Mathew Leckie

Mathew Allan Leckie (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian soccer player. He plays for Melbourne City in the A-League Men and for the Australia men's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Socceroos"). Leckie is a fast and quick-moving player. He usually plays on the wing. But in the past, he has also played as a midfielder, a striker or second striker, and sometimes even as a wing-back.[3][4]

Mathew Leckie
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Leckie with Hertha BSC in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMathew Allan Leckie[1]
Date of birth4 February 1991
     (aged 34)
[1]
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing positionForward, winger
Club information
Current team
Melbourne City
Number7
Youth career
Brimbank Stallions
2007Bulleen Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009Bulleen Lions27(15)
2009–2011Adelaide United35(8)
2011–2013Borussia Mönchengladbach II10(3)
2011–2012Borussia Mönchengladbach9(0)
2012–2013FSV Frankfurt II (loan)5(4)
2012–2013FSV Frankfurt (loan)28(4)
2013–2014FSV Frankfurt31(10)
2014–2017FC Ingolstadt 0494(10)
2017–2021Hertha BSC68(7)
2019Hertha BSC II1(0)
2021–Melbourne City45(16)
National team
2009–2011Australia U2013(3)
2012–Australia76(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:25, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. "Mathew Leckie". socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. "Mathew Leckie: 'Anything can happen at the Asian Cup'" (in en-GB). The Guardian. 2018-11-13. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/14/mathew-leckie-anything-can-happen-at-the-asian-cup. Retrieved 2025-05-06. 
  4. "Matthew Leckie happy to move on from wing back role in Bert Van Marwijk's 4-2-3-1 change-up". The Courier Mail. March 23, 2018. Retrieved 2025-05-06.