Lachlan Wales
 Wales playing for Australia U23 at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lachlan Andrew Wales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gyeongnam | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2024 | Western United | 107 | (14) |
| 2024– | Gyeongnam | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Australia U-23 | 9 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2021 | |||
Lachlan Andrew Wales (born 19 October 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gyeongnam.
Club career
[edit]Central Coast Mariners
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 2 October 2020, Western United announced the signing of Wales on a two-year deal.[9]
In June 2024, Wales left Western United to pursue an opportunity overseas.[10]
International career
[edit]In November 2019 he was one of four players suspended by the Australia national under-23 soccer team due to "unprofessional conduct".
Wales qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentine in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 27 June 2021[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Central Coast Mariners Academy[13] | 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 | |||
| 2021-22 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-23 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | ||||||
| 2023-24 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 107 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 112 | 19 | ||||||
| Gyeongnam FC | 2024 | K League 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 223 | 33 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 146 | 36 | ||||
Notes
References
[edit]- ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com.
- ^ "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Gutsy Mariners edged by Victory". Central Coast Mariners. 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Australia - L. Wales - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (25 June 2018). "City sign Wales, re-sign Malik and bring back on loan Caceres". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "A-League Report: City 2 Victory 1". Melbourne City FC. 20 October 2018.
- ^ "A-League Report: City 3-0 Newcastle". Melbourne City FC. 2 December 2018.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (9 September 2020). "City sign Olyroo O'Neill in A-League". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Western United sign Olyroo Lachie Wales". Western United. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (28 June 2024). "Lachie Wales retains Western United legacy with move overseas". Western United.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Tom Glover at Soccerway
- ^ "Player statistics for Lachlan Wales". GameDay. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Lachlan Wales at Soccerway
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