Sharn Danielle Freier (born 24 July 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for A-League Women club Brisbane Roar.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sharn Danielle Freier[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 24 July 2001||
Place of birth | Redcliffe, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | Moreton Bay United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | The Gap FC | 29 | (21) |
2020– | Brisbane Roar | 47 | (5) |
2021 | Moreton Bay United | 7 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Australia | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 |
Early life
editFreier grew up in Pine Rivers, Queensland and attended Pine Rivers State High School throughout her upbringing.[3]
Club career
editBrisbane Roar
editA product of The Gap FC, Freier first signed for Brisbane Roar in November 2020,[4] where she made nine appearances and scored her first professional goal in a 6–0 win over Melbourne Victory.[5] In April 2021, Freier re-joined her junior club Moreton Bay United.[6] She missed the 2021–22 A-League Women season due to an ACL injury, and returned to Brisbane Roar for the 2022–23 A-League Women season[7] During the season she made 16 appearances and signed a multi-year contract extension in September 2023.[8]
International career
editOn 28 March 2024, Freier was named in the Australia women's national soccer team squad as an injury replacement for the friendly match against Mexico on 9 April.[9] During the match, she made her international debut, replacing Kyra Cooney-Cross late in the match.[10][11]
Freier was named as an alternate to the national team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.[12]
On 13 July 2024, Freier started for Australia in a closed-doors friendly against Canada, replacing an injured Caitlin Foord in the lineup.[13] Freier scored for her team in the 2–1 defeat, but since the game was an unofficial match, it was not deemed as her first international goal.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Australia – S. Freier – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Roar snap up twin Laini". The Redcliffe Peninsula. 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Roar add host of NPL Women's stars & young guns to Westfield W- League squad". Brisbane Roar. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020.
An impressive NPL Women's campaign for The Gap FC product Sharn Freier has also earned the young attacker a call-up from Head Coach Jake Goodship.
- ^ "Sharn Freier - Biography". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ @FNXsports (28 April 2021). "Congratulations to Sharn Freier for signing with Moreton Bay United for the 2021 Queensland NPL season. After her debut season with Brisbane Roar and scoring her debut W-League goal, the young gun has her sights set on a big future in football" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar welcome Sharn Freier as fifth signing for the Liberty A-League 2022/23 season". Brisbane Roar. 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Sharn Freier re-signs for upcoming season". Brisbane Roar. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Matt, Comito (28 March 2024). "Two A-Leagues stars called up to Matildas squad as injuries mount before Mexico friendly". aleagues.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ ""So honoured" to win first Matildas cap". Moreton Daily. 11 April 2024.
- ^ Heddo, Taryn (10 April 2024). "WATCH: CommBank Matildas defeat energetic Mexico 2-0". Matildas. Football Australia.
...seven minutes later, Sharn Freier became CommBank Matilda #228, replacing Kyra Cooney-Cross.
- ^ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Lynch, Joey (13 July 2024). "Injury concerns mount as Matildas fall to late Canada strike in final Olympics tune-up". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Sharn Freier: I'm "super proud" of starting the game and scoring | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.