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{{short description|Australian soccer player (born 1991)}}
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| name = Mathew Leckie
| name = Mathew Leckie
| image = Mathew Leckie.jpg
| image = Hertha BSC vs. West Ham United 20190731 (054).jpg
| caption = Leckie with [[Hertha BSC]] in 2019
| image_size = 161px
| fullname = Mathew Allan Leckie<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Australia |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
| caption = Leckie with [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|4|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/>
| fullname = Mathew Allan Leckie<ref>{{cite news
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
| title = 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players
| height = 1.81 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathew Leckie |url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/player/matthew-leckie/3fb2ckv1u94u1x0ap4h8u4ce3 |website=socceroos.com.au |publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103938/http://www.socceroos.com.au/player/matthew-leckie/3fb2ckv1u94u1x0ap4h8u4ce3|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| url = http://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]]
| publisher = FIFA
| currentclub = [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]]
| format = PDF
| page = 3
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 =
| date = 11 June 2014
| youthclubs1 = [[Brimbank Stallions FC|Brimbank Stallions]]
| accessdate = 11 June 2014}}</ref>
| youthyears2 = 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|4|df=y}}
| youthclubs2 = [[Bulleen Lions]]
| birth_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| years1 = 2008–2009
| height = {{height|m=1.81}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Mathew Leckie|url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/player/matthew-leckie/3fb2ckv1u94u1x0ap4h8u4ce3|website=socceroos.com.au|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=4 September 2015}}</ref>
| clubs1 = [[Bulleen Lions]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Forward|Forward]]
| caps1 = 27
| currentclub = [[FC Ingolstadt 04]]
| clubnumber = 7
| goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2009–2011
| youthyears1 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs1 = [[Bulleen Lions]]
| clubs2 = [[Adelaide United]]
| years1 = 2008–2009 | clubs1 = [[Bulleen Lions]] | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 15
| caps2 = 35
| years2 = 2009–2011 | clubs2 = [[Adelaide United]] | caps2 = 35 | goals2 = 8
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2011–2013 | clubs3 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2013
| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach II]] | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 3
| clubs3 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach II]]
| years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = → [[FSV Frankfurt]] (loan) | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 4
| caps3 = 10
| years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = → [[FSV Frankfurt II]] (loan) | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 5
| goals3 = 3
| years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = [[FSV Frankfurt]] | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 10
| years4 = 2011–2012
| years8 = 2014– | clubs8 = [[FC Ingolstadt 04]] | caps8 = 63 | goals8 = 9
| clubs4 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011
| caps4 = 9
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia national under-20 football team|Australia U-20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012–2013
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| clubs5 = → [[FSV Frankfurt II]] (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2012–2013
| clubs6 = → [[FSV Frankfurt]] (loan)
| caps6 = 28
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2013–2014
| clubs7 = [[FSV Frankfurt]]
| caps7 = 31
| goals7 = 10
| years8 = 2014–2017
| clubs8 = [[FC Ingolstadt 04]]
| caps8 = 94
| goals8 = 10
| years9 = 2017–2021
| clubs9 = [[Hertha BSC]]
| caps9 = 68
| goals9 = 7
| years10 = 2019
| clubs10 = [[Hertha BSC II]]
| caps10 = 1
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2021–
| clubs11 = [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]]
| caps11 = 59
| goals11 = 17
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia men's national under-20 soccer team|Australia U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2012–
| nationalyears2 = 2012–
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps2 = 30
| nationalcaps2 = 78
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 14
| club-update = 24 April 2016
| club-update = 5 Nov 2024
| ntupdate = 29 March 2016
| ntupdate = 17:25, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015 Australia]]|}}
}}
}}
'''Mathew Allan Leckie''' (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays for [[A-League]] club [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]] and the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian national team]] (for whom, he previously captained).<ref name="sportingnews.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/football/news/socceroos-captaincy-mathew-leckie-rises-above-to-snare-prized-leadership-role/1mvcuag3k11ty16h5l2ijc1xki |title=Socceroos captaincy: Mathew Leckie rises above to snare prized leadership role|date=15 August 2021 }}</ref> Leckie, being a quick and agile player, is usually placed on the wing. However, he has previously been deployed as a midfielder, striker/second striker<ref>{{cite news |last=Kidd |first=Robert |date=14 November 2018 |title=Mathew Leckie: 'Anything can happen at the Asian Cup' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/14/mathew-leckie-anything-can-happen-at-the-asian-cup |work=[[Guardian Australia|The Guardian Australia]] |quote=I’ve played striker in the past. |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> and even as a wing-back.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 March 2018 |title=Leckie eyes new Socceroos role after big Ange 'change' |url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/matthew-leckie-happy-to-move-on-from-wing-back-rol/3368855/ |work=[[The Morning Bulletin]] |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref>

'''Mathew Allan Leckie''' (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[FC Ingolstadt 04]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Early life===
As a child growing up in Melbourne's Western suburbs, Leckie actually aspired to play [[Australian rules football]], his family supporting [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]], however at 11 years old a change to a school in [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]] with a more multicultural student body inspired him to take up football and he "never looked back".<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4020/australia/2014/06/17/4888943/leckie-proves-afls-loss-is-the-socceroos-gain Leckie proves AFL's loss is the Socceroos' gain] Goal.com</ref>
As a child growing up in [[Melbourne]]'s [[Western Suburbs (Melbourne)|Western Suburbs]], Leckie actually aspired to play [[Australian rules football]], his family supporting [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] and [[Box Hill Hawks|Box Hill]], however at 11 years old a change to a school in [[Sunshine North]] with a more multicultural student body and close friends inspired him to take up football and he "never looked back".<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4020/australia/2014/06/17/4888943/leckie-proves-afls-loss-is-the-socceroos-gain Leckie proves AFL's loss is the Socceroos' gain] Goal.com</ref>

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 two-year professional contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reds make final signing |date=2 September 2009 |publisher=A-League |url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=29052 |work=Adelaide United FC |access-date=2 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304121629/http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=29052 |archive-date=4 March 2011}}</ref>

===Adelaide United===
[[File:Mathew Leckie (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|150px|Leckie with [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] in 2010]]

He made his A-League debut on 18 September for Adelaide United coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute against Melbourne Victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reds' horror run against Victory continues |date=18 September 2009 |publisher=A-League |url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=29410 |work=Adelaide United FC |access-date=18 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412172356/http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=29410 |archive-date=12 April 2011}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reds upset Asian champions in ACL |date=24 February 2010 |publisher=A-League |url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=32793 |work=Adelaide United FC |access-date=24 February 2010}} {{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adelaide United dismantle Shandong in China |date=10 March 2010 |publisher=A-League |url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=32981 |work=Adelaide United FC | access-date=11 March 2010}} {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Leckie is considered to be one of Australia's best young players.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/808/australia/2009/09/30/1531470/bright-future-for-adelaide-united-starlet-matthew-leckie-aurelio- |title=Bright Future For Adelaide United Starlet Matthew Leckie – Aurelio Vidmar |date=30 September 2009 | access-date = 8 October 2011 |publisher=goal.com}}</ref>
Leckie started the 2010–11 season with a bang, scoring twice in Adelaide's first five 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.

===Borussia Mönchengladbach===
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 F.C.|Aberdeen]] on 9 July 2011. In early 2013, he was loaned out to Frankfurt and has since scored 3 goals in only 2 appearances for the reserve team.

===FSV Frankfurt===
On 3 June 2013, Leckie made his loan move to [[FSV Frankfurt]] permanent, signing a three-year contract that would run until 2016. Leckie stated the move was made to maximise his personal development and to build on the successes of his first season spent at FSV on loan where he made 28 appearances and scored 4 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga2/news/2012/0000256412.php |title=Leckie makes permanent FSV Frankfurt move |date=3 June 2013 |publisher=Bundesliga.com | access-date = 13 July 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106130209/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga2/news/2012/0000256412.php | archive-date = 6 November 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===FC Ingolstadt 04===
On 7 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with [[FC Ingolstadt 04]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Leckie wechselt zum FCI – Trio verlängert |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/604018/artikel_leckie-wechselt-zum-fci---trio-verlaengert.html |magazine=kicker.de|access-date=9 May 2014 |language=de}}</ref> While playing for Ingolstadt, the club was promoted to the Bundesliga at the end of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 May 2015 |title=Mathew Leckie Ingolstadt: Socceroo scores as club seals promotion to Bundesliga |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/mathew-leckie-ingolstadt-socceroo-scores-as-club-seals-promotion-to-bundesliga/news-story/f18ae2dedf0859d2e2c73b06a2687753 |work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports Australia]] |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> In the [[2015–16 Bundesliga]] season Leckie scored a goal against [[FC Augsburg]], which was one of three goals he scored that season and one of the season's best goals.

===Hertha BSC===
[[File:Hertha BSC vs. West Ham United 20190731 (056).jpg|thumb|right|350px|Leckie with [[Hertha BSC]] in pre-season, 2019.]]
On 22 May 2017, it was announced that Leckie had signed for [[Hertha BSC]] for the [[2017–18 Bundesliga|2017–18 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hertha BSC verpflichtet Mathew Leckie|trans-title=Hetha BSC signs Mathew Leckie |date=22 May 2017|access-date=22 May 2017 |publisher=[[Hertha BSC]] |url=http://www.herthabsc.de/de/intern/verpflichtung-leckie/page/13041--17-17-.html#.WSLzPGjyvIU}}</ref> He began his spell positively, appearing in many pre-season matches and assisting two goals in his first competitive appearance for the club in the first round of the [[DFB Pokal]] against [[Hansa Rostock]].<ref name="Bundesliga"/> Leckie scored two goals on his debut for Hertha BSC on matchday one of the [[2017–18 Bundesliga|2017–18 Bundesliga season]] against [[VfB Stuttgart]] in a 2–0 home victory.<ref name="Hertha">{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/bundesliga/2017-2018/1-spieltag/2247688 |title=Hertha BSC – Stuttgart |publisher=[[Bundesliga]] |date=19 August 2017|access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref> After the game Leckie said: "It's probably one of the best weeks of my life, so I'm definitely a happy guy at the moment."<ref name="Bundesliga">{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/matthew-leckie-outscoring-aubameyang-and-lewandowski-457288.jsp |title=Hertha Berlin's Mathew Leckie can't stop scoring |publisher=[[Bundesliga]] |date=20 August 2017|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>


Leckie scored his first European goal in a 3–2 away defeat to [[Athletic Bilbao]] in the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017–18 Europa League]] on 23 November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/athletic-bilbao-hertha-berlin-europa-league-line-ups-stats-live-blog-laporte-464372.jsp |title=Hertha Berlin suffer costly Europa League defeat to Bilbao |publisher=[[Bundesliga]] |date=23 November 2017}}</ref>
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 two-year professional contract.<ref>{{cite news | title=Reds make final signing | date=2 September 2009 | publisher=A-League | url =http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=29052 | work =Adelaide United FC | accessdate =2 September 2009}}</ref> He made his A-League debut on 18 September for Adelaide United coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute against Melbourne Victory.<ref>{{cite news | title= Reds' horror run against Victory continues | date=18 September 2009 | publisher=A-League | url =http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=29410 | work =Adelaide United FC | accessdate =18 September 2009}}</ref>
[[File:LeckieBMG.jpg|thumb|left|Leckie in 2011]]
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.<ref>{{cite news | title= Reds upset Asian champions in ACL | date=24 February 2010 | publisher=A-League | url =http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=32793 | work =Adelaide United FC | accessdate =24 February 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Adelaide United dismantle Shandong in China | date=10 March 2010 | publisher=A-League | url =http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=32981 | work =Adelaide United FC| accessdate =11 March 2010 }}</ref> Leckie is considered to be one of Australia's best young players.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/808/australia/2009/09/30/1531470/bright-future-for-adelaide-united-starlet-matthew-leckie-aurelio- |title = Bright Future For Adelaide United Starlet Matthew Leckie - Aurelio Vidmar | date = 30 September 2009 | accessdate = 8 October 2011 | publisher = goal.com}}</ref>


Since the [[2019–20 Hertha BSC season|2019–20]] season, Leckie has played a combined total of thirteen matches in all competitions for Hertha (excluding his one appearance for [[Hertha BSC II]] in [[Regionalliga Nordost]] [{{small|[[German football league system#Structure|IV]]}}]), compared to his forty-eight in the previous two. Leckie has also scored zero goals in the latter two seasons and eight in the former. It was reported in early 2020 that Leckie wanted to leave Hertha BSC, with Leckie stating: "[I'll] do everything I can to leave," adding that "I wanted to leave [before this season] and I had the feeling a lot would change."<ref>{{cite news |last=Rinaldo |first=Lucas |date=21 February 2020 |title='I'll do everything I can to leave': Frozen out Socceroo Mathew Leckie opens up on German frustration |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/ill-do-everything-i-can-to-leave-frozen-out-socceroo-mathew-leckie-opens-up-on-german-frustration/news-story/0478d27886c34f1fc3ff0261f05c3e58 |work=Fox Sports Australia |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> In May 2020, Leckie decided to stay with Hertha BSC for another season when he stated on the Fox Football Podcast, "...so for family reasons I decided to stay here for another season."<ref>{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Ed |date=19 May 2020 |title=Frustrated Leckie Eager For Berlin Exit |url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/frustrated-leckie-eager-for-berlin-exit-548304 |work=FTBL |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref>
Leckie started the 2010–11 season with a bang, scoring twice in Adelaide's first five 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 early 2013, he was loaned out to Frankfurt and has since scored 3 goals in only 2 appearances for the reserve team.


===Melbourne City FC===
On the 3 June 2013, Mathew made his loan move to [[FSV Frankfurt]] permanent, signing a three-year contract that runs till 2016. Mathew stated the move was made to maximise his personal development and to build on the successes of his first season spent at FSV on loan where he made 28 appearances and scored 4 goals.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga2/news/2012/0000256412.php | title = Leckie makes permanent FSV Frankfurt move | date= 3 June 2013 | publisher= ''Bundesliga.com'' | accessdate = 13 July 2013 }}</ref>
[[File:Mathew_Leckie_Melbourne_City.jpg|thumb|left|Leckie with [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]] in 2022]]


On 5 June 2021, it was announced that Leckie had signed a three-year deal to join [[Melbourne City FC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne City FC signs Socceroos attacker Mathew Leckie |url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/melbourne-city-fc-signs-socceroos-attacker-mathew-leckie |website=a-league.com.au |date=5 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
On 7 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with [[FC Ingolstadt 04]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Leckie wechselt zum FCI - Trio verlängert|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/604018/artikel_leckie-wechselt-zum-fci---trio-verlaengert.html|publisher=kicker.de|accessdate=9 May 2014|language=German}}</ref> While playing for Ingolstadt, the club was promoted to the Bundesliga at the end of the 2014-15 season.<ref>http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/mathew-leckie-ingolstadt-socceroo-scores-as-club-seals-promotion-to-bundesliga/story-e6frf4l3-1227359812838</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
In August 2009, 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.<ref>{{cite news | title=Thailand-Australia Final in U19 Meet | date=10 August 2009 | publisher=ASEAN Football Federation | url =http://www.aseanfootball.org/news_d.asp?id=975 | accessdate =18 September 2009}}</ref>
In August 2009, 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thailand-Australia Final in U19 Meet |date=10 August 2009 |publisher=ASEAN Football Federation |url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/news_d.asp?id=975 |access-date=18 September 2009}} {{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Mathew was called up to the [[Australia national under-20 football team#U-18|Australian Under-19s]] for the [[2010 AFC U-19 Championship]].
Mathew was called up to the [[Australia men's national under-20 soccer team#U-18|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.<ref>{{cite news | title=Reds score four in Qantas Socceroos squad | date=17 February 2010 | publisher=A-League | url =http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=32650 | work =Adelaide United FC | accessdate =17 February 2010}}</ref> Leckie didn't make an appearance in the game which Australia won 1–0 to book their place in the Asian Cup.<ref>{{cite news | title=Australia qualifies | date=8 March 2010 | publisher=Football Federation Australia | url =http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=32873 | work =Football Federation Australia | accessdate =8 March 2010}}</ref>
Ex-Australian National Coach, [[Pim Verbeek]], named Leckie in the 25 man Socceroos squad for the [[AFC Asian Cup 2011]] Qualifier against Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reds score four in Qantas Socceroos squad |date=17 February 2010 |publisher=A-League |url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=32650 |work=Adelaide United FC | access-date=17 February 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314075805/http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_newsdisplay&id=32650 | archive-date=14 March 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Leckie didn't make an appearance in the game which Australia won 1–0 to book their place in the Asian Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Australia qualifies |date=8 March 2010 |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=32873 |work=Football Federation Australia | access-date=8 March 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011062543/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=32873 | archive-date=11 October 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[File:Cameroon-Australia (11).jpg|thumb|right|225px|Leckie playing for [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] at the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|2017 Confederations Cup]].]]


Ex-Australian National Coach, [[Holger Osieck]], included Leckie in the squad for the International Friendly against the Republic of Korea on 14 November 2012. Leckie came on as a late substitution with only limited time on the ball.
Ex-Australian national coach [[Holger Osieck]] included Leckie in the squad for the international friendly against the Republic of Korea on 14 November 2012. Leckie came on as a late substitution with only limited time on the ball.


Australian National Coach, [[Ange Postecoglou]], included Leckie in the squad for the International Friendly against Costa Rica on 19 November 2013.
Australian National Coach, [[Ange Postecoglou]], included Leckie in the squad for the international friendly against Costa Rica on 19 November 2013.


===2014 World Cup===
Leckie had an outstanding World Cup campaign resulting in pundits estimating his worth at $10 million. He was quoted saying he does not regret his decision to sign for German second division club FC Ingolstadt, recognising that he may have had offers from larger clubs following his World Cup performances.
Leckie had an outstanding World Cup campaign resulting in pundits estimating his worth at $10 million. He was quoted saying he does not regret his decision to sign for German second division club FC Ingolstadt, recognising that he may have had offers from larger clubs following his World Cup performances.
"So whether I could have maybe had other offers now after this World Cup if I hadn't signed, I never would have known." <ref>http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/06/22/socceroos-10-million-man-leckie-surprises-himself</ref>
"So whether I could have maybe had other offers now after this World Cup if I hadn't signed, I never would have known."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/06/22/socceroos-10-million-man-leckie-surprises-himself |title=Socceroos' $10 million man Leckie surprises himself &#124; FIFA World Cup : The World Game |access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-date=25 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625013432/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/06/22/socceroos-10-million-man-leckie-surprises-himself |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===2015 Asian Cup===
Leckie was named as part of Australia's [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] squad. He started Australia's first game of the tournament against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]], hitting the crossbar in the second half, and then providing the assist for [[James Troisi]] to score Australia's fourth goal of the match and helping Australia to a 4-1 win.
Leckie was named as part of Australia's [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] squad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Socceroos' provisional 46-man squad for Asian Cup named |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/socceroos-provisional-46-man-squad-for-asian-cup-named/pv1xi5az5o6l1cf99epsosy9x |publisher=footballaustralia.com.au|access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SOCCEROOS ANNOUNCE ASIAN CUP SQUAD |url=http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/socceroos-announce-asian-cup-squad/1rg0sfyae2bhe1p363n7bdnld9 |publisher=afcasiancup.com |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-date=10 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110083420/http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/socceroos-announce-asian-cup-squad/1rg0sfyae2bhe1p363n7bdnld9 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He started Australia's first game of the tournament against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]], hitting the crossbar in the second half, and then providing the assist for [[James Troisi]] to score Australia's fourth goal of the match and helping Australia to a 4–1 win.<ref>{{cite web |title=Socceroos' Asian Cup opener sold out! |url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/Socceroos%27%20Asian%20Cup%20opener%20sold%20out!/glj29gfmuxth1jzj4coeyfrfo |publisher=socceroos.com.au |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006083604/http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/Socceroos'%20Asian%20Cup%20opener%20sold%20out!/glj29gfmuxth1jzj4coeyfrfo |archive-date=6 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===2017 Confederations Cup===
On 3 September 2015, Leckie scored his second goal for Australia, and his first since 2013, opening the scoring against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] in a [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier]].
Leckie took part in Australia's hopes of success in the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|2017 Confederations Cup]] after the squad was announced in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aussies name squad for June |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=aussies-name-squad-for-june-2891054.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830032012/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=aussies-name-squad-for-june-2891054.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 August 2017 |publisher=fifa.com|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCC/2017/PDF/FCC_2017_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=21 June 2017 |access-date=24 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724170755/http://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCC/2017/PDF/FCC_2017_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=24 July 2017}}</ref> He started the first two group matches and came on as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in the last group match in the 57th minute against [[Chile national football team|Chile]].


===2018 World Cup qualification===
===International goals===
On 3 September 2015, Leckie scored his second goal for Australia, and his first since 2013, opening the scoring against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] in a [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 World Cup qualification Australia vs. Bangladesh |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9308&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |publisher=the-afc.com|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> On 5 September 2017, Leckie scored his 6th international goal for Australia against Thailand.
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!No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
In May 2018, he was named in Australia's 23-man [[Australia men's national soccer team|squad]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists {{!}} Goal.com}}</ref>
|-

| 1. || 16 October 2013 || [[Craven Cottage]], London || {{fb|Canada}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–0 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
===Captaincy===
|-
In May 2021, he was named the new captain of the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Socceroos]], replacing the retired [[Mark Milligan]]. Later in 2021 Leckie withdrew indefinitely from the national team, due to hotel quarantine requirements imposed on overseas travelers due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="sportingnews.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/i-was-devastated-socceroos-captain-withdraws-from-team-indefinitely-20210827-p58mgt.html/1mvcuag3k11ty16h5l2ijc1xki |title='I was devastated': Socceroos captain withdraws from team indefinitely |date=27 August 2021}}</ref>
| 2. || 3 September 2015 || [[Perth Oval]], Perth || {{fb|Bangladesh}} || '''1'''–0 || 5–0 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round]]

|}
===2022 World Cup===
In November 2022, Leckie was included in the squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/socceroos-squad-announced-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022tm |title=Socceroos squad announced: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 |publisher=[[Football Australia]] |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> In the third and final crucial group game against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], he scored the winner in a 1–0 victory that ensured qualification to the round of 16.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-30 |title=Mat Leckie strike stuns Denmark and sends Australia into World Cup last 16 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/01/australia-socceroos-denmark-world-cup-group-d-match-report |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|14 February 2016}}
{{updated|match played 5 May 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2014-15/68111/vereinsspieler_leckie-matthew.html |title=Mathew Leckie &#124; Melbourne City &#124; 2020/21 &#124; Spielerprofil}}</ref><ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|mathew-leckie/96310}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[DFB-Pokal]], [[Australia Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|{{ALeague AU}}
|valign="center"|[[FC Bulleen Lions|Bulleen Royals]]
|2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2008SD1R.html|title=2008 Victorian State League Division 1 Results|first=John|last=Punshon|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
|[[2009–10 A-League|2009–10]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Victorian State League 1|Victorian State League Division 1]]
|11||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1
|-
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[FC Bulleen Lions|Bulleen Lions]]
|2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/2009SD1R.html|title=2009 Victorian State League Division 1 Results|website=OzFootball.net|access-date=1 December 2022|first=John|last=Punshon}}</ref>
|16||14||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||14
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!27||15||colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!27||15
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
|[[2009–10 Adelaide United FC season|2009–10]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[A-League]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[A-League]]
|20||3||–||–||–||–||20||3
|20||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||3
|-
|-
|[[2010–11 A-League|2010–11]]
|[[2010–11 Adelaide United FC season|2010–11]]
|15||5||–||–||6||2||21||7
|15||5||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=ACL|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||2||21||7
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!35!!8!!–!!–!!6!!2!!41!!10
!35!!8!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!2!!41!!10
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|valign="center"|[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|[[2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 Borussia Mönchengladbach season|2011–12]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|9||0||2||0||0||0||11||0
|9||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
|-
|valign=center|[[Borussia Mönchengladbach II]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[2011–12 Regionalliga|2011–12]]
!9!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!11!!0
|[[Regionalliga West]]
|10||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||3
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[FSV Frankfurt]]
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[FSV Frankfurt]]
|[[2012–13 2. Fußball-Bundesliga|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 FSV Frankfurt season|2012–13]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|28||4||2||1||0||0||30||5
|28||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||30||5
|-
|-
|[[2013–14 2. Bundesliga|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 2. Bundesliga|2013–14]]
|31||10||2||2||0||0||33||12
|31||10||2||2||colspan="2"|—||33||12
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!59!!14!!4!!3!!0!!0!!63!!17
!59!!14!!4!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!63!!17
|-
|-
|[[FSV Frankfurt II]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]]
|[[2012–13 Regionalliga|2012–13]]
|[[Regionalliga Südwest]]
|5||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||4
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]]
|[[2014–15 2. Bundesliga|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 2. Bundesliga|2014–15]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|2. Bundesliga
|32||7||0||0||0||0||32||7
|32||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||32||7
|-
|-
|[[2015–16 Bundesliga|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 FC Ingolstadt 04 season|2015–16]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|Bundesliga
|31||2||0||0||0||0||31||2
|32||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||32||3
|-
|-
|[[2016–17 FC Ingolstadt 04 season|2016–17]]
!colspan="3"|Total
|30||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0
!63!!9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!63!!9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!94!!10!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!96!!10
|-
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|[[Hertha BSC]]
|[[2017–18 Hertha BSC season|2017–18]]
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Bundesliga
|26||5||1||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||29||6
|-
|[[2018–19 Hertha BSC season|2018–19]]
|18||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||19||2
|-
|[[2019–20 Hertha BSC season|2019–20]]
|7||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Hertha BSC season|2020–21]]
|17||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||18||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!68!!7!!5!!0!!2!!1!!75!!8
|-
|[[Hertha BSC II]]
|[[2019–20 Regionalliga|2019–20]]
|[[Regionalliga Nordost]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]]
|[[2021–22 Melbourne City FC season|2021–22]]
|rowspan="3"|A-League Men
|23||9||2||1||1{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||26||10
|-
|[[2022–23 Melbourne City FC season|2022–23]]
|22||7||2||1||colspan="2"|—||24||8
|-
|[[2023–24 Melbourne City FC season|2023–24]]
|13||1||2||0||2{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||17||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!58!!17!!6!!2!!3!!0!!67!!19
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!colspan="3"|Career total
!156!!30!!6!!3!!6!!2!!167!!34
!366!!78!!19!!5!!11!!3!!396!!86
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 11 June 2024}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=49276|access-date=}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
|2012||1||0
|-
|2013||4||1
|-
|2014||11||0
|-
|2015||12||1
|-
|2016||9||1
|-
|2017||12||3
|-
|2018||10||3
|-
|2019||4||2
|-
|2021||4||2
|-
|2022||10||1
|-
|2023||1||0
|-
|2024||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||79||14
|}

{{updated|match played 30 November 2022. Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Leckie goal.|<ref name="NFT"/>}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
! align=center|1
|15 October 2013||[[Craven Cottage]], [[London]], England||align=center|4||{{fb|CAN}}||align=center|'''3'''–0||align=center|3–0||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
! align=center|2
|3 September 2015||[[Perth Oval]], [[Perth]], Australia||align=center|26||{{fb|BAN}}||align=center|'''1'''–0||align=center|5–0||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
! align=center|3
|4 June 2016||[[Stadium Australia]], [[Sydney]], Australia||align=center|31||{{fb|GRE}}||align=center|'''1'''–0||align=center|1–0||Friendly
|-
! align=center|4
|23 March 2017|| [[Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium|PAS Stadium]], [[Teheran]], Iran ||align=center|38|| {{fb|IRQ}} || align=center|'''1'''–0|| align=center|1–1 ||rowspan=3|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
! align=center|5
|28 March 2017|| [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], [[Sydney]], Australia ||align=center|39|| {{fb|UAE}} || align=center|'''2'''–0|| align=center|2–0
|-
! align=center|6
|5 September 2017||[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia||align=center|46|| {{fb|THA}} || align=center|'''2'''–1|| align=center|2–1
|-
! align=center|7
|rowspan=2|1 June 2018|| rowspan=2|[[NV Arena]], [[Sankt Pölten]], Austria || rowspan=2 align=center|52|| rowspan=2|{{fb|CZE}} || align=center|'''1'''–0|| rowspan=2 align=center|4–0||rowspan=3|Friendly
|-
! align=center|8
|align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
! align=center|9
|20 November 2018||[[Stadium Australia]], [[Sydney]], Australia||align=center|59||{{fb|LBN}}||align=center|'''3'''–0||align=center|3–0
|-
! align=center|10
|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|10 September 2019}}|| rowspan=2|[[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait || rowspan=2 align=center|62|| rowspan=2|{{fb|KWT}} || align=center|'''1'''–0|| rowspan=2 align=center|3–0 || rowspan=4|{{nowrap|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group B|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]}}
|-
! align=center|11
|align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
! align=center|12
|3 June 2021|| rowspan=1|{{nowrap|[[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]], Kuwait City, Kuwait}}|| align=center|64|| {{fb|KWT}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|3–0
|-
! align=center|13
|11 June 2021||[[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]], Kuwait City, Kuwait||align=center|65||{{fb|NEP}}||align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|3–0
|-
! align=center|14
|30 November 2022||[[Al Janoub Stadium]], [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar||align=center|76||{{fb|DEN}}||align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|1–0
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup Group D|2022 FIFA World Cup]]
|}
|}
<ref>http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2014-15/68111/vereinsspieler_leckie-matthew.html</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
'''Ingolstadt 04'''
'''With [[Australia national football (soccer) team|Australia]]:'''
* [[2. Bundesliga]]: [[2014–15 2. Bundesliga|2014–15]]

'''Melbourne City'''
* [[A-League]] Premiership: [[2020–21 A-League|2020–21]], [[2021–22 A-League|2021–22]], [[2022–23 A-League Men|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite AV media | date = 28 April 2023 | title = Melbourne City vs. Western Sydney Wanderers | type = Television production | language = English | url = https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/a-league-men/video/XCCbh5pPClOrv1rLRixGEAO9JaKmWdVw/full-match-replay-melbourne-city-vs-western-sydney-wanderers/ | access-date = 7 May 2023 | time = 2:26:30 | location = Australia | publisher = [[Paramount+]]}}</ref>

'''Australia U20'''
* [[AFF U-19 Youth Championship|AFF U19 Youth Championship]]: [[2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship|2010]]
* [[AFC U-19 Championship|AFC U19 Championship]] runner-up: [[2010 AFC U-19 Championship|2010]]

'''Australia'''
* [[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]
* [[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]

* [[AFC U-19 Championship]]: [[2010 AFC U-19 Championship|2010]] (Runners-Up)
'''Individual'''
* [[AFF U-19 Youth Championship]]: [[2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship|2010]]
[[FC Ingolstadt]]
* [[2.Bundesliga]]: [[2014–15 2. Bundesliga|2014–15]]
'''Personal Honours:'''
* [[Adelaide United]] Rising Star: [[2009–10 Adelaide United season|2009–10]]
* [[Adelaide United]] Rising Star: [[2009–10 Adelaide United season|2009–10]]
*[[A-Leagues All Stars Game|A-Leagues All Star]]: [[2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game|2022]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7747208/alm-young-guns-get-shot-against-barcelona/ |title=ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona |first=Anna |last=Harrington |date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022 |website=[[The Canberra Times]]}}</ref> [[2024 A-Leagues All Stars Men game|2024]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://aleagues.com.au/news/a-league-all-stars-squad-vs-newcastle-united-full-team-whos-playing-irankunda/|website=[[A-League Men]]|date=20 May 2024|access-date=24 May 2024|title=A-League All Stars Men lock in final 21-player squad to take on Newcastle United this Friday}}</ref>
* [[PFA Footballer of the Year Awards|PFA A-League Team of the Season]]: [[2022–23 A-League Men|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.narrominenewsonline.com.au/story/8213793/citys-bos-leads-pfa-a-league-men-team-of-the-season/|first=Steve|last=Larkin|title=City's Bos leads PFA A-League Men team of the season|website=[[Narromine News]]|date=29 May 2023|access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>


==References==
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* {{soccerbase|60406|Mathew Leckie}}
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* [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/140994/matthew-leckie?cc=3436 ESPN Soccernet profile]
*{{ESPN FC|140994<!-- /matthew-leckie -->}}
* {{Fussballdaten|leckiematthew|Mathew Leckie}}
*{{Fussballdaten|leckiematthew}}
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/mathew-leckie/ Mathew Leckie] at weltfussball.de
* {{Soccerway|mathew-leckie/96310}}
*{{WorldFootball.net|mathew-leckie}}
*{{Soccerway|mathew-leckie/96310}}


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Mathew Leckie
Leckie with Hertha BSC in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mathew Allan Leckie[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Number 7
Youth career
Brimbank Stallions
2007 Bulleen Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Bulleen Lions 27 (15)
2009–2011 Adelaide United 35 (8)
2011–2013 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 10 (3)
2011–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 (0)
2012–2013 → FSV Frankfurt II (loan) 5 (4)
2012–2013 → FSV Frankfurt (loan) 28 (4)
2013–2014 FSV Frankfurt 31 (10)
2014–2017 FC Ingolstadt 04 94 (10)
2017–2021 Hertha BSC 68 (7)
2019 Hertha BSC II 1 (0)
2021– Melbourne City 59 (17)
International career‡
2009–2011 Australia U20 13 (3)
2012– Australia 78 (14)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Association football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2015 Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 Nov 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:25, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Mathew Allan Leckie (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian soccer player who plays for A-League club Melbourne City and the Australian national team (for whom, he previously captained).[3] Leckie, being a quick and agile player, is usually placed on the wing. However, he has previously been deployed as a midfielder, striker/second striker[4] and even as a wing-back.[5]

Club career

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Early life

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As a child growing up in Melbourne's Western Suburbs, Leckie actually aspired to play Australian rules football, his family supporting Essendon and Box Hill, however at 11 years old a change to a school in Sunshine North with a more multicultural student body and close friends inspired him to take up football and he "never looked back".[6]

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 two-year professional contract.[7]

Adelaide United

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Leckie with Adelaide United in 2010

He made his A-League debut on 18 September for Adelaide United coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute against Melbourne Victory.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] Leckie is considered to be one of Australia's best young players.[11] Leckie started the 2010–11 season with a bang, scoring twice in Adelaide's first five 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.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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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 on 9 July 2011. In early 2013, he was loaned out to Frankfurt and has since scored 3 goals in only 2 appearances for the reserve team.

FSV Frankfurt

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On 3 June 2013, Leckie made his loan move to FSV Frankfurt permanent, signing a three-year contract that would run until 2016. Leckie stated the move was made to maximise his personal development and to build on the successes of his first season spent at FSV on loan where he made 28 appearances and scored 4 goals.[12]

FC Ingolstadt 04

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On 7 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with FC Ingolstadt 04.[13] While playing for Ingolstadt, the club was promoted to the Bundesliga at the end of the 2014–15 season.[14] In the 2015–16 Bundesliga season Leckie scored a goal against FC Augsburg, which was one of three goals he scored that season and one of the season's best goals.

Hertha BSC

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Leckie with Hertha BSC in pre-season, 2019.

On 22 May 2017, it was announced that Leckie had signed for Hertha BSC for the 2017–18 season.[15] He began his spell positively, appearing in many pre-season matches and assisting two goals in his first competitive appearance for the club in the first round of the DFB Pokal against Hansa Rostock.[16] Leckie scored two goals on his debut for Hertha BSC on matchday one of the 2017–18 Bundesliga season against VfB Stuttgart in a 2–0 home victory.[17] After the game Leckie said: "It's probably one of the best weeks of my life, so I'm definitely a happy guy at the moment."[16]

Leckie scored his first European goal in a 3–2 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the 2017–18 Europa League on 23 November 2017.[18]

Since the 2019–20 season, Leckie has played a combined total of thirteen matches in all competitions for Hertha (excluding his one appearance for Hertha BSC II in Regionalliga Nordost [IV]), compared to his forty-eight in the previous two. Leckie has also scored zero goals in the latter two seasons and eight in the former. It was reported in early 2020 that Leckie wanted to leave Hertha BSC, with Leckie stating: "[I'll] do everything I can to leave," adding that "I wanted to leave [before this season] and I had the feeling a lot would change."[19] In May 2020, Leckie decided to stay with Hertha BSC for another season when he stated on the Fox Football Podcast, "...so for family reasons I decided to stay here for another season."[20]

Melbourne City FC

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Leckie with Melbourne City in 2022

On 5 June 2021, it was announced that Leckie had signed a three-year deal to join Melbourne City FC.[21]

International career

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In August 2009, 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.[22] 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.[23] Leckie didn't make an appearance in the game which Australia won 1–0 to book their place in the Asian Cup.[24]

Leckie playing for Australia against Cameroon at the 2017 Confederations Cup.

Ex-Australian national coach Holger Osieck included Leckie in the squad for the international friendly against the Republic of Korea on 14 November 2012. Leckie came on as a late substitution with only limited time on the ball.

Australian National Coach, Ange Postecoglou, included Leckie in the squad for the international friendly against Costa Rica on 19 November 2013.

2014 World Cup

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Leckie had an outstanding World Cup campaign resulting in pundits estimating his worth at $10 million. He was quoted saying he does not regret his decision to sign for German second division club FC Ingolstadt, recognising that he may have had offers from larger clubs following his World Cup performances. "So whether I could have maybe had other offers now after this World Cup if I hadn't signed, I never would have known."[25]

2015 Asian Cup

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Leckie was named as part of Australia's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad.[26][27] He started Australia's first game of the tournament against Kuwait, hitting the crossbar in the second half, and then providing the assist for James Troisi to score Australia's fourth goal of the match and helping Australia to a 4–1 win.[28]

2017 Confederations Cup

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Leckie took part in Australia's hopes of success in the 2017 Confederations Cup after the squad was announced in May 2017.[29][30] He started the first two group matches and came on as a substitute in the last group match in the 57th minute against Chile.

2018 World Cup qualification

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On 3 September 2015, Leckie scored his second goal for Australia, and his first since 2013, opening the scoring against Bangladesh in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[31] On 5 September 2017, Leckie scored his 6th international goal for Australia against Thailand.

In May 2018, he was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[32]

Captaincy

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In May 2021, he was named the new captain of the Socceroos, replacing the retired Mark Milligan. Later in 2021 Leckie withdrew indefinitely from the national team, due to hotel quarantine requirements imposed on overseas travelers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][33]

2022 World Cup

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In November 2022, Leckie was included in the squad for the 2022 World Cup.[34] In the third and final crucial group game against Denmark, he scored the winner in a 1–0 victory that ensured qualification to the round of 16.[35]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 May 2024[36][37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bulleen Royals 2008[38] Victorian State League Division 1 11 1 — — 11 1
Bulleen Lions 2009[39] 16 14 — — 16 14
Total 27 15 — — 27 15
Adelaide United 2009–10 A-League 20 3 — — 20 3
2010–11 15 5 — 6[b] 2 21 7
Total 35 8 — 6 2 41 10
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2011–12 Bundesliga 9 0 2 0 — 11 0
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 10 3 — — 10 3
FSV Frankfurt 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 28 4 2 1 — 30 5
2013–14 31 10 2 2 — 33 12
Total 59 14 4 3 — 63 17
FSV Frankfurt II 2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest 5 4 — — 5 4
FC Ingolstadt 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 32 7 0 0 — 32 7
2015–16 Bundesliga 32 3 0 0 — 32 3
2016–17 30 0 2 0 — 32 0
Total 94 10 2 0 — 96 10
Hertha BSC 2017–18 Bundesliga 26 5 1 0 2[c] 1 29 6
2018–19 18 2 1 0 — 19 2
2019–20 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
2020–21 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
Total 68 7 5 0 2 1 75 8
Hertha BSC II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nordost 1 0 — — 1 0
Melbourne City 2021–22 A-League Men 23 9 2 1 1[b] 0 26 10
2022–23 22 7 2 1 — 24 8
2023–24 13 1 2 0 2[b] 0 17 1
Total 58 17 6 2 3 0 67 19
Career total 366 78 19 5 11 3 396 86
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Australia Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 11 June 2024[40]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia 2012 1 0
2013 4 1
2014 11 0
2015 12 1
2016 9 1
2017 12 3
2018 10 3
2019 4 2
2021 4 2
2022 10 1
2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 79 14
As of match played 30 November 2022. Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Leckie goal.[40]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 October 2013 Craven Cottage, London, England 4  Canada 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2 3 September 2015 Perth Oval, Perth, Australia 26  Bangladesh 1–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 4 June 2016 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 31  Greece 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 23 March 2017 PAS Stadium, Teheran, Iran 38  Iraq 1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 28 March 2017 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia 39  United Arab Emirates 2–0 2–0
6 5 September 2017 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 46  Thailand 2–1 2–1
7 1 June 2018 NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria 52  Czech Republic 1–0 4–0 Friendly
8 3–0
9 20 November 2018 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 59  Lebanon 3–0 3–0
10 10 September 2019 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 62  Kuwait 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 2–0
12 3 June 2021 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 64  Kuwait 1–0 3–0
13 11 June 2021 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 65    Nepal 1–0 3–0
14 30 November 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar 76  Denmark 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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Ingolstadt 04

Melbourne City

Australia U20

Australia

Individual

References

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