Adam Brooks (footballer)

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Adam Brooks
Personal information
Full name Adam Brooks
Date of birth (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Bonhill, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Youth career
–2013 Dumbarton United
2013–2022 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Celtic B 19 (13)
2023– Inverness Caledonian Thistle 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:01, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Adam Brooks (born 9 February 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [1]

Career

Born in Bonhill, Brooks started his youth career with Dumbarton United, before being scouted by Celtic's Youth Academy, where he rose through the ranks before joining the 'B' Team in the Scottish Lowland League, [2] where he scored 13 goals in 19 appearances as Celtic narrowly missed out on the title with a 3rd-place finish behind Spartans and Rangers 'B', respectively. [3]

In July 2023, Brooks got his first senior move, moving to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship, [4] making his debut less than a week later in a 2–1 League Cup win over Bonnyrigg Rose. [5]

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References

  1. "Adam Brooks Football Stats Inverness Caledonian Thistle Age 19 Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  2. FC, Celtic (2020-01-24). "Talented young striker, Adam Brooks, signs contract with Celtic". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  3. FC, Celtic (2023-04-10). "Adam Brooks: I'm delighted to continue contributing in front of goal". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  4. Chalk, Paul (2023-07-08). "Highly-rated Scotland and Celtic youth striker Adam Brooks joins Caley Thistle". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  5. "Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Bonnyrigg Rose". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-12-17.