| Lleyton Brooks | |
| Fullname: | Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Benowa, Queensland, Australia |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brisbane Strikers |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Brisbane Roar |
| Youthyears3: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | FFA Centre of Excellence |
| Youthyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Brisbane Roar |
| Youthyears5: | 2019 |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | FFA Centre of Excellence |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Brisbane Roar NPL |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Melbourne Victory NPL |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Melbourne Victory |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | Cavalry FC |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2025– |
| Clubs6: | Preston Lions |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 25 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9 August 2020 |
Lleyton Andrew Tanabe Brooks (born 21 March 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who currently played as a winger for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Preston Lions.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1071709291627489&set=pb.100063652836771.-2207520000&type=3
Brooks played youth soccer with the Brisbane Strikers and Brisbane Roar.[1] In 2017, he joined the FFA Centre of Excellence, before later returning to the Brisbane Roar youth.[2] Brooks was part of the 2018–19 Y-League championship-winning Brisbane Roar Youth team.[3]
In 2017, Brooks played with the FFA Centre of Excellence in the NPL ACT.[4]
In 2018, he began playing with the Brisbane Roar NPL in the NPL Queensland, while also training with the first team.[5]
In October 2019, Brooks joined Melbourne Victory in the A-League.[6] [7] On 8 August 2020, he made his debut, in a substitute appearance, against Perth Glory.[8] On 10 April 2021, he scored his first goal, scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over the Newcastle Jets.[9] [10] On 6 June 2021, he scored a last minute equaliser in injury time against league leaders Melbourne City.[11] In his debut season with the Victory, Brooks made 9 appearances and scored 2 goals; with his performances earning him Melbourne Victory's Young Player of the Season award for the 2020-21 season.[12] Following the season, he re-signed with the club on a new one-year scholarship contract.[13] In February 2022, he signed another extension, through the end of the 2022-23 season.[14] On May 7, 2022, while playing for the second team in the NPL Victoria 3, he scored a hat trick against Ballarat City FC.[15] Brooks scored his third goal for Victory in the 2022–23 A-League Men season on 23 April 2023, sealing the winner in a 2–1 home win over Macarthur FC and helping his side avoid the wooden spoon.[16] [17] He was released at the end of the 2022-23 season.[18]
In December 2023, he joined Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC on a two-year contract, beginning in the 2024 season.[19] [20] He made his debut for Cavalry on February 27, in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Orlando City SC.[21] Brooks contract was terminated by mutual consent in July 2024.[22]
Born in Australia, Brooks is also of Japanese descent.
In July 2019, he was named to the Australia U20 squad for a camp.[23] He was then named to the squad for the Australia U18 team for the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[24] On 7 August 2019, he scored two goals against Cambodia U18 in the tournament opener.[25]
His father Craig worked as a camera operator for Network 10.[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FFA Centre of Excellence | 2017[27] | NPL ACT | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||
| Brisbane Roar NPL | 2018[28] | NPL Queensland | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2019[29] | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Melbourne Victory NPL | 2021[30] | NPL Victoria 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2022[31] | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Melbourne Victory FC | 2019–20 | A-League Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |||
| Cavalry FC | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 88 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 14 | |||