Lachlan Wales

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Lachlan Wales
Personal information
Full name Lachlan Andrew Wales[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward / winger
Club information
Current team
 Western United
Number 8
Youth career
2013 FNSW NTC
2014–2015 CCM Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 CCM Academy 52 (14)
2017–2018 Central Coast Mariners 11 (0)
2018–2020 Melbourne City 53 (3)
2020– Western United 30 (4)
National team‡
2019–2021 Australia U-23 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 August 2021

Lachlan Wales (born 19 October 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Western United in the A-League.

Club career[]

Central Coast Mariners[]

Wales progressed from the youth ranks of the Central Coast Mariners to make his professional debut on 14 April 2017, replacing Fábio Ferreira in the 86th minute as they were beaten 1-0 by Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park.[3]

Wales made a further 10 appearances for the Mariners in their 2017–18 campaign, notching two assists from seven starts as they went on to finish in 10th place.[4]

Melbourne City[]

On 25 June 2018, Wales signed a two-year contract with Melbourne City.[5] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win over Melbourne Victory in the Melbourne Derby, playing 85 minutes before being replaced by Anthony Lesiotis.[6] Wales scored his first professional goal against Newcastle Jets on 2 December 2018, scoring City's third as they ran out 3-0 winners.[7]

Wales left Melbourne City at the end of the 2019–20 A-League.[8]

Western United[]

On 2 October 2020, Western United announced the signing of Wales on a two-year deal.[9]

International career[]

In November 2019 he was one of four players suspended by the Australia national under-23 soccer team due to "unprofessional conduct". The four players allegedly mistreated a woman after an intimate encounter.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 27 June 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Central Coast Mariners Academy[12] 2016 NPL NSW 2 25 6 — — — 25 6
2017 25 8 — — — 25 8
2018 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 52 14 — — — 52 14
Central Coast Mariners 2016–17 A-League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Total 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Melbourne City 2018–19 A-League 26 3 3 0 — — 29 3
2019–20 27 0 3 0 — — 30 0
Total 53 3 6 0 — — 59 3
Western United 2020–21 A-League 24 4 — — — 24 4
Career total 140 21 6 0 — — 146 21

Notes

  1. ^ Includes the FFA Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com.
  2. ^ "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Gutsy Mariners edged by Victory". Central Coast Mariners.
  4. ^ "Australia - L. Wales - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ Lynch, Michael (25 June 2018). "City sign Wales, re-sign Malik and bring back on loan Caceres". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ^ "A-League Report: City 2 Victory 1". Melbourne City FC.
  7. ^ "A-League Report: City 3-0 Newcastle". Melbourne City FC.
  8. ^ Harrington, Anna (9 September 2020). "City sign Olyroo O'Neill in A-League". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Western United sign Olyroo Lachie Wales". Western United. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Four Australia Under-23 players banned after complaint from woman". 19 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ^ Tom Glover at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Player statistics for Lachlan Wales". GameDay. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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