Macklin Freke
Australian soccer player
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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]
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)
| 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 | 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 | |||
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]
| 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 | ||
Honours
- Brisbane Roar
- A-League Youth Championship: 2019
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