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Jan 28, 1993 · Name in home country: John Anthony Brooks Jr. Date of birth/Age: Jan 28, 1993 (31) Place of birth: Berlin Height: 1,94 m Citizenship: United States. Germany Position: Defender - Centre-Back Foot: left Player agent: ROGON Current club: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Joined: Jan 26, 2023 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2024 Social-Media:
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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.
- January 28, 1993 (age 30)
- 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
- John Anthony Brooks Jr.
- Berlin, Germany
- 1 min
- Katherine Foreman
- 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.
Sep 1, 2022 · Sep 1, 2022. John Brooks has secured a late upgrade, with the U.S. men’s national team center back pivoting from an apparent agreement with Mallorca to a deal with Portuguese power Benfica.
John Brooks is a center back who plays for the U.S. Men's National Team and Hoffenheim in Germany. He scored the game-winning goal against Ghana in the 2014 World Cup and holds the record transfer fee for a U.S. defender.
- 6'3" (1.92 m)
- January 28, 1993
Aug 16, 2017 · Two weeks before the United States men’s national team enters the crucial home stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, it was dealt a huge blow by the news that center back John Brooks will...
Learn about the life and career of John Brooks, the USA international who plays for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. Find out his Berlin roots, his World Cup goal, his tattoos, his birthday buddies and more.
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