| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corrin Alex Brooks-Meade | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Borough of Enfield, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ermis Aradippou | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Lewes (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Darlington (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Cheshunt FC (loan) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ermis Aradippou | ||
| 2009–2011 | Alki Larnaca | ||
| 2011– | Ermis Aradippou | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:32, 2 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Corrin Alex Brooks-Meade (born 19 March 1988 in London) is an English footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Ermis Aradippou in the Cypriot First Division. Brooks-Meade has also played in England for Fulham FC, where he began his career, as well as having loan spells at Lewes FC, Darlington FC and AFC Wimbledon. [1] After moving to Cyprus in 2008, he played for Alki Larnaca before moving to Ermis in August 2011.
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Born in the Borough of Enfield, London, Brooks-Meade began his career with local club Fulham FC in 2006. He became a regular member of the club's reserve side, playing for the second string as early as August 2006. [2] Brooks-Meade stayed at Fulham until 2008, but failed to make a first-team appearance. After numerous loan spells at lower-league clubs, the goalkeeper was released on 28 May 2008, along with nine other players including Carlos Bocanegra, Jari Litmanen and Tony Warner. [3] After his release, Brooks-Meade spent a month with League One club Bournemouth FC, but fellow League One club Yeovil Town also made an offer promising the role of back-up goalkeeper after an inital one-week trial. However, the deal eventually collapsed and Brooks-Meade was left still without a club. He later expressed regret at not signing for Bournemouth, saying "I was a bit disappointed that I didn't stay at Bournemouth because it was likely that I would have signed a contract with them." [4] Brooks-Meade later received an offer from Cypriot club Alki Larnaca, which he accepted.
Brooks-Meade was first sent out on loan when he joined Lewes FC on 12 January 2007. He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win over Sutton United, [5] and also played in a 1–1 draw with Newport County on 27 January. Brooks-Meade was recalled by Fulham on 29 January 2007.
Darlington FC signed the goalkeeper on loan on 1 August 2007, with manager Dave Penney signing Brooks-Meade on an emergency loan after an injury to the club's regular goalkeeper David Stockdale. [6] Brooks-Meade left Darlington on 29 October without having made a first-team appearance.
In November 2007, Brooks-Meade joined AFC Wimbledon on loan, as cover for the injured Andy Little. However, he suffered a medial ligament injury to his knee on his debut against Tonbridge Angels and was soon sent back to Fulham for treatment. [7] Brooks-Meade left Wimbledon on 14 November.
Brooks-Meade was loaned out yet again on 18 January 2008, joining Carshalton Athletic in what was designed to be a month-long loan. However, he was sent back to Fulham just three days later. Shortly afterwards, Brooks-Meade was loaned to Southern League Premier Division club Cheshunt FC. He returned to Fulham at the end of March 2008.
Brooks-Meade joined Ermis Aradippou in 2008. He later stated that he had joined the club because "I thought to myself that there are many countries where I can progress and gain experience as a professional footballer and also fancied a change, so decided to take the offer."