Brandon Lauton (born 3 March 2000), is a South African-Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Preston Lions.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Lauton | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back / Right-wing[2][3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston Lions | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Ballarat Red Devils | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 63 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne Victory | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Hume City | 42 | (4) |
| 2024– | Preston Lions | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2019 | |||
Personal life edit
He moved to Australia at the age of 2. Lauton has two younger brothers, Jordan and Leighton, who are also footballers;[5] the latter currently plays for the Western United NPL3 squad.[6]
Career edit
On 7 August 2019, he made his professional debut for Melbourne Victory against Newcastle Jets in the 2019 FFA Cup. During the off-season following the 2020–21 A-League season, Lauton was released by Melbourne Victory and during the pre-season trialled with Western United and Hume City.[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ Lynch, Michael. "Victory youngsters provide positives out of FFA Cup loss". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Broxham praises 'fantastic' Lauton". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Michael. "Victory crash out of FFA Cup after blowing two-goal lead against Jets". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to Preston, Brandon Lauton". 17 December 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, Tim. "Lauton brothers off to trial with Perth Glory". The Courier. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "WESTERN UNITED NPL TEAMS 2021". Western United FC. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ @joeylynchy (11 September 2021). "Brandon Lauton trialling with Western United" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @TomWilliamsPol (11 September 2021). "It appears that Melbourne Victory have released Brandon Lauton and that he is now on trial with Western United" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @neal_symons (30 October 2021). "Brandon Lauton has lined up for Hume City against the Melbourne Victory in a pre-FFA Cup friendly after recently being on trial for Western United" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links edit
- Brandon Lauton at Soccerway
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