the Real Salt Lake youth academy in Arizona. He signed with English team

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in 2015, and joined their youth teams. On December 20, 2017, it was announced that Lennon would join Real Salt Lake on a permanent basis. During the 2018 season, he made an appearance at rightback in an early defeat, eventually establishing himself as the club's starter at the position. On December 2, 2019,

acquired Lennon from Real Salt Lake in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money and $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

International career

Lennon won the

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with the

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. On January 8, 2018, Lennon received a call-up for the

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for a friendly against

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. Lennon also holds an Irish passport making him eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland. On January 21, 2022, Lennon was called into his first World Cup Qualifying camp with the U.S. Men's Senior team.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

United States U20 * CONCACAF U-20 Championship:

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Individual * CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lennon, Brooks 1997 births Living people People from Paradise Valley, Arizona Sportspeople from the Phoenix metropolitan area Soccer players from Arizona Men's association football forwards American soccer players Liverpool F.C. players Real Salt Lake players Atlanta United FC players Homegrown Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players American expatriate soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players Men's association football fullbacks