Will Brook

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Will Brook
Personal information
Full name William Michael Brook [1]
Date of birth (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Pontefract, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Shrewsbury Town
Number 12
Youth career
Leeds United
2023–2024 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2025Farsley Celtic (loan) 16 (0)
2025 Leamington 2 (0)
2025– Shrewsbury Town 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:04, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

William Michael Brook (born 9 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Shrewsbury Town. [2]

Career

Born in Pontefract, [3] Brook began his career at Leeds United, where he turned professional in July 2022, [4] before moving to Nottingham Forest in summer 2023. [5] [6] He had a loan spell at Farsley Celtic in the second half of the 2024–25 season. [3] Brook signed for Leamington in August 2025. [7] He moved to Shrewsbury Town later that month. [8] [9] Head coach Michael Appleton said that Brook had been signed to compete with Elyh Harrison for the starting spot. [10] He made his debut in the next game, a 3–1 victory away at Barnet. [11] [12] Brook credited his non-league experience for helping him challenge for the first-team place, [13] and he kept his first clean sheet in his fourth appearance for the club. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Will Brook Stats | Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. Will Brook at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 "Will Brook". farsleyceltic.com.
  4. "Will Brook signs professional deal - Leeds United". www.leedsunited.com.
  5. Club, Nottingham Forest Football (29 June 2023). "Forest confirm Academy signings". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  6. "Released Leeds United goalkeeper signs new deal with Premier League club". Yorkshire Evening Post. 29 June 2023.
  7. "LeamingtonFC.co.uk - Goalkeeper signs". www.leamingtonfc.co.uk.
  8. https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2025/august/29/goalkeeper-will-brook-signs-on-/
  9. "Shrewsbury Town sign winger Ismeal Kabia and keeper Will Brook". BBC Sport. 29 August 2025.
  10. Westbury, Ollie (6 September 2025). "Shrewsbury Town: Will Brook signed to push Salop number one". www.shropshirestar.com.
  11. "Shrewsbury Town - A great performance from Will Brook on..."
  12. Westbury, Ollie (6 September 2025). "Barnet 1 Shrewsbury 3 - Report". www.shropshirestar.com.
  13. Cox, Lewis (7 October 2025). "'It's a similar type of football' - Shrewsbury's Will Brook grateful for non-league grounding". www.shropshirestar.com.
  14. "Will Brook: Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper says draw at Barrow bodes well". BBC Sport. 7 October 2025.