Mathew Leckie
Leckie with Adelaide United in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mathew Allan Leckie | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Ingolstadt 04 | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Bulleen Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Bulleen Lions | 37 | (15) |
| 2009–2011 | Adelaide United | 35 | (8) |
| 2011–2013 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 10 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → FSV Frankfurt (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → FSV Frankfurt II (loan) | 5 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | FSV Frankfurt | 31 | (10) |
| 2014– | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 81 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (3) |
| 2012– | Australia | 37 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
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Mathew Allan Leckie (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04.
As a child growing up in Melbourne's Western suburbs, Leckie actually aspired to play Australian rules football, his family supporting Essendon, however at 11 years old a change to a school in Sunshine with a more multicultural student body inspired him to take up football and he "never looked back".
Leckie was a member of Victorian State League Division 1 outfit, Bulleen Lions until 2 September 2009, where Leckie was signed to Adelaide United for a two-year professional contract. He made his A-League debut on 18 September for Adelaide United coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute against Melbourne Victory.
Leckie scored the winning goal in his first AFC Champions League match on 24 February 2010, against the reigning champions Pohang Steelers at Hindmarsh Stadium. He followed this up by scoring his second goal in as many games against Shandong Luneng in Adelaide's 2–0 win on Match Day 2 of the Champions League. Leckie is considered to be one of Australia's best young players.
Leckie started the 2010–11 season with a bang, scoring twice in Adelaide's first five games, earning wide praise for his entertaining and robust style of play and winning the favour of the Australian U19 side for their competing in the 2010 AFC Under-19 championships. At the end of the A-League season he signed for German side Borussia Mönchengladbach. He scored his first goals for his new club with a double in a 5–2 friendly win against Aberdeen FC On 9 July 2011. In early 2013, he was loaned out to Frankfurt and has since scored 3 goals in only 2 appearances for the reserve team.
On the 3 June 2013, Mathew made his loan move to FSV Frankfurt permanent, signing a three-year contract that runs till 2016. Mathew stated the move was made to maximise his personal development and to build on the successes of his first season spent at FSV on loan where he made 28 appearances and scored 4 goals.
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