Lachlan Wales
{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lachlan Wales
| fullname = Lachlan Andrew Wales{{Cite web|url=http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/14562|title=AFCS|website=stats.the-afc.com}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|10|19}}
| birth_place = Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia
| height = 179 cm{{cite news|url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce4/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf|website=FIFA|accessdate=8 July 2021|title=Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020}}
| position = Forward / winger
| currentclub = Perth Glory
| clubnumber = 8
| youthclubs1 = FNSW NTC
| youthyears1 = 2013
| youthclubs2 = CCM Academy
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015
| clubs1 = CCM Academy
| years1 = 2016–2018
| caps1 = 52
| goals1 = 14
| clubs2 = Central Coast Mariners
| years2 = 2017–2018
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| clubs3 = Melbourne City
| years3 = 2018–2020
| caps3 = 53
| goals3 = 3
| clubs4 = Western United
| years4 = 2020–2024
| caps4 = 107
| goals4 = 14
| years5 = 2024–2025
| clubs5 = Gyeongnam
| caps5 = 7
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Perth Glory
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam1 = Australia U-23
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| club-update = 29 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 2 August 2021
| image = Argentina 0 v Australia 2 - Tokyo 2020 - 2 - Lachlan Wales.jpg
| caption = Wales playing for Australia U23 at the 2020 Summer Olympics
}}
Lachlan Andrew Wales (born 19 October 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Perth Glory.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccmariners.com.au/news/gutsy-mariners-edged-victory|title=Gutsy Mariners edged by Victory|website=Central Coast Mariners|date=14 April 2017 }}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://au.soccerway.com/players/lachlan-wales/480629/|title=Australia - L. Wales - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=au.soccerway.com}}
=Melbourne City=
On 25 June 2018, Wales signed a two-year contract with Melbourne City.{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/city-sign-wales-re-sign-malik-and-bring-back-on-loan-caceres-20180625-p4zngx.html|title=City sign Wales, re-sign Malik and bring back on loan Caceres|first=Michael|last=Lynch|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 June 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/report-city-2-victory-1|title=A-League Report: City 2 Victory 1|website=Melbourne City FC|date=20 October 2018 }} Wales scored his first professional goal against Newcastle Jets on 2 December 2018, scoring City's third as they ran out 3-0 winners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/a-league-report-city-3-0-newcastle|title=A-League Report: City 3-0 Newcastle|website=Melbourne City FC|date=2 December 2018 }}
Wales left Melbourne City at the end of the 2019–20 A-League.{{cite news|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6917149/city-sign-olyroo-oneill-in-a-league/?cs=14238|title=City sign Olyroo O'Neill in A-League|first=Anna|last=Harrington|website=The Canberra Times|date=9 September 2020|accessdate=9 September 2020}}
=Western United=
On 2 October 2020, Western United announced the signing of Wales on a two-year deal.{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Western United sign Olyroo Lachie Wales|url=https://www.wufc.com.au/news/olyroo-lachie-wales-joins-western-united|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Western United|language=en}}
In June 2024, Wales left Western United to pursue an opportunity overseas.{{cite web|url=https://wufc.com.au/news/lachie-wales-retains-western-united-legacy-with-move-overseas/|title=Lachie Wales retains Western United legacy with move overseas|first=Nick|last=Hughes|website=Western United|date=28 June 2024}}
International career
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.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 27 June 2021}}[https://int.soccerway.com/players/tom-glover/450520/ Tom Glover] at Soccerway
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National CupIncludes the FFA Cup !colspan=2|Asia !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Central Coast Mariners Academy{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197785794&client=1-10179-150724-399130-21883038|title=Player statistics for Lachlan Wales|accessdate=22 July 2021|publisher=GameDay}}
|2016 |rowspan="3"|NPL NSW 2 |25 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 6 | ||||
| 2017
|25 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 8 | ||||
| 2018
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 14 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 52 | 14 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Central Coast Mariners
|rowspan="2"|A-League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Melbourne City
|rowspan="2"|A-League |26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20
|27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 3 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 59 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="5" |Western United
| rowspan="4" |A-League |24 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 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 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!107 !16 !5 !3 ! ! ! ! !112 !19 | ||||||||||
| Gyeongnam FC
|2024 |2 |1 |0 |0 | | | | |0 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!223 | 33 | 11 | 3 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 146 | 36 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|lachlan-wales/480629}}
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{{Perth Glory FC squad}}
{{Australia men's football squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Central Coast Mariners Academy players
Category:Central Coast Mariners FC players
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Category:Western United FC players
Category:Perth Glory FC players
Category:National Premier Leagues players
Category:Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic soccer players for Australia
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales
Category:Soccer players from New South Wales
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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