Brisbane Roar have announced the exits of Jez Lofthouse, Rylan Brownlie and Ryan Lethlean ahead of the Isuzu UTE A-League season.
The Roar trio depart as Brisbane prepare for their 2024-25 Round 1 opener away to A-Leagues debutants Auckland FC at Go Media Stadium on October 19.
Lofthouse leaves Suncorp Stadium at the conclusion of his contract after three seasons, while history-making youngster Brownlie and Lethlean have departed via mutual agreement to pursue local and overseas opportunities.
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“Brisbane Roar wishes to thank all three players for their hard work and contribution at the club and wishes them all the very best for the future,” the club said in a statement.
Lofthouse joined the Roar in 2021-22 and the 24-year-old attacker made 36 appearances in the A-Leagues, scoring two goals.
Brownlie, the son of former Roar player Royce, signed for Brisbane last season.
The 17-year-old is Roar’s youngest ever Isuzu UTE A-League’s goal scorer after finding the back of the net against Melbourne City in December.
Brownlie ended the 2024 NPLM QLD campaign as Brisbane’s joint top goalscorer alongside Ivan Ozzi.
Lethlean swapped Melbourne Victory for the Roar ahead of 2023-24 and the 22-year-old defender featured twice in Brisbane colours.
Ruben Zadkovich’s Brisbane have been busy this off-season.
Kai Trewin, Tom Aldred, Carlo Armiento, Nikola Mileusnic, Jonas Markovski, James Nikolovski, Ayom Majok, Shae Cahill, Taras Gomulka and Marco Rojas have left.
However, Brisbane have brought in Harry Van Der Saag, Ben Warland, Marcus Ferkranus, Hosine Bility, Ben Halloran, Walid Shour, Lucas Herrington and Indonesian star Rafael Struick.
