Macklin Freke

Macklin Freke
Personal information
Full name Macklin Lewis Freke
Date of birth (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999
Place of birth Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia[1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Number 1
Youth career
Brisbane City
Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Brisbane Roar NPL 46 (0)
2019–2026 Brisbane Roar 62 (0)
2026– Melbourne City 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2024

Macklin Freke (/fɹiːk/;[2] born 6 January 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne City in the A-League Men. He previously played for Brisbane Roar.[3]

Career

Early life

Born 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

Freke 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[4] Freke would make his debut for the senior men's side in the Round 21 fixture against Newcastle Jets.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 April 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Asia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar NPL 2019 NPL Queensland 130–––130
2020 60–––60
2021 30–––30
Total 220–––220
Brisbane Roar 2020–21 A-League 20–––20
2021–22 13030––160
2022–23 4040––80
2023–24 26050––310
Total 450120––570
Career total 6701200000790

Honours

Brisbane Roar

References

  1. 1 2 Davidson, John (30 January 2021). "How cricket injury turned Freke to football and path to A-League". SBS Sport. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPgMejriQcW/?igsh=MW5jNm1odnBvemcwbQ==
  3. ↑ "Macklin Freke". 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Ed (15 January 2021). "Roar suffer keeper injury setback". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Macklin Freke Archived 31 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine at Soccerway

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes the FFA Cup

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