Macklin Freke

Macklin Freke

Personal information
Full name	Macklin Lewis Freke
Date of birth	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26)
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	61	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2024

Macklin Freke (born 6 January 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Brisbane Roar. ^[2]

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 ^[3] Freke would make his debut for the senior men's side in the Round 21 fixture against Newcastle Jets. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 April 2024 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Includes the FFA Cup

References

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

External links

• Macklin Freke at Soccerway