David Brooks (soccer player)

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David Brooks
Personnel
Surname David Robert Brooks
birthday July 8, 1997
place of birth Warrington ,  England
size 173 cm
position Midfielder (attacking)
Juniors
Years station
2004-2014 Manchester City
2014-2015 Sheffield United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2015-2018 Sheffield United 30 (3)
2015 →  Halifax Town FC  (loan) 5 (1)
2018– Bournemouth AFC 30 (7)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2017 England U-20 5 (2)
2017– Wales U-21 3 (1)
2017– Wales 12 (1)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2018/19

2 As of July 17, 2019

David Robert Brooks (born July 8, 1997 in Warrington , England ) is an English- Welsh football player who has been under contract with AFC Bournemouth since the 2018/19 season . He occupies the position of attacking midfielder both in the club and in the Welsh national team .

Club career

Sheffield United

Brooks comes from the Manchester City youth he joined when he was seven. In 2014 he moved to Sheffield United Academy and signed his first professional contract there a year later. On August 29, 2015, he moved in a loan deal with teammate CJ Hamilton for a month at the fifth division FC Halifax Town . The loan period was extended once for a month and ultimately he came to five missions in which he scored a goal. He made his debut for the first team of the Blades on August 30, 2016 in the EFL Trophy when he came on as a substitute in the 0-0 draw against the U-23 side Leicester Citys in the second half. His next appearance in this cup competition was on October 4th in a 2-1 home defeat against FC Walsall . His club made it to the second highest English division in this 2016/17 season, without Brooks' involvement .

He made his first league appearance in the next season 2017/18 in the 0-1 away defeat against FC Middlesbrough . On October 17, 2017 Brooks signed a new contract with Sheffield United until the summer of 2021. The first goal of his professional career he scored ten days later in a 2-1 away win in the Yorkshire derby against Leeds United . He ended the season with 33 appearances in which he scored three goals and six assists.

Bournemouth AFC

The young attacking player's strong performances were also noticed by Premier League clubs and on July 1, 2018, Brooks moved to the first division AFC Bournemouth for a transfer fee of 11.3 million euros , where he signed a four-year contract. He made his debut in the Cherries jersey on matchday one of the 2018/19 season in a 2-0 home win against Cardiff City . He also quickly made an impression in the first division. His first goal was on October 1st in a 4-2 win at the Vitality Stadium at home . More goals against Watford and Fulham FC followed by the end of the month. In a 2-0 home win against Brighton & Hove Albion on December 22, he scored his first brace of his career. Brooks signed a new contract with the Cherries in March 2019 , which will now bind him to the club until July 2022. At the end of the 2018/19 season , he had seven goals and five assists on the account. In July 2019, Brooks sustained a serious ankle injury while preparing for the season, which is why he had to undergo an operation and was originally supposed to be out until October. After his return was delayed, a second operation followed in December. Bournemouth announced that a return to the pitch is unlikely in the 2019-20 season .

National team

Born in Warrington , England , Brooks was eligible to play for both national teams due to his mother, who was born in Llangollen , Wales . In May 2017 this led to a curious situation when he was nominated to the squad for the Welsh U-20 national team for the 2017 Toulon tournament . He rejected this nomination shortly afterwards, as he was also nominated for the English selection . With England he won the tournament and was named the best player of the tournament after scoring in the final among other things.

On August 25, 2017, he was finally nominated for the Welsh U-21 national team and made his debut against Switzerland on September 1 . He also scored a goal in the 3-0 win.

He finally made his debut for the Welsh A-selection on November 10, 2017 , when he lost 2-0 away in the friendly against France . In the 1: 2 away defeat in the qualifier for the 2020 European Championship against Croatia , he scored for the first time for his home country.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pro-deals for youngsters In: Sheffield United, March 24, 2015 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  2. ↑ U21 duo head to Halifax In: Sheffield United, August 29, 2015 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  3. ↑ Halifax Town: Club extend CJ Hamilton and David Brooks loans In: BBC, September 28, 2015 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  4. ↑ Sheffield United 0 Leicester City 0: Blades gain point - but little else from Checkatrade Trophy opener In: The Star, August 30, 2016 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  5. ↑ Sheffield United: 'You owe young David a favor' senior players are told In: The Star on October 7, 2016 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  6. ↑ Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United In: BBC August 12, 2017 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  7. ↑ Brooks signs long-term Blades deal In: Sheffield United, October 17, 2017 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  8. ↑ Leeds United 1-2 Sheffield United In: BBC October 27, 2017 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  9. ↑ David Brooks and James Maddison prove persistence does finally pay off In: The Guardian, August 22, 2018 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  10. ↑ Bournemouth 2-0 Cardiff In: BBC, August 11, 2018 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  11. ↑ Bournemouth 4-2 Leicester In: BBC September 15, 2018 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  12. ↑ Watford 0-4 Bournemouth In: Premier League, October 6, 2018 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  13. ↑ Fulham 0-3 Bournemouth In: Fulham FC, October 27, 2018 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  14. ↑ David Brooks's double seals win for Bournemouth over 10-man Brighton In: The Guardian, December 22, 2018 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  15. ↑ David Brooks: Wales midfielder signs new long-term deal In: BBC, March 4, 2019 (accessed July 18, 2019)
  16. ↑ David Brooks - performance data 18/19 In: transfermarkt.de (accessed on July 18, 2019)
  17. ↑ David Brooks: Bournemouth's Wales winger undergoes second ankle operation In: BBC December 10, 2019 (accessed January 1, 2020)
  18. ↑ a b Brooks call-up In: Sheffield United, August 26, 2017 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  19. ↑ Toulon Tournament: David Brooks opts for England rather than Wales In: BBC, May 16, 2017 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  20. ↑ Toulon Tournament: England 1-1 Ivory Coast (5-3 penalties) In: BBC of June 10, 2017 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  21. ↑ Match report: Switzerland U21 vs. Wales U21 0-3 (September 1st 2017) in soccerway.com database. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  22. ↑ France 2-0 Wales In: BBC of November 10, 2017 (accessed February 20, 2019)
  23. ↑ Croatia 2-1 Wales In: BBC of June 8, 2019 (accessed July 18, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Brooks, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brooks, David Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English-Welsh football player
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH Warrington , England