Brooks Lennon

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Brooks Lennon
Personal information
Full name Brooks Howard Lennon
Date of birth (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 26) [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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Liverpool 0 (0)
2017Real Salt Lake (loan) 25 (3)
2018–2019 Real Salt Lake 61 (0)
2019 Real Monarchs 1 (0)
2020– Atlanta United 127 (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
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Gold medal icon.svg CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 26, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 18, 2021

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.

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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 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

Lennon 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.

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

Club

As of match played April 6, 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Salt Lake (loan) 2017 Major League Soccer 25310263
Real Salt Lake 2018 3301030370
2019 2801 [lower-alpha 1] 0290
Total863203010923
Real Monarchs 2019 USL Championship 1010
Atlanta United 2020 Major League Soccer2323 [lower-alpha 2] 0262
2021 320103 [lower-alpha 2] 0360
2022 25221273
2023 334302 [lower-alpha 1] 0384
2024 600060
Total11982140801339
Career total2061141709022612
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played December 18, 2021 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202110
Total10

Honors

United States U20

Individual

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