2021
Kieron Samuel FREEMAN
Date of birth
March 21st, 1992 - Arnold
First joined
January 7th, 2021 [unattached]
First team debut
January 23rd, 2021 vs. Charlton Athletic (Away)
Last match played
January 30th, 2021 vs. Hull City (Away)
RWB
RB
WALESFull international
1 apps.
Under-21 international
15 apps.
Under-19 international
6 apps.
Under-17 international
2 apps.
A sure fire Swindon pub quiz question in future years is “Name the ex-Premier League player whose spell at Swindon lasted less than a month, despite signing a permanent contract?” You might be forgiven for answering with Paul Ince, but Kieron Freeman’s Town career was about a week shorter than the former England man.
Most known for a five year spell at Sheffield United, which included both legs of the crazy playoff semi-final against Swindon in 2015, Freeman had left the Blades at the end of the 2019/20 season, having made two appearances in the Premier League and struggled to find a new club before joining Town on 7th January. He made his Town debut against Charlton on the 23rd January and looked some way short of match fitness, was an unused sub against Plymouth three days later and then played the full ninety away at Hull City on 30th January. He didn’t make an especially large impression on Town fans in those games, but clearly someone had spotted Freeman, as Championship playoff contenders Swansea approached Town on transfer deadline day to sign him. Town agreed what was announced as an undisclosed fee, with Jordon Garrick joining Town on loan. It was a bemusing end to one of the shortest Town careers on record.
Playing Record
Senior
| Season | LEAGUE | FA CUP | EFL CUP | OTHER | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |
| 2020/21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| TOTAL | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Career details
| Club | Details |
|---|---|
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest |
(trainee)
February 22nd, 2011 (signed professional contract); transferred out (August 22nd, 2012) |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town |
rptd November 4th, 2011 (loan); expired (rptd January 4th, 2012) |
Notts County
Notts County |
January 13th, 2012 (loan); expired (2011/2) |
Derby County
Derby County |
August 22nd, 2012 (transferred in, undisclosed fee); released |
|
Notts County
Notts County |
November 12th, 2013 (loan); recalled from loan (rptd December 24th, 2013) |
|
Notts County
Notts County |
rptd January 11th, 2014 (loan); expired |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United |
February 6th, 2014 (loan) |
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Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town |
October 3rd, 2014 (loan) |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United |
January 23rd, 2015 (unattached); released |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth |
January 28th, 2016 (loan) |
Swindon Town
Swindon |
January 7th, 2021 (unattached); transferred out (February 1st, 2021) |
Swansea City
Swansea City |
February 1st, 2021 (transferred in, undisclosed fee); released (rptd June 4th, 2021) |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth |
July 11th, 2021 (unattached); released (rptd May 12th, 2023) |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic |
August 11th, 2023 (unattached); released (January 2nd, 2024) |