Emmelie Fiedler
Australian rules footballer
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Emmelie Fiedler (born 5 April 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).[2]
Malaysian Warriors (AFL Asia)
| Emmelie Fiedler | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
5 April 2002 Germany[1] | ||
| Original teams |
East Fremantle (WAFLW) Malaysian Warriors (AFL Asia) | ||
| Draft | No. 7, 2023 supplementary draft | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 2024, St Kilda vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023 | Fremantle | 0 (0) | |
| 2024– | St Kilda | 6 (0) | |
| Total | 6 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Fiedler was born in Germany to a German mother and an Australian father. Her father supported Fremantle in the Australian Football League from his home town of Perth, Australia.[3] She was raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with her two older sisters.
Fiedler tried many sports in her youth, including Gaelic football, synchronised swimming and volleyball.[4] In 2019, she joined the training program for the Malaysian Warriors' inaugural Australian football women's team, sparked by the introduction of the AFL Women's competition in Australia. Fiedler won the Asian Australian Football Championships in 2019 with the Warriors.
In 2020, Fiedler moved to Perth to study marketing at Curtin University. She played football for the University before joining East Fremantle's women's program.[1] She progressed from their reserves to their senior team, and in 2023 she was drafted by Fremantle with pick seven in the 2023 AFL Women's supplementary draft.[3]
AFL Women's career
During her first season as a professional athlete, Fiedler did not make a senior appearance for Fremantle, and was delisted by the club at the conclusion of the 2023 season.[5] She was subsequently signed by St Kilda as a replacement rookie.[6][7]
Fielder made her AFL Women's debut in the round 3, 2024 match against Essendon at Windy Hill.[8] She would go on to play six games for the season. She then missed the entirety of the 2025 season after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament.[9]