| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathew Allan Leckie | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second striker / Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Bulleen Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Adelaide United | 35 | (8) |
| 2011– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 6 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 8 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mathew Leckie (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga as a second striker or right winger.
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Mathew 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 2 year professional contract.[1] He made his A-League debut on 18 September for Adelaide United coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute against Melbourne Victory.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] Leckie is considered to be one of Australia's best young players.[5]
Leckie started the 2010–11 season with a bang, scoring twice in Adelaide's first 5 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 August 2009, Mathew Leckie was selected to represent Australia in the AFF U19 Youth Championship 2009, where he opened up the score-sheet in the 4–1 win over hosts, Vietnam, in the semi-finals.[6] Mathew was called up to the Australian Under-19s for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.
Ex-Australian National Coach, Pim Verbeek, named Leckie in the 25 man Socceroos squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifier against Indonesia.[7] Leckie didn't make an appearance in the game which Australia won 1–0 to book their place in the Asian Cup.[8]
(Correct as of 04 December 2011)
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| Adelaide United | 2009–10 | A-League | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | A-League | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | |
| Australia total | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 38 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 6 | ||
With Australia:
Personal Honours:
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