Lachlan Wales

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Lachlan Wales
Argentina 0 v Australia 2 - Tokyo 2020 - 2 - Lachlan Wales.jpg
Wales playing for Australia U23 at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Lachlan Andrew Wales [1]
Date of birth (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward / winger
Team information
Current team
 Gyeongnam
Youth career
2013 FNSW NTC
2014–2015 CCM Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 CCM Academy 52 (14)
2017–2018 Central Coast Mariners 11 (0)
2018–2020 Melbourne City 53 (3)
2020–2024 Western United 107 (14)
2024– Gyeongnam 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Australia U-23 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2021

Lachlan Andrew Wales (born 19 October 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gyeongnam.

Contents

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

Wales progressed from the youth ranks of the Central Coast Mariners to make his professional debut on 14 April 2017, replacing Fábio Ferreira in the 86th minute as they were beaten 1-0 by Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. [3]

Wales made a further 10 appearances for the Mariners in their 2017–18 campaign, notching two assists from seven starts as they went on to finish in 10th place. [4]

Melbourne City

On 25 June 2018, Wales signed a two-year contract with Melbourne City. [5] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win over Melbourne Victory in the Melbourne Derby, playing 85 minutes before being replaced by Anthony Lesiotis. [6] Wales scored his first professional goal against Newcastle Jets on 2 December 2018, scoring City's third as they ran out 3-0 winners. [7]

Wales left Melbourne City at the end of the 2019–20 A-League. [8]

Western United

On 2 October 2020, Western United announced the signing of Wales on a two-year deal. [9]

In June 2024, Wales left Western United to pursue an opportunity overseas. [10]

International career

In November 2019 he was one of four players suspended by the Australia national under-23 soccer team due to "unprofessional conduct".

Wales qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentine in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 June 2021 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] AsiaOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners Academy [13] 2016 NPL NSW 2 256———256
2017258———258
201820———20
Total5214———5214
Central Coast Mariners 2016–17 A-League 1000——10
2017–18 10000——100
Total11000——110
Melbourne City 2018–19 A-League 26330——293
2019–20 27030——300
Total53360——593
Western United 2020–21 A-League 244———244
2021-22 30400304
2022-23 26421285
2023-24 27432306
Total107165311219
Gyeongnam FC 2024 K League 2 210000
Career total22333113——14636

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes the FFA Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com.
  2. ↑ "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gutsy Mariners edged by Victory". Central Coast Mariners. 14 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Australia - L. Wales - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ Lynch, Michael (25 June 2018). "City sign Wales, re-sign Malik and bring back on loan Caceres". The Sydney Morning Herald .
  6. ↑ "A-League Report: City 2 Victory 1". Melbourne City FC. 20 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "A-League Report: City 3-0 Newcastle". Melbourne City FC. 2 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Harrington, Anna (9 September 2020). "City sign Olyroo O'Neill in A-League". The Canberra Times . Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Western United sign Olyroo Lachie Wales". Western United . 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Hughes, Nick (28 June 2024). "Lachie Wales retains Western United legacy with move overseas". Western United .
  11. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Tom Glover at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Player statistics for Lachlan Wales". GameDay. Retrieved 22 July 2021.


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