Laura Brock


Laura Brock is an Australian soccer player who plays for EA Guingamp in the Division 1 Féminine. She made her debut for the national team in 2010.

Club career

Melbourne Victory, 2008–2010

Alleway played as a defender for Melbourne Victory in the first two seasons of Australia's W-League. Melbourne Victory finished fifth in the eight-team league both seasons, failing to make the finals.

Brisbane Roar, 2010–2015

In Alleway's first season with Brisbane Roar FC, the team finished the regular season in second behind Sydney FC, but went on to defeat them in the Grand Final winning the title of league Champions.
The team again finished second in the 2011–12 season, but lost their Champions title to Canberra United in the Grand Final.
In January 2012, at the end of the W-League season, Alleway and Collette McCallum joined English club Lincoln Ladies for the 2012 FA WSL season. Alleway's move to Lincoln was derailed by visa problems in March 2012.
Alleway returned to Brisbane Roar FC for a third 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.
The 2013–14 season saw the Roar concede the Grand Final to Alleway's former club, Melbourne Victory while the team failed to make the finals the following season finishing in 6th place. 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.

Melbourne City, 2015–2016

In August 2015, Alleway signed with Melbourne City in the team's inaugural season. The team finished the season undefeated winning both the premiership and the championship. Alleway played 857 minutes in 11 matches including 9 starts. The defence conceded a total of only 5 goals in the regular season and the finals.

Orlando Pride, 2016–2017

In March 2016, Alleway and Melbourne City teammate Steph Catley joined the NWSL's newest expansion club the Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni gave Alleway her first cap for Australia when he was coach of the Matildas in 2010. 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.

Melbourne Victory, 2017–

On 29 August 2017, Alleway returned to Melbourne Victory signing a two-year deal.

International career

Senior national team debut, 2010

Alleway earned her first cap for the Matildas on 6 March 2010, coming in as a substitute against DPR Korea in a friendly in preparation for the AFC Asia Women's Championship. Australia won the match 3–2 with a last-minute goal from Kyah Simon.

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Alleway was named to the Australian squad for the 2011 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.

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Alleway started all five of Australia's games at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada for a total of 443 minutes of play. Australia was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Japan.

2016 Olympic qualifiers

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. Alleway started in 4 of the 5 games, sitting out only Australia's 9–0 rout of Vietnam racking up 381 minutes of play.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Alleway was selected in the Australian team for the 2019 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.

Career statistics

Club

1FA Women's League Cup and Women's French Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 April 2015Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland1–01–1Friendly
221 May 2015Jubilee Oval, Sydney3–011–0Friendly

Honours

Individual

;Brisbane Roar
;Melbourne City