Lily Freer

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Lily Freer
Personal information
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Stanford Cardinal
Number 23
Youth career
–2025 St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC
2022 Alton Redbirds
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Stanford Cardinal 13 (0)

Lily Freer is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Stanford Cardinal.

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Early life

Freer grew up in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of Carrie and Tim Freer, and has an older sister, Taylor. [1] [2] She and attended Alton High School, where she played high school soccer as a freshman and scored 16 goals in 23 games, earning all-sectional honors. [2] [3] She played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC, helping the team win back-to-back ECNL national championships in 2022 and 2023 and being named ECNL all-conference in 2025. [4] [5] Originally a forward, she was moved to defensive midfielder with Scott Gallagher. [2] She committed to Stanford during her junior year. [2]

College career

Freer enrolled early and began training with the Stanford Cardinal in the spring of 2025. [6] She was an immediate starter for the team as a freshman. [7] She was ranked second on TopDrawerSoccer 's midseason freshman rankings. [8]

References

  1. "Lily Freer". Stanford Cardinal . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hayes, Pete (November 8, 2023). "California dream: Lily Freer commits to play soccer at Stanford" . The Telegraph . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  3. Hayes, Pete (March 9, 2023). "Reloading is double the challenge for Alton kickers" . The Telegraph . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  4. Hayes, Pete (April 17, 2025). "'Right To Play Act' approved by Illinois House, now on to Senate" . The Telegraph . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  5. "ECNL Girls Midwest All-Conference Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025 via TopDrawerSoccer .
  6. "No. 3 Stanford Opens ACC Play Thursday". Stanford Cardinal. September 10, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  7. Hayes, Pete (October 14, 2025). "'Me second': Alton grad Lily Freer thrives as freshman starter for No. 2 Stanford" . The Telegraph . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  8. "Women's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen". TopDrawerSoccer . October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.