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![]() Broxham with Melbourne Victory in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leigh Michael Broxham | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St Albans Dinamo | ||
Youth career | |||
Knox City | |||
2003–2005 | VIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2024 | Melbourne Victory | 386 | (5) |
2024– | St Albans Dinamo | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2004–2005 | Australia U17 | 14 | (5) |
2007–2008 | Australia U23 | 12 | (3) |
2008 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2010 |
Leigh Michael Broxham (born 13 January 1988) is an Australian former professional soccer player for semi-professional club St Albans Dinamo in NPL Victoria. As of May 2021, he currently holds the record for most appearances for Melbourne Victory, playing 427 times across multiple competitions. Broxham is one of the A-league's most decorated players having played in all of Melbourne Victory's title-winning sides including four championships, three premierships and two FFA Cups. A natural defensive midfielder, Broxham nicknamed "Brox" can also play as an attacking midfielder,[3][4] central midfielder, box to box midfielder, centre back, left back or right back.[2][5][6][7] Broxham was named captain of Melbourne Victory at the commencement of the 2021 A-League season.
Born in Melbourne, Broxham played youth football at the Victorian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut in 2007 for Melbourne Victory, where he continued to play for over a decade and 300 appearances.
Broxham has made one appearance for Australia, in a debut on a friendly match which ended a draw with Singapore in 2008.