 Brock playing forBrisbane Roar in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Colleen Gloria Brock[1][2] | ||
| Birth name | Laura Colleen Gloria Alleway[3] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-11-28)28 November 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Templestowe, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Brisbane Roar | 52 | (1) |
| 2012 | Lincoln Ladies | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Melbourne City | 25 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Orlando Pride | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Melbourne Victory | 28 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | EA Guingamp | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2021 | Australia | 63 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:22, 16 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Laura Colleen Gloria Brock (née Alleway; born 28 November 1989) is an Australian formersoccer player who played as adefender. She made her debut for thenational team in 2010.
Alleway played as a defender forMelbourne Victory in the first two seasons ofAustralia's W-League. Melbourne Victory finished fifth in the eight-team league both seasons, failing to make the finals.[4][5]
In Alleway'sfirst season withBrisbane Roar FC, the team finished the regular season in second behindSydney FC, but went on to defeat them in theGrand Final winning the title of league Champions.[6]
The team again finished second in the2011–12 season, but lost their Champions title toCanberra United in theGrand Final.[7]
In January 2012, at the end of the W-League season, Alleway andCollette McCallum joined English clubLincoln Ladies for the2012 FA WSL season.[8] Alleway's move to Lincoln was derailed by visa problems in March 2012.[9]
Alleway returned to Brisbane Roar FC for athird season in which the team won the title of Premiers as the highest ranked team at the end of the regular season. They were defeated by Sydney FC in the semi-finals.[10]
The2013–14 season saw the Roar concede theGrand Final to Alleway's former club,Melbourne Victory while the team failed to make the finals the following season finishing in 6th place.[11][12] During her time on the team, Alleway was a key player for Brisbane Roar's defence appearing in 52 of the team's 67 matches.
In August 2015, Alleway signed withMelbourne City in the team'sinaugural season.[13] The team finished the season undefeated winning both the premiership and the championship. Alleway played 857 minutes in 11 matches including 9 starts.[14] The defence conceded a total of only 5 goals in the regular season and the finals.[14]
In March 2016, Alleway and Melbourne City teammateSteph Catley joined theNWSL's newest expansion club theOrlando Pride.[15] Orlando Pride coachTom Sermanni gave Alleway her first cap for Australia when he was coach of theMatildas in 2010.[16] Alleway started all five of the team's first matches before a groin-injury put her on the sidelines for the sixth week of the season.
In 2017, she played only 136 minutes for the Pride before the team waived her midway through the season.[17]
On 29 August 2017, Alleway returned toMelbourne Victory signing a two-year deal.[18]
Alleway earned her first cap for the Matildas on 6 March 2010, coming in as a substitute againstDPR Korea in a friendly in preparation for theAFC Asia Women's Championship. Australia won the match 3–2 with a last-minute goal fromKyah Simon.[19]
Alleway was named to the Australian squad for the2011 Women's World Cup in Germany. She played in only one game, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute in a 2–1 victory over Norway in the final match of the group stage. This win allowed the Matildas to progress to the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Sweden.[20][21][22]
Alleway started all five of Australia's games at the2015 Women's World Cup in Canada for a total of 443 minutes of play. Australia was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Japan.[23]
The Matildas came out of the qualifiers for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio undefeated and saw their FIFA ranking jump from 9th to 5th.[24] Alleway started in 4 of the 5 games, sitting out only Australia's 9–0 rout of Vietnam racking up 381 minutes of play.
Alleway was selected in the Australian team for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, however she was replaced shortly before the tournament after sustaining a foot injury. She chose to stay in France to follow the team at her own expense.[25]
In June 2021, Brock was selected as a travelling reserve for the postponed2020 Summer Olympics.[26] The following week,FIFA confirmed that for the 2020 Olympics, due to the challenges of theCOVID-19 pandemic, all 22 players selected would be available on the roster, shifting Brock into the squad.[27][28]
At the Olympics, the Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beatGreat Britain 4-3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 toSweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA.[29]Full details.
Brock announced her retirement at the end of the tournament, coming on in the 87th minute of the bronze medal match as her last game for the Matildas.[30][31]
She married Cameron Brock in August 2019.[32]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2009–10 | W-League | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Brisbane Roar | 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Notts County Ladies F.C. | 2012 | WSL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Melbourne City | 2015–16 | W-League | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Orlando Pride | 2016 | NWSL | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2017–18 | W-League | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| EA Guingamp | 2020–21 | Division 1 Féminine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 131 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 4 | ||
1FA Women's League Cup andWomen's French Cup.
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 April 2015 | Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk,Scotland |  Scotland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 May 2015 | Jubilee Oval,Sydney,Australia |  Vietnam | 3–0 | 11–0 | Friendly |
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Association football portal31-year-old Matilda Laura Brock said she was ecstatic at the shift to the 22-member squad for Football.
Defender Laura Brock, who announced her retirement earlier on Thursday, made a final appearance in the 87th minute.
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