Leigh Broxham

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Personal information
Leigh Broxham
Full name	Leigh Michael Broxham
Date of birth	January 13, 1988 (1988-01-13) (age 20)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Melbourne Victory
Number	16
Youth clubs
2003–2006	Knox Park Knox City VIS
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006–present	Melbourne Victory	17 (0)
National team²
2004–2005 2007–present 2008–present	Australia U-17 Australia U-23 Australia	14 (0) 09 (0) 01 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 4, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 11, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Leigh Broxham (born January 13, 1988) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a central midfielder for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League.

1 Club career
2 Honours
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

The attacking midfielder, who is known for his sharp passing and toughness, joined the Victorian Institute of Sport whilst playing his club football at Knox City in Melbourne's east in 2003. He was selected as captain of the Victorian under 16 squad in 2004 before representing Australia the following year at the under 17 FIFA World Cup in Peru. Recruited from the Victorian Institute of Sport by Melbourne Victory FC, Broxham trained with the first-team squad for twelve months as the Football Team Assistant before being brought in to the actual squad prior to Round 19.^[1] It was announced on 21 March 2007 that Broxham had signed a new three year deal with the club.^[2]