Lucas Herrington

Brisbane Roar

Herrington is a product of the youth systems of Taringa Rovers, Toowong FC and Brisbane City FC, before joining the academy of Brisbane Roar in 2019, where he completed his development. In 2023, he featured for the club’s reserve side, Brisbane Roar Youth. On 9 September 2024, he signed a three-year scholarship contract with the Roar. He made his senior and professional debut as a starter in a 2–2 A-League Men draw against Western Sydney Wanderers on 14 December 2024. On 28 January 2025, Herrington scored his first goal for Brisbane in a 4–3 win over Sydney FC. He made 17 appearances during his first professional season. Herrington made his first appearance of the 2025–26 season as a substitute following a red card to Dimitri Valkanis, seeing out a 1–0 win against Macarthur. He went on to make a further 10 appearances, scoring once in a 3–0 win over Newcastle Jets and keeping six clean sheets. He played his final match for Brisbane Roar on 3 January 2026, starting in a 3–0 defeat to Wellington Phoenix at Kayo Stadium. Herrington made 29 senior appearances for the Roar across all competitions, departing for a club record fee. It was later reported that Brisbane Roar had negotiated a 20% sell-on clause as part of the agreement. In July 2026, Colorado reportedly paid Brisbane Roar A$560,000 to buy out the clause.

Colorado Rapids

On 13 August 2025, Herrington agreed to join Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids ahead of the 2026 season, with…

Herrington was able to represent four countries: Australia, Finland, Germany and Zimbabwe. He chose to represent his country of birth, Australia. Herrington was part of the Australia U19s who came third at the 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship. The following year, he was part of the Australia U20s who won the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. He was called up in May 2025 for the Australia men's national under-18 soccer team, to take part in the 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup commencing in early June. Herrington earned his maiden call-up to the Australia national team for the FIFA Series, where the Socceroos were scheduled to face Cameroon and Curaçao. He debuted for the Socceroos against Cameroon, playing all 90 minutes, and played the first half against Curaçao, starting in both matches. On 31 May 2026, Herrington was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and became Australia's youngest ever World Cup starter in the group stage match against Paraguay after sitting on the bench against Turkey and the United States. In their round of 32 knockout match against Egypt, Herrington was selected to take the final penalty shot for Australia, which went just over the crossbar; Egypt won on their next kick to knock Australia out of the tournament, 1(4)–1(2).

Club

As of match played 8 September 2026

International

As of match played 3 July 2026

Herrington was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and attended the Anglican Church Grammar School. He is of Finnish, German and Zimbabwean descent. His older brother, Diesel Herrington, is also a professional soccer player.