Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
8.1
Top
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.27
goals / match
Crystal Palace
top club · 322 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#145
goals rank
#279
assists rank
134
season goals
11
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€800k
peak value · 2004
€1.10m
top transfer fee · 98/99
21
best season · 01/02
11 / 3
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1974-05-25 · 4 players total
493Appearances
134Goals
11Assists
22Yellow cards
1Red cards
85Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Dougie Freedman |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Douglas Freedman |
| Date of birth | 1974-05-25 (52 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2010-03-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Mar 2010
Transfer: Southend United → Retired
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Southend United
23 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2008
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Southend United
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Southend United
18 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2008
Transfer: Leeds → Crystal Palace
07/08 · Return from loan
Mar 2008
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Leeds
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Crystal Palace, Leeds United
34 matches · 8 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Crystal Palace
37 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Crystal Palace
41 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Crystal Palace
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Crystal Palace
39 matches · 15 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Crystal Palace
34 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Crystal Palace
42 matches · 21 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2000
Transfer: Forest → Crystal Palace
00/01 · Transfer · €750k
Jul 2000
00/01 — Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace
31 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Nottingham Forest
40 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Nottingham Forest
34 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Wolves → Forest
98/99 · Transfer · €1.10m
Jan 1998
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Wolves
97/98 · Transfer · €950k
Jul 1997
97/98 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace
44 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Crystal Palace
46 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 1995
Transfer: Barnet → Crystal Palace
95/96 · Transfer · €950k
Jul 1995
95/96 — Crystal Palace
5 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Barnet FC
2 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
Transfer: QPR → Barnet
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €800k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals11 total · 1.31/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A11 total · 1.31/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.12/90
Minutes played by club
Nottingham Forest
15.2%
Wolverhampton Wanderers
6.0%
Crystal Palace
58.9%
Barnet FC
1.2%
Southend United
13.1%
Leeds United
5.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 79 | 20 | 2 | 1,156 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 97/98 | 97/98 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 455 |
| Crystal Palace | 11 | 00/01 | 97/98 | 322 | 88 | 6 | 4,484 |
| Barnet FC | 1 | 94/95 | 94/95 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 90 |
| Southend United | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 999 |
| Leeds United | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 428 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 265 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 227 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 217 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 44 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 275 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Barnet FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 09/10 | EFL Trophy | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League One | Southend United | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 795 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League One | Southend United | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 204 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 644 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 07/08 | League One | Leeds United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
| 07/08 | League One Play-Offs | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 475 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 335 |
| 05/06 | Championship Play-Offs | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 885 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 35 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 227 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 40 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 170 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | QPR | Barnet | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-09-01 | Barnet | Crystal Palace | Transfer | 0 | €950k |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-01 | Crystal Palace | Wolves | Transfer | 0 | €950k |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Wolves | Forest | Transfer | 0 | €1.10m |
| 00/01 | 2000-10-01 | Forest | Crystal Palace | Transfer | 0 | €750k |
| 07/08 | 2008-03-01 | Crystal Palace | Leeds | Loan | 800000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-05-01 | Leeds | Crystal Palace | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-09-01 | Crystal Palace | Southend United | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-03-01 | Southend United | Retired | Transfer | 800000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€800k
Low—
Δ since start−€800k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26399 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16868 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3380 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 20 | 40 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 13 | 35 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 30 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 4 | 34 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 31 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 2 | 19 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2008-05-01 | Leeds | Crystal Palace | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 07/08 | 2008-03-01 | Crystal Palace | Leeds | Loan | — | €800k |
Teams faced most often by Dougie Freedman's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton FC | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 35% |
| Leicester City | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 25% |
| Ipswich Town | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 39% |
| Coventry City | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 44% |
| Preston North End | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 44% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 44% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 41% |
| Cardiff City | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 18% |
| Derby County | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 44% |
| Burnley FC | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 50% |
| Norwich City | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 43% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 43% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 03/04 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 96/97 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 40 | 753 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 98/99 | 34 | 403 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 97/98 | 44 | 455 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 96/97 | 46 | 275 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.95 |
| 08/09 | 18 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 06/07 | 37 | 475 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 05/06 | 41 | 671 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 03/04 | 39 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 02/03 | 34 | 345 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.52 |
| 01/02 | 42 | 363 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 00/01 | 31 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
First Division
245 apps
86 G
1 A
League Cup
27 apps
13 G
0 A
League One
47 apps
11 G
2 A
Championship
87 apps
10 G
6 A
Premier League
58 apps
9 G
2 A
FA Cup
23 apps
4 G
0 A
League One Play-Offs
3 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Dougie Freedman?
Dougie Freedman is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Dougie Freedman?
Dougie Freedman is 52 years old. He was born on May 25, 1974 in Glasgow.
What position does Dougie Freedman play?
Dougie Freedman plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Dougie Freedman play for?
Dougie Freedman currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Dougie Freedman scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dougie Freedman has scored 134 goals in 493 appearances.