Australia teen Lucas Herrington ready for Brazil after meteoric rise

[p]The central defender was a talented young prospect at A-League club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brisbane-roar/SSr7kDGC/"]Brisbane Roar[/a] ‌at the start of the year but a stint ‌in the MLS with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-rapids/jmBZNRn8/"]Colorado Rapids[/a], an impressive World Cup campaign, and ‌a move to English Premier League club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hull-city/S66R0t75/"]Hull City[/a] have ‌transformed his profile.[/p][p]"It's pretty crazy... it has flown by," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herrington-lucas/4ApZ8wCi/"]Herrington[/a], who turned 19 at the start of the month, told reporters on Wednesday.[/p][p]"[b]It's been ‌a great journey for me. I've loved every ⁠minute of it. Just trying ‌to stay humble, keep working hard, and just enjoy the journey[/b]."[/p][p]Herrington, who ​on Tuesday was awarded the Harry Kewell Medal as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a]'s best under-23 player, pushed back a little when it ​was suggested his natural talent had eased his path to the top.[/p][embed guid="51b8c7f6-b22b-45ba-ba49-e1ed8fc77766" url="https://x.com/Socceroos/status/2102648473128734922" social-type="twitter" /][p]"Obviously, I've had to work and adapt to every scenario," ⁠he said.[/p][p]"[b]From Brisbane to ​Colorado to Socceroos to the EPL, it's all different environments, different training environments. You have to adapt to them all[/b].[/p][p]"[b]But at the end of the day, it's just football and I just love ‌to play football[/b]."[/p][p]The Socceroos face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] in the north Queensland city of Townsville [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/australia-xSrf6qMM/brazil-I9l9aqLq/?mid=8EY6ZJpI"]on Friday[/a] before the second clash against the five-time world champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/australia-xSrf6qMM/brazil-I9l9aqLq/?mid=GvxFXcFU"]next Tuesday at Brisbane's Lang Park[/a], where Herrington made his professional debut less than two years ago.[/p][p]Beyond the prospect of taking on the likes of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vinicius-junior/CbwQ4Mws/"]Vinicius Jr[/a], the second fixture has particular resonance for Herrington, who has never represented his country in his home city.[/p][image alt="Australia - Brazil win probability" id="280b0cc7-9a5d-49da-be27-c3d1fee0689b" credit-line="Flashscore" hidden-attrs="alt, credit" guid="368b6d9b-98af-445b-bdec-d448f8482bbe" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]"[b]I can't wait. It's always been a ‌dream of mine representing the Socceroos in Brisbane[/b]," he added.[/p][p]"I've got ​lots of family and friends coming to see me play ‌against a great opposition as well. It doesn't get much better than Brazil international-wise.[/p][p]"[b]So I think all the boys are up for it. I'm up for it, the coaching staff are ready, and I think Brisbane's ready, and you know ⁠all of Queensland for that ⁠Townsville game as well[/b].[/p][p]"I ‌can't wait to pull on the jersey."[/p]