Brandon Lauton

Brandon Lauton
Personal information
Full name Brandon Lauton
Date of birth (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24)
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 40 (4)
2024– Preston Lions 25 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2019

Brandon Lauton (born 3 March 2000), is a South African-Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Preston Lions.[4]

Personal life

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

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

  1. ^ Lynch, Michael (8 August 2019). "Victory youngsters provide positives out of FFA Cup loss". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Broxham praises 'fantastic' Lauton". Melbourne Victory FC. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ Lynch, Michael (7 August 2019). "Victory crash out of FFA Cup after blowing two-goal lead against Jets". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Preston, Brandon Lauton". Facebook. 17 December 2023.
  5. ^ O'Connor, Tim (13 January 2020). "Lauton brothers off to trial with Perth Glory". The Courier. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. ^ "WESTERN UNITED NPL TEAMS 2021". Western United FC. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  7. ^ @joeylynchy (11 September 2021). "Brandon Lauton trialling with Western United" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @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.
  9. ^ @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.


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