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Lachlan Brook

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Lachlan Brook
Born (2001-02-08) February 8, 2001 (age 25)
Australia
OccupationProfessional soccer player
Years active2017–
Known forPlaying as a winger for Auckland FC

Lachlan Ricky Brook (born 8 February 2001) is a professional Australian soccer athlete currently positioned as a winger for Auckland FC.

Brook's football journey began within the Adelaide United youth academy, where he advanced to make his professional debut in 2017. In 2020, he moved to English side Brentford, gaining valuable match experience while on loan at Crewe Alexandra during the 2022–23 campaign. He returned to the Australian league by signing with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023, before transferring to Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake in 2024. After a brief stint with limited impact, Brook re-entered the A-League with Auckland FC in 2025. Internationally, he has represented Australia at youth levels.

Adelaide United

Brook, capable of operating anywhere along the forward line, commenced his youth football development with clubs including Gawler Eagles, Para Hills Knights, FFSA NTC, FFA Centre of Excellence, and Adelaide Raiders, prior to joining Adelaide United’s youth setup in November 2016. His swift advancement earned him a place in the senior squad for Adelaide United’s concluding 2017 AFC Champions League group stage match against Jiangsu Suning on 9 May 2017, where he appeared as a late substitute in a 1–0 loss.

Throughout the 2017–18, 2018–19, and 2019–20 seasons, Brook mainly featured for Adelaide United’s youth sides but accumulated nine senior team appearances. Notably, he appeared off the bench during the 4–0 triumph over Melbourne City in the 2019 FFA Cup Final. His only senior goal for the club was scored during a high-scoring 5–3 A-League win versus Perth Glory on 30 July 2020. For his contributions in the 2019–20 season, Brook was honored with the Adelaide United Youth Player of the Year award jointly alongside Taras Gomulka. Although he secured a new two-year contract in June 2020, Brook departed from Hindmarsh Stadium by October that year.

Brentford

On 5 October 2020, Brook signed a three-year contract with English club Brentford’s B team, including an option for an additional year, for an undisclosed transfer fee. He remained exclusively with Brentford B until January 2022 when he returned on loan to Adelaide United for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. During this loan period, Brook made nineteen appearances and participated until the team was eliminated in the A-League Men Finals semi-finals.

The final year of Brook’s Brentford contract was spent on loan at League Two outfit Crewe Alexandra. He marked his English league debut by netting the decisive goal in a 2–1 victory over Rochdale. An ankle injury sustained in August 2022 temporarily halted his momentum; however, he resumed playing a month later. By season’s end, Brook had amassed thirty-four appearances and scored three goals amid a mid-table finish.

Western Sydney Wanderers

Brook joined A-League Men side Western Sydney Wanderers on a free transfer by signing a two-year deal on 15 June 2023. Throughout the 2023–24 season, he made twenty-five appearances and finished as joint-top scorer with fourteen goals. His debut was particularly notable as he scored five times during a commanding 6–1 victory against Floreat Athena in the Australia Cup round-of-32 match on 9 August 2023. Brook exited the club in July 2024.

Real Salt Lake

On 23 July 2024, Brook joined the Major League Soccer team Real Salt Lake by signing an 18-month deal that included options to extend for an additional two years, with the transfer fee remaining undisclosed. He featured in seven matches for the remainder of the 2024 campaign, which concluded with a first-round exit in the MLS Cup playoffs. During the 2025 season, Brook appeared in eleven games split between Real Salt Lake and their affiliate team, Real Monarchs. His contract was ended by mutual agreement on 29 July 2025.

Auckland FC

Brook secured a contract with A-League Men outfit Auckland FC on 6 August 2025, joining on a free transfer for an undisclosed duration.

International career

Brook has represented Australia at various youth levels. He was a member of the victorious squad at the 2019 AFF U18 Youth Championship, scoring the winning goal in the final against Malaysia. His debut for the U23 side came as a substitute in a friendly that ended 1–1 against New Zealand on 6 September 2019. More than two years later, he received another call-up for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers versus Indonesia, participating in both fixtures.

Brook took part in the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup, the 2024 WAFF U23 Championship, and the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup, featuring in all three tournaments. Although selected for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament squad, he had to withdraw due to injury.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United Youth 2017[1] NPL SA 13 3 ― ― ― ― 13 3
2018[1] NPL SA 14 9 ― ― ― 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 16 9
2019[1] NPL SA 6 1 ― ― ― ― 6 1
2020[1] NPL SA 4 2 ― ― ― ― 4 2
Total 37 15 ― ― ― 2 0 39 15
Adelaide United 2016–17[2] A-League 0 0 0 0 ― 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 ― 1 0
2017–18[2] A-League 1 0 0 0 ― ― 0 0 1 0


Team Achievements

Adelaide United

Australia U-23

Australia U20

Australia U17

Personal Accolades

  • Adelaide United Youth Player of the Year: 2019–20 (joint recipient)

External links


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