Leek Aleer | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 1 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Nakodok, Kenya [1] | ||
Original team(s) | Central Districts Football Club ( SANFL) | ||
Draft | No. 15, 2021 AFL draft | ||
Debut | Round 20, 2022 AFL season, Greater Western Sydney vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Greater Western Sydney | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2022– | Greater Western Sydney | 6 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2024. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
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]
Aleer made his AFL debut for the Giants in round 20 of the 2022 AFL season, against the Swans. [9]