Leek_Aleer

Leek Aleer

Leek Aleer

Australian rules footballer

Leek Aleer (/lɛk/ LEK;[2] born 21 August 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer. He was selected by the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the 2021 AFL draft. He previously played for the Central Districts Football Club in the SANFL and the Angle Vale Football Club in the Adelaide Plains Football League.[3]

Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...

Aleer was born in Kenya[1] to South Sudanese parents[4] and came to Australia as a refugee when he was six years old.[5] After arriving, his uncles were big fans of the Adelaide Crows and encouraged him to pursue the game.[6]

Despite injury setbacks, Aleer broke the all-time record for the running vertical jump at the South Australian Draft Combine.[7][8]

AFL career

Aleer made his AFL debut for the Giants in round 20 of the 2022 AFL season, against the Swans.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Leek Aleer". gwsgiants.com.au. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". afl.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    SANFL Profile, accessed December 7, 2021
  4. [4]
    AFL: South Sudanese footballer Leek Aleer to make AFL debut after overcoming injury hurdles, doubters by Marc McGowan 28 July 2022
  5. [5]
    Cumming, Sarah (25 November 2021). "Mac Andrew and Leek Aleer make history in AFL national draft - ABC News". ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. [6]
    Beveridge, Riley (4 November 2021). "From gruesome injury to Combine record: Leek Aleer's incredible story". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Pick 2: Leek Aleer". gwsgiants.com.au. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. [8]
    "2021 South Australian Combine wrap". Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. [9]
    Garb, Daniel (28 July 2022). "'Pretty special': Emotional debutant ready to light up Sydney Derby". afl.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2022.


Stub icon

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Leek_Aleer, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.