Brooks Howard Lennon (born September 22, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or right-back for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Brooks Howard Lennon | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 22, 1997[1] | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, right-back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Atlanta United | ||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Real Salt Lake AZ | ||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Liverpool | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017 | → Real Salt Lake (loan) | 25 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Real Salt Lake | 61 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Real Monarchs | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020– | Atlanta United | 146 | (8) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2013 | United States U17 | 6 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2014–2015 | United States U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2015–2017 | United States U20 | 11 | (6) | ||||||||
| 2019 | United States U23 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2021 | United States | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 18, 2021 | |||||||||||
Club career
editAs a teenager, Lennon played with the Real Salt Lake youth academy in Arizona. He signed with English team Liverpool in 2015, and joined their youth teams. Lennon returned to Real Salt Lake in early 2017, ahead of agreeing a season-long loan with the club. Initially expected to play a developmental role, injuries to key starters thrust Lennon into the starting lineup as the season progressed.[3]
On December 20, 2017, it was announced that Lennon would join Real Salt Lake on a permanent basis.[4] 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.[5]
On December 2, 2019, Atlanta United acquired Lennon from Real Salt Lake in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money and $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club in early 2020, appearing in Atlanta's 3–0 victory over Motagua in the opening stages of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[7] Lennon quickly established himself as a starter,[8] growing into a more advanced leadership role by the time he reached his third season with the club in 2022.[9] In November 2022, he signed a three-year contract extension with Atlanta.[10]
International career
editLennon won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with the United States.[11]
On January 8, 2018, Lennon received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12] Lennon also holds an Irish passport making him eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland. He is quoted as saying, "I love the bloody Eire" in an interview with Fox Sports.
On January 21, 2022, Lennon was called into his first World Cup Qualifying camp with the U.S. Men's Senior team.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played April 6, 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Salt Lake (loan) | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Real Salt Lake | 2018 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 3 | ||
| Real Monarchs | 2019 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta United | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 2 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 32 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | 32 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2024 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 144 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 158 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 232 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 251 | 12 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
International
edit- As of match played December 18, 2021[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honors
editUnited States U20
Individual
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2017
References
edit- ^ "Brooks Lennon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Brooks Lennon". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake rookie Brooks Lennon making most of opportunity while on loan from Liverpool". USA Today. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "RSL permanently acquires Brooks Lennon from Liverpool". rsl.com. MLS. December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Once a goal-scoring prospect, Brooks Lennon re-invents himself on RSL's back line". sltrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. July 14, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta United acquires Brooks Lennon from Real Salt Lake". atlutd.com. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Atlanta United vs. Motagua – 26 February 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ McAfee, Sandy (December 13, 2021). "Brooks Lennon Is Growing Into Atlanta United's Mr. Reliable". Atlanta United. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Chris (February 24, 2022). "Brooks Lennon looking to 'lead' Atlanta United to success in 2022". 90min. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Patrick, Joe (November 9, 2022). "Atlanta United signs Brooks Lennon to contract extension". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "USA win their first CONCACAF U-20 Championship". SN Nation. March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Berhalter Calls 28 Players to Columbus for January World Cup Qualifying Training Camp". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Brooks Lennon at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Brooks Lennon at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "U-20 Men's National Team Claims First CONCACAF U-20 Championship with Shootout Win vs. Honduras". ussoccer.com. March 5, 2017.
External links
edit- Brooks Lennon at the Atlanta United FC website
- Brooks Lennon at Major League Soccer
- Brooks Lennon at Premier League