Lachlan Wales

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

Lachlan Wales
Personal information
Full name Lachlan Andrew Wales[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997
Place of birth Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia
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)
2014–2018 CCM Academy 84 (16)
2017–2018 Central Coast Mariners 11 (0)
2018–2020 Melbourne City 53 (3)
2020– Western United 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Australia U-23 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

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.[2]

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.[3]

Melbourne City

On 25 June 2018, Wales signed a two-year contract with Melbourne City.[4] 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.[5] Wales scored his first professional goal against Newcastle Jets on 2 December 2018, scoring City's third as they ran out 3-0 winners.[6]

Wales left Melbourne City at the end of the 2019–20 A-League.[7]

Western United

On 2 October 2020, Western United announced the signing of Wales on a two-year deal.[8]

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.[9]

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


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