Macklin Freke (born 6 January 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Brisbane Roar.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Macklin Lewis Freke | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brisbane City | |||
| Brisbane Roar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 46 | (0) |
| 2019– | Brisbane Roar | 45 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 | |||
Career
editEarly life
editBorn in Brisbane, Queensland, Freke grew up playing cricket until stress fractures as a teenager resulted in him giving the game away, and taking up association football as a goalkeeper.[1]
Brisbane Roar
editFreke played state and NPL football for Brisbane City, before joining the Brisbane Roar's academy program. Signing a scholarship contract for the 2019-20 A-League[3] Freke would make his debut for the senior men's side in the Round 21 fixture against Newcastle Jets.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 26 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar NPL | 2019 | NPL Queensland | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Brisbane Roar | 2020–21 | A-League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 57 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 67 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
Notes
References
edit- ^ a b Davidson, John (30 January 2021). "How cricket injury turned Freke to football and path to A-League". SBS Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Macklin Freke". 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Ed (15 January 2021). "Roar suffer keeper injury setback". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (19 January 2021). "A-League: Macklin Freke to make top-flight debut for Brisbane Roar". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Macklin Freke Archived 31 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine at Soccerway
External links
edit- Macklin Freke at Soccerway
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