John Brooks (soccer, born 1993)

This article is about the soccer player John Brooks. For other uses, see John Brooks.
John Brooks

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
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender
Club 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 81 (4)
National team‡
2010–2011 United States U20 4 (0)
2011– United States U23 2 (0)
2012 Germany U20 1 (0)
2013– United States 18 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2015

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 27 1 [15]
2015–16 10 1 2 1 12 2 [15]
Totals 78 4 3 0 81 4 —
Career totals 115 4 3 0 118 4 —

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 16, 2014 Natal, Brazil  Ghana 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup[11]
2 June 5, 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 2–3 4–3 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. June 11, 2014. p. 32. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brooks: ‘It Was Not A Hard Decision To Play For The USA’". ussoccer.com. August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Berlin : Frankfurt 6–1(2–1)". bundesliga.com. August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "MEIER MAGIC RESCUES FRANKFURT IN EIGHT-GOAL THRILLER". Bundesliga. December 17, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ "John Brooks close to sealing United States spot – Jurgen Klinsmann". ESPNFC. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "A year removed from Ghana goal, John Anthony Brooks ready to step into bigger role for USMNT". MLS Soccer. June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brooks, John Anthony" (in German). bz-berlin.de. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "U.S. U-20 MNT Drops Opening Match to Paraguay". ussoccer.com. September 6, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Hertha einigt sich mit Schulz" (in German). kicker.de. July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Klinsmann Names 30-Player Preliminary Roster for 2014 FIFA World Cup". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Fanning, Evan (June 17, 2014). "USA vs Ghana, World Cup 2014: live". The Telegraph. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ "USA vs. Ghana – Brooks Stunner Hands USA 2–1 Win". U.S. Soccer. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ "U.S. rallies from two down to stun Netherlands in friendly". ESPN. June 5, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Klinsmann Calls 23 Players to Defend Gold Cup Title". U.S. Soccer. June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "John Anthony Brooks » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "John Anthony Brooks". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "John Anthony Brooks". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "John Anthony Brooks". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

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