Lincoln City

Freddie Draper

A forward who came through Lincoln's academy and was shaped by loan spells in England and Ireland, where he once won a league's player of the month award. That mix of pace and finishing has made him a goal threat wherever he features.
England Lincoln City FWD
Appearances
13
Goals
2

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
858
66.00 per match
Goals
2
Shots on Target
7
Assists
0

Season Stats

Appearances
13
Minutes played
858
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
17
Shots on Target
7

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 forwards

Goals
66th of 99
Shots on target
38th of 138
Shots
21st of 147
Assists
76th of 76
😈 Bad Boys #1 of 507
🟨 Most Cards #12 of 342
👻 Ghost Players #35 of 484
👑 Assist Kings #176 of 480
💪 Workhorses #394 of 484
🎯 Pass Master #436 of 583
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Sat 7 Nov
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15:00
Sat 21 Nov
WRE
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CHA
19:45
Tue 24 Nov
LIN
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12:30
Sat 28 Nov
WOL
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Freddie Draper, The Academy Forward Making History

He became the first teenager in years to win a league's player of the month award while on loan abroad.

Draper is a Lincoln academy product shaped by loan spells away from the club, first in non league football and then in Ireland, where he became the first teenager in a generation to win a league's player of the month award. He followed that with a loan in England where he scored a hat trick, further evidence his finishing travels with him. That pattern of scoring wherever he goes has made him one of the more exciting young forwards to watch coming through the ranks at the club.

The tension now is whether all that loan pedigree finally converts into a settled role in Lincoln's own first team rather than another year learning somewhere else. Plenty of academy graduates score freely in loan spells without ever quite forcing their way past more experienced forwards back home. Draper has already shown enough to suggest that conversation is coming soon.

The Rest Of The Squad

27 players

Goalkeepers

1
George Wickens
Age 24
14 apps
21
Jamie Pardington
Age 26
0 apps
46
Joe Gauci
Port Vale · Age 26
0 apps

Defenders

25
Deji Elerewe
Age 23
14 apps
4
Andrei Coubis
Age 23
11 apps 1g 2a
6
Ryley Towler
Age 24
11 apps
15
Sonny Bradley
Age 35
10 apps 1a
20
Callum Elder
Derby County · Age 31
6 apps 1a
33
Daniel Oyegoke
Age 23
6 apps
22
Tom Hamer
Age 27
5 apps
2
Tendayi Darikwa
Age 34
2 apps 1a
23
Joshua Honohan
Age 25
1 app
39
Charlie Parks
Age 19
0 apps

Midfielders

3
Adam Reach
Age 33
13 apps 1g
7
Reeco Hackett
Age 28
12 apps 2g 1a
8
Tom Bayliss
Age 27
12 apps 1g
14
Conor McGrandles
Age 31
11 apps
16
Dom Jefferies
Age 24
11 apps 1g
24
Ivan Varfolomeev
Age 22
11 apps
26
Yunus Konak
Oxford United · Age 20
8 apps

Forwards

17
Rob Street
Age 25
14 apps 1g
18
Ben House
Age 27
12 apps 2g 2a
27
Chiedozie Ogbene
Sheffield United · Age 29
9 apps
11
Mikkel Ladefoged
Age 23
7 apps 3g 1a
19
Isaac Olaofe
Stockport County · Age 26
5 apps
10
Mason Melia
Age 19
2 apps
29
Ethan Wheatley
Bradford City · Age 20
0 apps
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