page_title: John Brooks (soccer, born 1993)
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: John Brooks (soccer, born 1993) / International career
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Freundschaftsspiel: Österreich gegen USA am 19. November 2013 (1:0) im Wiener Ernst-Happel-Stadion. – Das Foto zeigt John Anthony Brooks (USA). English: Friendly-match Austria vs. USA (1:0) in the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna at 2013-03-22. – The photo shows John Anthony Brooks (USA). Camera location48°&#160;12′&#160;25″&#160;N, 16°&#160;25′&#160;14″&#160;E&#160;View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: John Anthony Brooks, Jr. is a German-American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the United States national team.
  Born in Berlin, Germany, 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. In 2017, he transferred to VfL Wolfsburg for €20 million, a record 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.
context_section_description: Brooks, who holds both German and American citizenship, participated in several camps for both the U.S. U-20 and U-23 team and in one for the Germany U20 team. He made his international debut for the U.S. Under-20 team in a 5–0 loss against Paraguay in September 2010.
  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. 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. In the opening group match against 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. He became the first American to score as a substitute at the World Cup.
  On 5 June 2015, Brooks scored in a friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam as the United States fought back from a 1–3 deficit to win 4–3, their first victory against the Dutch. Later that month, he was named in coach Jürgen Klinsmann's squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 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. 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.
caption: Brooks with the United States in November 2013
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