Lily Freer

Lily Freer
Freer with Stanford in 2025
Personal information
Full name Lillian Freer
Date of birth 2006 (age 19โ€“20)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Stanford Cardinal
Number 23
Youth career
St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC
2022 Alton Redbirds
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025โ€“ Stanford Cardinal 16 (0)

Lillian Freer (born 2006) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder or defender for the Stanford Cardinal.

Early life

Freer grew up in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of Carrie and Tim Freer, and has an older sister, Taylor.[1][2] She attended Alton High School, where she scored 16 goals in 23 games as a freshman, earning all-sectional honors, in her only high school season.[2][3] She played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC, helping the team win back-to-back ECNL national championships in 2022 and 2023 and being named ECNL all-conference in 2025.[4][5] Originally a forward, she was moved to defensive midfielder with Scott Gallagher.[2] She committed to Stanford during her junior year.[2]

College career

Freer enrolled early and began training with the Stanford Cardinal in the spring of 2025.[6] She was an immediate starter for the team as a freshman.[7] She was ranked second on TopDrawerSoccer's midseason freshman rankings.[8]

Honors

Stanford Cardinal

References

  1. ^ "Lily Freer". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Hayes, Pete (November 8, 2023). "California dream: Lily Freer commits to play soccer at Stanford". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Hayes, Pete (March 9, 2023). "Reloading is double the challenge for Alton kickers". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Hayes, Pete (April 17, 2025). "'Right To Play Act' approved by Illinois House, now on to Senate". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "ECNL Girls Midwest All-Conference Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025 โ€“ via TopDrawerSoccer.
  6. ^ "No. 3 Stanford Opens ACC Play Thursday". Stanford Cardinal. September 10, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Hayes, Pete (October 14, 2025). "'Me second': Alton grad Lily Freer thrives as freshman starter for No. 2 Stanford". The Telegraph. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Women's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen". TopDrawerSoccer. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.