John Brooks (soccer, born 1993)

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John Brooks
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Brooks with the US national team in 2013
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Brooks, Jr.[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-28) January 28, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 25
Youth career
Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Hertha BSC II 37 (2)
2012– Hertha BSC 94 (5)
International career‡
2010–2011 United States U20 4 (0)
2011–2015 United States U23 2 (0)
2012 Germany U20 1 (0)
2013– United States 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2016

John Anthony Brooks, Jr. (born January 28, 1993), referred to as John Brooks,[2] is a German-American soccer player who plays for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga as a defender and has represented the United States national soccer team internationally.

Club career

Brooks, the son of an American serviceman from Chicago, was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. He came through the ranks of his hometown club, Hertha BSC. He reached Hertha's reserve team halfway through the 2010–11 season, although he still had a year and a half of remaining eligibility for the U-19 team. Brooks signed a four-year professional contract with Hertha after the season, turning down interest from Bayern Munich. Brooks spent nearly all of the 2011–12 season with Hertha II, taking a brief foray back to the U-19 team. Brooks continued to grow during this time, reaching a towering 6'4". Hertha suffered relegation from the Bundesliga in 2012. After the departure of some players and a very strong preseason, Brooks made his professional debut as a starter in Hertha's 2. Bundesliga opener in August 2012. Brooks scored in his Bundesliga debut on August 10, 2013 in Hertha BSC's 6–1 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[3]

On December 17, 2014, Brooks opened the scoring for Hertha in a dramatic 4–4 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt that saw Berlin throw away a two-goal lead in the final minute.[4] During the 2014–15 Bundesliga season, Brooks won 68% of his direct duels in a total of 27 league appearances for the club, ranking third best among Bundesliga players making at least 17 appearances.[5] Brooks also had a pass accuracy of 75% while finishing top 12 in the Bundesliga in clearances per match.[6]

International career

Brooks, who holds both German and American citizenship, participated in several camps for both the US U-20 and U-23 team and in one for the Germany U20 team.[7] He made his international debut for the US Under-20 team in a 5–0 loss against Paraguay in September 2010.[8] In July 2013, German magazine kicker indicated that he had received a call-up from the U.S. senior national team to feature in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] Brooks made his senior international debut in the 4–3 victory over Bosnia.

Brooks was named in the United States's final 23-man roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[10] In the opening group match against Ghana, he came on as a halftime injury substitute for Matt Besler and scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory, a header off Graham Zusi's corner kick.[11] He became the first American to score as a substitute at the World Cup.[12]

On June 5, 2015 Brooks scored in a friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam as the United States fought back from a 1–3 deficit to win 4–3, their first victory against the Dutch.[13] Later that month, he was named in coach Jürgen Klinsmann's squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[14] playing four matches as the team finished fourth.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 22 November 2015.
Club[15] Season[15] League Cup1 Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hertha BSC II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 16 0 — 16 0 [16]
2011–12 15 0 15 0 [17]
2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost 3 2 3 2 [15]
2014–15 2 0 2 0 [15]
2015–16 1 0 1 0 [15]
Totals 37 2 37 2 —
Hertha BSC 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 29 1 0 0 29 1 [18]
2013–14 Bundesliga 16 2 1 0 17 2 [15]
2014–15 27 1 1 0 28 1 [15]
2015–16 23 1 4 1 27 2 [15]
Totals 92 5 6 1 98 6 —
Career totals 132 7 6 1 138 8 —
  • 1.^ Includes German Cup.

International goals

As of match played 28 May 2016. USA score listed first, score column indicates score after each Brooks goal.[19]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 June 2014 Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil 5  Ghana 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
2 5 June 2015 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Netherlands 11  Netherlands 2–3 4–3 Friendly
3 28 May 2016 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States 21  Bolivia 2–0 4–0 Friendly

References

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  19. ↑ John Brooks at Soccerway

External links

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