Sharn Danielle Freier (; born 24 July 2001) is an Australian professional

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player who plays for

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club

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

and for the Australia national team. She previously played for

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club

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

Early life

Freier and her twin sister Laini Freier, grew up in Pine Rivers, Queensland and attended

Pine Rivers State High School Pine Rivers State High School is a government state secondary school in the suburb of Strathpine, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. First opened in 1964, Pine Rivers High School is a large school. Principals Pine Rivers State Hig ...

Club career

Brisbane Roar

A product of

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, Freier first signed for

in November 2020, where she made nine appearances and scored her first professional goal in a 6–0 win over

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

. In April 2021, Freier re-joined her junior club Moreton Bay United. She missed the

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season due to an

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, and returned to Brisbane Roar for the

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season During the season she made 16 appearances and signed a multi-year contract extension in September 2023. Her twin sister also played for Brisbane Roar during 2024–2025 season.

VfL Wolfsburg

On 21 January 2025, it was announced that Freier would join

at the end of the 24-25 A-League season, on a contract until 2028.

International career

On 28 March 2024, Freier was named in the

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squad as an injury replacement for the friendly match against

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on 9 April. During the match, she made her international debut, replacing

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late in the match. Freier was named as an alternate to the national team for the

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. On 13 July 2024, Freier started for Australia in a closed-doors friendly against

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, replacing an injured

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in the lineup. 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. She scored her first official goal for Australia in the friendly 3–1 defeat against

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in December of that year.

International goals

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freier, Sharn 2001 births Living people People from South East Queensland Soccer players from Queensland Australian women's soccer players Women's association football midfielders Brisbane Roar FC (women) players VfL Wolfsburg (women) players Australian LGBTQ soccer players Australian lesbian sportswomen 21st-century Australian LGBTQ people Australia women's international soccer players Olympic soccer players for Australia Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Australian sportswomen Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany