Nick Freeman (footballer)

Nick Freeman

Personal information
Full name	Nick Freeman[1]
Date of birth	(1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Stevenage, England[2]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Stevenage
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Histon	111	(23)
2015	Hemel Hempstead Town	1	(0)
2015–2016	Biggleswade Town
2016–2023	Wycombe Wanderers	147	(7)
2016–2017	→ Wealdstone (loan)	3	(0)
2021	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	11	(0)
2023–	Stevenage	48	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 Oct 2024 (UTC)

Nick Freeman (born 7 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Stevenage.

Career

Freeman began his career with non-League teams Histon, Hemel Hempstead Town and Biggleswade Town before having a successful trial at League Two club Wycombe Wanderers in July 2016.[4] He made his professional debut for the Chairboys on 13 August 2016 in a 2–1 victory against Grimsby Town.[5]

His full debut for Wycombe came August 2016 in a 0–0 draw against Blackpool,[6] and scored his first professional goal in the 3–0 EFL Trophy win over West Ham in October 2016,[7] before moving out to Wealdstone on loan.[8]

Able to operate on either flank, Freeman enjoyed more regular first-team football with Wycombe Wanderers in 2017/18, scoring his first EFL goal against Notts County,[9] and would go on to score three more times and contribute two assists in 34 appearances[10] as Wycombe Wanderers earned promotion to League One.[11]

In September 2019 he signed a three-year contract with Wycombe.[12]

On 18 January 2021, Freeman joined League Two side Leyton Orient on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[13]

Freeman decided to leave Wycombe in pursuit of a new challenge at the end of the 2022–23 season.[14] On 2 June 2023, he agreed to join his hometown club, newly promoted League One side Stevenage.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2023

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Histon	2012–13[16]	National League North	15	2	0	0	—		0	0	15	2
	2013–14[16]	National League North	26	1	0	0	—		0	0	26	1
	2014–15	Southern League Premier Division	37	14	?		—		0	0	37	14
	2015–16[17]	Southern League Premier Division	33	6	1	0	—		2[a]	0	36	6
	Total		111	23	1	0	—		2	0	114	23
Hemel Hempstead Town	2015–16[16]	National League South	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Wycombe Wanderers	2016–17[18]	League Two	14	0	0	0	0	0	3[b]	1	17	1
	2017–18[19]	League Two	27	3	3	1	1	0	3[b]	0	34	4
	2018–19[20]	League One	27	0	0	0	3	0	3[b]	0	33	0
	2019–20[21]	League One	26	2	2	0	1	0	5[c]	0	34	2
	2020–21[22]	Championship	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
	2021–22[23]	League One	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	2022–23[24]	League One	43	2	1	0	2	0	2[b]	0	48	2
	Total		147	7	6	1	9	0	17	1	178	9
Wealdstone (loan)	2016–17[16]	National League South	3	0	0	0	—		2[a]	0	5	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2020–21[22]	League Two	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			273	30	7	1	9	0	21	1	309	32

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
3. Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

• EFL League One play-offs: 2020[25]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Wycombe Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 77. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
2. Nick Freeman at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
3. "Nick Freeman". wycombewanderers.co.uk. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
4. "Nick Freeman: Wycombe Wanderers sign former Histon midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
5. "Wycombe 2–1 Grimsby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "Freeman looking to provide creativity after making full Blues debut". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
7. "Report: Wycombe 3-0 West Ham". www.wycombewanderers.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
8. "Wealdstone sign Wycombe winger on month's loan". Harrow Times. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
9. "Wycombe Wanderers 2-4 Notts County". 19 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
10. "Nick Freeman - Midfielder - Player Profiles - Wycombe Wanderers". www.wycombewanderers.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
11. "Wycombe Wanderers celebrate promotion to League One". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
12. "Nick Freeman: Wycombe Wanderers striker signs extended contract". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019.
13. "Nick Freeman: Leyton Orient sign Wycombe midfielder on loan until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021.
14. "Matt holds contract talks". www.wwfc.com. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
15. "Nick Freeman signs for Stevenage". www.stevenagefc.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
16. Nick Freeman at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
17. "Nick Freeman Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
18. "Games played by Nick Freeman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
19. "Nick Freeman | Football Stats | Wycombe Wanderers | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
20. "Nick Freeman | Football Stats | Wycombe Wanderers | Season 2018/19 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
21. "Nick Freeman | Football Stats | Wycombe Wanderers | Season 2019/20 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
22. "Games played by Nick Freeman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
23. "Games played by Nick Freeman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
24. "Games played by Nick Freeman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
25. Williams, Adam (13 July 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

External links

• Nick Freeman at Soccerbase