Sharn Freier

Sharn Danielle Freier (born 24 July 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for A-League Women club Brisbane Roar and for the Australia women's national team. She will join Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg at the end of the 2024–25 A-League Women season.^[3]

Sharn Freier

Personal information
Full name	Sharn Danielle Freier[1]
Date of birth	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Redcliffe, Australia
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
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)
2020–2021	Brisbane Roar	1	(0)
2021–2022	Moreton Bay United	7	(8)
2022–	Brisbane Roar	54	(7)
2025–	VfL Wolfsburg	0	(0)
International career‡
2024–	Australia	9	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Early life

Freier and her twin sister Laini Freier,^[4] grew up in Pine Rivers, Queensland and attended Pine Rivers State High School throughout her upbringing.^[5]

Club career

Brisbane Roar

A product of The Gap FC, Freier first signed for Brisbane Roar in November 2020,^[6] where she made nine appearances and scored her first professional goal in a 6–0 win over Melbourne Victory.^[7] In April 2021, Freier re-joined her junior club Moreton Bay United.^[8] 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^[9] During the season she made 16 appearances and signed a multi-year contract extension in September 2023.^[10] Her twin sister also played for Brisbane Roar during 2024–2025 season.^[11][12]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 21 January 2025, it was announced that Freier would join VfL Wolfsburg at the end of the 24-25 A-League season, on a contract until 2028.^[13]

International career

On 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.^[14] During the match, she made her international debut, replacing Kyra Cooney-Cross late in the match.^[15][16]

Freier was named as an alternate to the national team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.^[17]

On 13 July 2024, Freier started for Australia in a closed-doors friendly against Canada, replacing an injured Caitlin Foord in the lineup.^[18] 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.^[19] She scored her first official goal for Australia in the friendly 3–1 defeat against Chinese Taipei in December of that year.^[20]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 December 2024	AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia	Chinese Taipei	2–0	3–1	Friendly
2.	7 December 2024	Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia	Chinese Taipei	6–0	6–0

References

1. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
2. "Australia – S. Freier – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
3. https://aleagues.com.au/news/matildas-news-sharn-freier-vfl-wolfsburg-transfer-record-fee-brisbane-roar-details-latest-news/
4. "Brisbane Roar beat Western United 8-2 in A-League Women masterclass". ABC News. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
5. "Roar snap up twin Laini". The Redcliffe Peninsula. 26 September 2024.
6. "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.
7. "Sharn Freier - Biography". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
8. @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.
9. "Brisbane Roar welcome Sharn Freier as fifth signing for the Liberty A-League 2022/23 season". Brisbane Roar. 10 August 2022.
10. "Sharn Freier re-signs for upcoming season". Brisbane Roar. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
11. Moreton Daily. 13 December 2016 https://www.theredcliffepeninsula.com.au/news/roar-snap-up-twin-laini/amp/. Retrieved 4 February 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
12. matthewcomito (11 September 2024). "Matilda's twin joins sister at Brisbane Roar: 'A dream come true'". A-Leagues. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
13. "New arrival from Down Under". VfL Wolfsburg. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
14. 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.
15. ""So honoured" to win first Matildas cap". Moreton Daily. 11 April 2024.
16. 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.
17. "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
18. 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.
19. "Sharn Freier: I'm "super proud" of starting the game and scoring | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
20. Heddo, Taryn (4 December 2024). "Watch: CommBank Matildas overcome resilient Chinese Taipei 3-1". Matildas. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

External links

• Sharn Freier at FBref.com