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John Anthony Brooks Jr. (born January 28, 1993) is a professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim. Born in Germany, he represents the United States national team. He began his career at hometown club Hertha BSC, making his professional debut in 2012 and totaling 130 games and nine goals for the club.
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- He has never lived in the United States. While Brooks has U.S. citizenship, he grew up in Berlin, Germany, where his father, an American military serviceman and Chicago native, was stationed.
- He’s been playing soccer, or, "fussball," since he was a toddler. Brooks started playing soccer when he was five years old. What began as a way to connect with his friends in the Hertha BSC youth academy turned into a professional contract and rank as a top five defender in the second league of the Bundesliga during the 2012-2013 season.
- He’s a record setter. Not only is he the acclaimed hero – the greatest American since Abraham Lincoln, according to Wikipedia – who brought the U.S.’
- He sports his heritage on his elbows. The record-setting defender is also a trendsetter in the tattoo department. He boasts one tattoo on each elbow – the one on the left an outline of Berlin with a star on his childhood neighborhood, the one on the right an outline of Illinois with a star on Chicago, his father’s hometown.
Jan 28, 1993 · John Brooks is a 31-year-old centre-back from Berlin, who plays for TSG Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. He has 45 caps and 3 goals for the USA national team and joined Hoffenheim in January 2023.
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May 21, 2024 · SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — United States defender John Brooks is set to leave German Bundesliga club Hoffenheim as a free agent when his contract expires next month. Hoffenheim confirmed Tuesday that Brooks will leave the club June 30 after playing 39 games since he joined from Portuguese team Benfica in January 2023.
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- Berlin boy. Born in the German capital in 1993, four years after the Berlin Wall came down, Brooks is the son of an American serviceman from Chicago.
- Tattoos. His career was nearly derailed in April 2014, though, after getting a large tattoo on his back mid-season. "I have no sympathy for someone who decides to do such things during the campaign," said then-Hertha coach Jos Luhukay.
- Born in the USA? Keep it on the down-low if you ever run into Bruce Springsteen, but Brooks has never actually lived in the United States. Unlike international teammates Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie and Josh Sargent, he even represented Germany at youth level.
- A place in history. USMNT fans have been just as content. The 29-year-old has notched three goals in his 45 senior international outings, but the first of his strikes - an 86th-minute winner in his nation's group stage victory against Ghana at the 2014 FIFA World Cup - certainly put him on the map for fans not already familiar with his domestic exploits.
Sep 19, 2022 · By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published 6:00 PM PDT, September 18, 2022. American defender John Brooks made his debut for Portugal’s Benfica on Sunday night, entering in the 89th minute of a 5-0 win over visiting Maritimo in Lisbon. Brooks, 29, signed a one-year contract on Sept. 1 after leaving Germany’s Wolfsburg at the end of last season.
Aug 16, 2017 · The U.S. center back will miss the crucial CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers in September and October due to torn tendons in his right thigh. Find out how his absence could affect the U.S. defense and who could replace him in the lineup.
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