David Brooks: Bournemouth & Wales winger plays for first time since cancer diagnosis

David Brooks past played for Bournemouth successful September 2021

Wales winger David Brooks returned to enactment for the archetypal clip since his crab attraction arsenic a substitute for Bournemouth successful their 3-0 Premier League decision astatine Aston Villa.

The 25-year aged came connected for Adam Smith successful the 79th infinitesimal astatine Villa Park for his archetypal quality successful 536 days.

"What a peculiar moment," Bournemouth wrote connected societal media.

Brooks was an unused Bournemouth substitute past play successful the Cherries' 1-0 Premier League triumph against Liverpool.

Bournemouth brag Gary O'Neil said Brooks' instrumentality was "huge for everybody" astatine the club.

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Brooks, who has won 21 caps for Wales and featured 3 times astatine Euro 2020, past played for Bournemouth against Peterborough connected 29 September 2021.

Hodgkin lymphoma is simply a crab of the lymphatic system, an important portion of the immune system.

At the clip of his diagnosis, Brooks thanked the Wales aesculapian squad whose "swift attention" had helped observe the unwellness portion helium was connected planetary duty.