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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|28|mf=yes}}<ref name="FIFA 2014"/>

| birth_place = [[Berlin]], Germany

| height = 1.94 m<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffenheim |first=TSG 1899 |title=John Anthony Brooks |url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/teams/profis/team/einzelportraet/show/john-anthony-brooks |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=www.tsg-hoffenheim.de |language=de-DE |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220090028/https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/teams/profis/team/einzelportraet/show/john-anthony-brooks |url-status=live }}</ref>

| position = [[Defender (association football)|~~Defender~~Center-back]]

| currentclub = [[~~TSG~~Hertha ~~1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim~~BSC]]

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| youthclubs1 = [[Hertha BSC]]

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| clubs5 = [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]]

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| goals5 = 12

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| clubs6 = [[Hertha BSC]]

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| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]

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| nationalteam4 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]

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| pcupdate = ~~December~~May 815, ~~2023~~2024

| ntupdate = September 8, 2021

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'''John Anthony Brooks Jr.''' (born January 28, 1993) is a professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|~~defender~~center-back]] for ~~[[Bundesliga]]~~{{German football updater|HerthaBe}} club [[~~TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG~~Hertha ~~Hoffenheim~~BSC]]. Born in Germany, he ~~plays~~represents the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooks: 'It Was Not A Hard Decision To Play For The USA' |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2013/08/Brooks-It-Was-Not-A-Hard-Decision-To-Play-for-The-USA.aspx |publisher=ussoccer.com |access-date=14 August 2013 |date=14 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817165311/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2013/08/brooks-it-was-not-a-hard-decision-to-play-for-the-usa.aspx |archive-date=17 August 2013 }}</ref> ~~Mainly a [[centre-back]], he can also play as a [[left-back]].~~

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. The team won the [[2. Bundesliga]] in [[2012–13 2. Bundesliga|2012–13]]. In 2017, he transferred to VfL Wolfsburg for €20 million, [[List of most expensive American soccer transfers|a record at the time for an American player]].

Brooks represented both Germany and the United States at youth international level, qualifying for the latter through his father. He made his senior international debut in 2013 and represented the nation at three tournaments, including the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].

==Early life==

Brooks is the son of an American serviceman from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], and was born and raised in [[Berlin]], Germany. He has a map of Illinois tattooed on his left elbow and one of Berlin on his right. He has never lived in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Powers |first1=Scott |title=USA's John Brooks return to 'hometown' Chicago for first time in 20 years |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/06/05/usas-john-brooks-return-hometown-chicago-first-time-20-years |access-date=17 June 2018 |publisher=Major League Soccer |date=5 June 2016 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220113/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/06/05/usas-john-brooks-return-hometown-chicago-first-time-20-years |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Peralta |first1=Eyder |title=After His Game-Winning Goal, We Ask, Who Is John Brooks? |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/06/17/322897921/after-his-game-winning-goal-we-ask-who-is-john-brooks |access-date=17 June 2018 |publisher=NPR |date=17 June 2014 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617215919/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/06/17/322897921/after-his-game-winning-goal-we-ask-who-is-john-brooks |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club career==

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Brooks came through the ranks of his hometown club, [[Hertha BSC]]. He reached Hertha's reserve team halfway through the 2010–11 season, although he still had a year and a half of remaining eligibility for the U-19 team. Brooks signed a four-year professional contract with Hertha after the season, turning down interest from [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. Brooks spent nearly all of the 2011–12 season with Hertha II, taking a brief foray back to the U-19 team. Brooks continued to grow during this time, reaching 6'4".

Hertha suffered relegation from the Bundesliga in 2012. After the departure of some players and his form in preseason, Brooks made his professional debut as a starter in Hertha's [[2. Bundesliga]] opener on August 3, 2012, a 2–2 draw with [[SC Paderborn 07]] at the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]]. He played 29 matches over [[2012–13 2. Bundesliga|the season]] as the team won the league title and promotion, and scored once in the last game of the season on May 19, 2013, a late equalizer in a 1–1 home draw with [[Energie Cottbus]].<ref name=bundesliga>{{cite news |title=Brooks rettet die Aufstiegsparty im Olympiastadion |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/hertha-cottbus-1-1-brooks-rettet-die-aufstiegsparty-im-olympiastadion/8227624.html |access-date=17 June 2018 |work=Der Tagesspiegel |date=19 May 2013 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220008/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/hertha-cottbus-1-1-brooks-rettet-die-aufstiegsparty-im-olympiastadion/8227624.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Brooks scored in his [[Bundesliga]] debut on August 10, 2013, in Hertha BSC's 6–1 victory against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bundesliga.com/en/stats/matchday/?matchid=145161&season=2013&liga=51&round=1 | title = Berlin : Frankfurt 6–1(2–1) | publisher = bundesliga.com | date = 10 August 2013 | access-date = 15 August 2013 | archive-date = June 6, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140606202234/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/stats/matchday/?matchid=145161&season=2013&liga=51&round=1 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Honigstein |first1=Raphael |title=Hertha Berlin return with a bang and give the manager a sleepless night |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/12/bundesliga-blog-hertha-berlin |access-date=17 June 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=12 August 2013 |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002529/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/12/bundesliga-blog-hertha-berlin |url-status=live }}</ref> His appearances over [[2013–14 Bundesliga|the season]] were limited by injury and poor form, and he also missed time in April 2014 while recovering from the application of a large back tattoo, a decision that did not please manager [[Jos Luhukay]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Uersfeld |first1=Stephan |title=Reports: Tattoo gets Brooks benched |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1788570/hertha-berlin-benches-john-brooks-tattoo-flap-reports |access-date=17 June 2018 |publisher=ESPN FC |date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617215924/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1788570/hertha-berlin-benches-john-brooks-tattoo-flap-reports |url-status=live }}</ref>

On December 17, 2014, Brooks opened the scoring for Hertha in a 4–4 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt that saw Berlin throw away a two-goal lead in the final minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000309572.php |title=MEIER MAGIC RESCUES FRANKFURT IN EIGHT-GOAL THRILLER |publisher=Bundesliga |date=17 December 2014 |access-date=8 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610185715/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000309572.php |archive-date=10 June 2015 }}</ref> During the [[2014–15 Bundesliga]] season, Brooks won 68% of his direct duels in a total of 27 league appearances for the club, ranking third best among Bundesliga players making at least 17 appearances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/united-states/story/2483125/john-brooks-close-to-sealing-us-spot-jurgen-klinsmann |title=John Brooks close to sealing United States spot – Jurgen Klinsmann |work=ESPNFC |date=June 8, 2015 |access-date=8 June 2015 |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610153109/http://www.espnfc.us/united-states/story/2483125/john-brooks-close-to-sealing-us-spot-jurgen-klinsmann |url-status=live }}</ref> Brooks also had a pass accuracy of 75% while finishing top 12 in the Bundesliga in clearances per match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/2015/news/article/2015/06/03/year-removed-ghana-goal-john-anthony-brooks-ready-step-bigger-role-usmnt |title=A year removed from Ghana goal, John Anthony Brooks ready to step into bigger role for USMNT |work=MLS Soccer |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=8 June 2015 |archive-date=June 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607011711/http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/2015/news/article/2015/06/03/year-removed-ghana-goal-john-anthony-brooks-ready-step-bigger-role-usmnt |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the 2015–16 season, Brooks played four matches in Hertha's run to the semi-finals of the [[DFB-Pokal]]. On December 15, he headed the second goal of a 2–0 win at [[1. FC Nürnberg]] in the last 16 of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banizo |first1=Franco |title=John Brooks scores header in German Cup win |url=https://sbisoccer.com/2015/12/john-brooks-scores-header-in-german-cup-win |access-date=17 June 2018 |publisher=SBI |date=16 December 2015 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220045/https://sbisoccer.com/2015/12/john-brooks-scores-header-in-german-cup-win |url-status=live }}</ref>

===VfL Wolfsburg===

On May 31, 2017, Brooks signed with fellow Bundesliga club [[VfL Wolfsburg]].<ref name="wolfsburg transfer">{{cite web|title=Brooks signs: The central defender is making the move from Hertha BSC to VfL Wolfsburg|url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/info/news/detailspage/artikel/brooks-signs-46358.html|website=[[VfL Wolfsburg]]|publisher=vfl-wolfsburg.de/en|access-date=31 May 2017|language=en|date=31 May 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014223419/https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/info/news/detailspage/artikel/brooks-signs-46358.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The reported €20 million transfer fee was a record for an American soccer player at the time, later broken by [[Christian Pulisic]]'s €64 million transfer to Chelsea in 2019.<ref name="transfer fee wolfsburg">{{cite web|last1=Rosenblatt|first1=Ryan|title=John Brooks sets American record with transfer to Wolfsburg|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/john-brooks-wolfsburg-transfer-news-hertha-usmnt-053117|website=[[Fox Sports]]|publisher=foxsports.com|access-date=31 May 2017|date=31 May 2017|archive-date=June 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603045652/http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/john-brooks-wolfsburg-transfer-news-hertha-usmnt-053117|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Roger |title=Pulisic to Chelsea: The numbers behind the transfer from Borussia Dortmund to the Premier League |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/pulisic-to-chelsea-the-numbers-behind-the-transfer-from-borussia-dortmund-to-the-premier-league/#:~:text=The%20move%20shatters%20transfer%20record,times%20that%20at%20%2473%20million. |access-date=5 February 2021 |agency=CBS Sports |date=2 January 2019 |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726051825/https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/pulisic-to-chelsea-the-numbers-behind-the-transfer-from-borussia-dortmund-to-the-premier-league/#:~:text=The%20move%20shatters%20transfer%20record,times%20that%20at%20%2473%20million. |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his debut on August 13 in the first round of the [[DFB-Pokal]] away to fourth-tier [[Eintracht Norderstedt]], but suffered a torn thigh tendon and was substituted in the first half of the 1–0 win, being ruled out for the next three months.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolfsburg's John Brooks ruled out for at least three months |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/wolfsburg-s-john-brooks-ruled-out-for-at-least-three-months-456963.jsp |access-date=17 June 2018 |publisher=Bundesliga |date=17 August 2017 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617215844/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/wolfsburg-s-john-brooks-ruled-out-for-at-least-three-months-456963.jsp |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 28, he returned to the team to start on his league debut for the club, a 1–1 draw at [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valentine |first1=Ben |title=Americans Abroad: Brooks makes Wolfsburg return |url=http://www.goal.com/brasilglobaltour/en/news/725/bundesliga/2017/10/30/39843452/americans-abroad-brooks-makes-wolfsburg-return |access-date=17 June 2018 |publisher=Goal.com |date=30 October 2017 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220047/http://www.goal.com/brasilglobaltour/en/news/725/bundesliga/2017/10/30/39843452/americans-abroad-brooks-makes-wolfsburg-return |url-status=live }}</ref> Affected by injury all through his first season at the [[Volkswagen Arena]], Brooks totaled just ten appearances before playing the full 180 minutes of the 4–1 playoff win over [[Holstein Kiel]] that kept his team in the Bundesliga for the following season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henry |first1=Larry Jr. |title=John Brooks, Wolfsburg remain in Bundesliga after playoff victory |url=https://sbisoccer.com/2018/05/john-brooks-wolfsburg-remain-in-bundesliga-after-playoff-victory |access-date=17 June 2018 |publisher=SBI |date=22 May 2018 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220054/https://sbisoccer.com/2018/05/john-brooks-wolfsburg-remain-in-bundesliga-after-playoff-victory |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 2, 2022, it was confirmed that Brooks would leave Wolfsburg at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendola |first=Nicholas |date=March 2, 2022 |title=USMNT defender John Brooks will leave Wolfsburg this summer |url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/03/02/usmnt-defender-john-brooks-will-leave-wolfsburg-this-summer/ |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=[[NBC Sports]] |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302134401/https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/03/02/usmnt-defender-john-brooks-will-leave-wolfsburg-this-summer/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Benfica===

On September 1, 2022, Brooks signed a one-year contract with [[Primeira Liga]] side [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4735912/usmnt-hopeful-john-brooks-signs-with-portuguese-side-benfica | title=USMNT hopeful Brooks signs with Benfica | date=September 2022 | access-date=September 3, 2022 | archive-date=September 3, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903020538/https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4735912/usmnt-hopeful-john-brooks-signs-with-portuguese-side-benfica | url-status=live }}</ref> He made his [[Primeira Liga]] debut on September 18, replacing [[António Silva (footballer)|António Silva]] in the 89th minute in the 5–0 home win over [[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/videos/cnn-em-jogo-draxler-estreia-se-a-marcar-pelo-benfica/632782080cf26256cd365962|title=CNN em jogo - Draxler estreia-se a marcar pelo Benfica|publisher=[[CNN Portugal]]|language=pt|date=18 September 2022|access-date=20 September 2022|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005054920/https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/videos/cnn-em-jogo-draxler-estreia-se-a-marcar-pelo-benfica/632782080cf26256cd365962|url-status=live}}</ref>

===TSG Hoffenheim===

On 26 January 26, 2023, Brooks returned to the Bundesliga, signing a two-year contract with [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]], for a reported fee of €500,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oficial: Brooks confirmado na Alemanha|trans-title=Official: Brooks confirmed in Germany|url=https://www.abola.pt/amp/2023-01-26/benfica-oficial-brooks-anunciado-na-alemanha/973989|work=Abola|access-date=26 January 2023|date=26 January 2023|language=pt|archive-date=January 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126140509/https://www.abola.pt/amp/2023-01-26/benfica-oficial-brooks-anunciado-na-alemanha/973989|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Brooks left Hoffenheim at the end of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TSG Hoffenheim|url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/en/news/overview/2024/05/central-defensive-duo-depart-tsg-hoffenheim|title=Central defensive duo depart TSG Hoffenheim|date=May 21, 2024|access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

===Return to Hertha BSC===

On August 29, 2024, Brooks returned to [[Hertha BSC]] on a two-season contract.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Hertha BSC|url=https://www.herthabsc.com/de/nachrichten/2024/08/verpflichtung-john-anthony-brooks-2425|title=John Anthony Brooks ist zurück!|trans-title=John Anthony Brooks is back!|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=August 29, 2024|language=de}}</ref>

==International career==

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Brooks, who holds both German and American citizenship, participated in several camps for both the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|U.S. U-20]] and [[United States men's national under-23 soccer team|U-23]] team and in one for the [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U20]] team.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bz-berlin.de/sport/hertha-bsc/hertha-bubis-tankten-kraft-beim-dfb-article1522046.html | title = Brooks, John Anthony | language = de | publisher = bz-berlin.de | access-date = 23 August 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029220057/http://www.bz-berlin.de/sport/hertha-bsc/hertha-bubis-tankten-kraft-beim-dfb-article1522046.html | archive-date = 29 October 2013 }}</ref> He made his international debut for the U.S. Under-20 team in a 5–0 loss against Paraguay in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. U-20 MNT Drops Opening Match to Paraguay |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-20-mnt/2010/09/u20-mnt-drops-opening-match-to-paraguay.aspx |publisher=ussoccer.com |access-date=26 July 2013 |date=6 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819144611/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-20-MNT/2010/09/U20-MNT-Drops-Opening-Match-to-Paraguay.aspx |archive-date=19 August 2012 }}</ref>

In July 2013, German magazine ''kicker'' indicated that Brooks had received a call-up from the U.S. senior national team to feature in a friendly against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hertha einigt sich mit Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/589841/artikel_hertha-einigt-sich-mit-schulz.html|publisher=kicker.de|access-date=26 July 2013|language=de|date=26 July 2013|archive-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728022229/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/589841/artikel_hertha-einigt-sich-mit-schulz.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Brooks made his senior international debut in the 4–3 victory over Bosnia.

Brooks was named in the United States's final 23-man roster for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/05/12/13/23/140512-mnt-prelim-roster |title=Klinsmann Names 30-Player Preliminary Roster for 2014 FIFA World Cup |publisher=U.S. Soccer |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-date=May 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514111257/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/05/12/13/23/140512-mnt-prelim-roster |url-status=live }}</ref> In the opening group match against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], he came on as a halftime injury substitute for [[Matt Besler]] and scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory, a header off [[Graham Zusi]]'s corner kick.<ref name = "Ghana">{{Cite news|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10903374/USA-vs-Ghana-World-Cup-2014-live.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140616175733/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10903374/USA-vs-Ghana-World-Cup-2014-live.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 16 June 2014|title = USA vs Ghana, World Cup 2014: live|last = Fanning|first = Evan|date = 17 June 2014|work = The Telegraph|access-date = 17 June 2014}}</ref> He became the first American to score as a substitute at the World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|title=USA vs. Ghana – Brooks Stunner Hands USA 2–1 Win|date=18 June 2014|access-date=28 June 2014|publisher=[[United States Soccer Federation|U.S. Soccer]]|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/06/15/16/42/140616-mntvgha-matchday|archive-date=July 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702005701/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/06/15/16/42/140616-mntvgha-matchday|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 5, 2015, Brooks scored in a friendly against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in [[Amsterdam]] as the United States fought back from a 1–3 deficit to win 4–3, their first victory against the Dutch.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. rallies from two down to stun Netherlands in friendly|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/international-friendly/match/413446/netherlands-united-states/report|access-date=5 December 2015|publisher=ESPN|date=5 June 2015|archive-date=December 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227055722/http://www.espnfc.co.uk/international-friendly/match/413446/netherlands-united-states/report|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, he was named in coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]'s squad for the [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Klinsmann Calls 23 Players to Defend Gold Cup Title|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/06/23/10/30/150623-mnt-gold-cup-roster-release|access-date=5 December 2015|publisher=U.S. Soccer|date=23 June 2015|archive-date=June 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624010133/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/06/23/10/30/150623-mnt-gold-cup-roster-release|url-status=live}}</ref> playing four matches as the team finished fourth.

Klinsmann also called Brooks up for the [[Copa América Centenario]], the centenary edition of the [[Copa América]] held in the United States in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Klinsmann names 23 player roster for historic Copa America Centenario |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/05/21/18/57/160521-mnt-klinsmann-names-23-player-roster-for-historic-copa-america-centenario |access-date=17 June 2018 |publisher=U.S. Soccer |date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528144852/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/05/21/18/57/160521-mnt-klinsmann-names-23-player-roster-for-historic-copa-america-centenario |url-status=live }}</ref> He played all five matches as the nation lost 4–0 to Argentina in the semi-finals, but did not take part in the bronze medal match loss to Colombia.

==Career statistics==

===Club===

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|rowspan="6"|[[Hertha BSC II]]

|[[2010–11 Regionalliga|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John Anthony Brooks|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2010-11/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|website=kicker.de|publisher=kicker|access-date=November 20, 2015|language=de|archive-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813143120/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2010-11/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|rowspan="2"|[[Regionalliga Nord]]

|16||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0

|[[2011–12 Regionalliga|2011–12]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John Anthony Brooks|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|website=kicker.de|publisher=kicker|access-date=November 20, 2015|language=de|archive-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401211848/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|15||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0

|[[2013–14 Regionalliga|2013–14]]<ref name="John Anthony Brooks » Club matches">{{cite web|title=John Anthony Brooks » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/john-anthony-brooks/2/|publisher=World Football|access-date=November 20, 2015|archive-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120183933/http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/john-anthony-brooks/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|rowspan="3"|[[Regionalliga Nordost]]

|3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||2

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|rowspan="6"|[[Hertha BSC]]

|[[2012–13 Hertha BSC season|2012–13]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John Anthony Brooks|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2012-13/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|website=kicker.de|publisher=kicker|access-date=November 20, 2015|language=de|archive-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402045538/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2012-13/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|[[2. Bundesliga]]

|29||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||1

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|23||1||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||2

|[[2016–17 Hertha BSC season|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John Anthony Brooks|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2016-17/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|website=kicker.de|publisher=kicker|access-date=May 18, 2018|language=de|archive-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525165817/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2016-17/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|24||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||29||2

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|rowspan="6"|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]

|[[2017–18 VfL Wolfsburg season|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John Anthony Brooks|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2017-18/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|website=kicker.de|publisher=kicker|access-date=May 18, 2018|language=de|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130629/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2017-18/67717/vereinsspieler_brooks-john-anthony.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|rowspan="5"|Bundesliga

|9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Promotion to the Bundesliga|Bundesliga relegation play-offs]]}}||0||12||0

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|[[2023–24 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season|2023–24]]

|1121||12||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1323||12

!colspan="2"|Total

!2636!!12!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!2939!!12

|rowspan="1"|Hertha BSC

|[[2024–25 Hertha BSC season|2024–25]]

|rowspan="1"|2. Bundesliga

|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0

!colspan="3"|Career total

!~~310~~320!!1617!!21!!1!!2!!0!!12!!1!!2!!0!!~~347~~357!!1819

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'''Benfica'''

*[[Primeira Liga]]: [[2022–23 Primeira Liga|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portugoal.net/club-news/3242-benfica-crowned-champions-of-portugal|title=Benfica crowned champions of Portugal|publisher=PortuGOAL|last=Kundert|first=Tom|date=27 May 2023|access-date=27 May 2023|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528132616/https://portugoal.net/club-news/3242-benfica-crowned-champions-of-portugal|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''United States'''

*[[CONCACAF Nations League]]: [[2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=570981 |title=Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final |work=[[ESPN]] |date=June 6, 2021 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-date=June 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607043525/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=570981 |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Individual'''

*[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#IFFHS CONCACAF Man Team of the Decade 2011–2020|IFFHS CONCACAF Team of the Decade]]: 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web|title=IFFHS MAN TEAM - CONCACAF - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020|url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/928|website=IFFHS|date=29 January 2021|access-date=31 January 2021|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813223950/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/928|url-status=live}}</ref>

*CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: [[2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals#Awards|2021]]<ref>{{cite tweet|author=CONCACAF|user=CNationsLeague|number=1402064406738092034|date=June 7, 2021|title=Here is the Best XI of the Concacaf Nations League Finals|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>

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