1. Kieron Samuel Freeman was born on 21 March 1992 and is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
35 Facts About Kieron Freeman
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In February 2011, Kieron Freeman signed a contract at Forest keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013.
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Kieron Freeman's performance resulted in praise from then-Forest manager Steve McClaren.
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On 4 November 2011 Kieron Freeman joined Conference Premier club Mansfield Town on an emergency loan deal, which was later extended.
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Under Steve Cotterill, Kieron Freeman was given his first start for Forest, in an FA Cup third round tie at home to rival club Leicester City in January 2012.
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Kieron Freeman played the whole 90 minutes and helped to keep a clean sheet.
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On 13 January 2012 Kieron Freeman joined League One side Notts County on an emergency 30-day loan.
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Kieron Freeman was praised the current Notts County manager, Keith Curle, who stated that in the future Freeman would be good enough to play in the Premier League.
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On 22 August 2012, Kieron Freeman joined East Midlands rivals Derby County for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract with an option of a third.
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Manager Nigel Clough said that Kieron Freeman sprained his ankle and had to leave Pride Park on crutches.
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Kieron Freeman was ruled out for three to four weeks.
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Kieron Freeman returned to the first team match day squad after three weeks and a week later returned to starting eleven at right back to cover for the injured John Brayford.
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In early April it was confirmed that Kieron Freeman had extended his contract at Derby through to the summer of 2016.
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Kieron Freeman ended the season featuring 20 times for the first team, starting in 10 matches, along with these appearances Kieron Freeman was a regular for the under-21 side and at the end of the season he won the under-21 Player of the Year award.
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Kieron Freeman was selected ahead of Smith for the first five league games of the season but was withdrawn at half-time in the fifth game, a home defeat to Burnley.
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Smith was supplanted after Andre Wisdom arrived on loan from Liverpool and Kieron Freeman found himself third choice right-back.
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Kieron Freeman returned to Notts County for a second loan spell on 12 November 2013, making his first appearance as a half-time substitute in a Football League Trophy match on the same day and has since played every minute of Notts County's next four league matches.
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Kieron Freeman returned to Notts County for a third loan spell on 11 January 2014.
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In March 2014, Kieron Freeman linked up with former manager Nigel Clough and joined Sheffield United on an initial one-month loan deal, which after seven appearances for United, was extended until the end of the season.
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Kieron Freeman was used regularly for the remainder of his stay and returned to Derby having made twelve appearances in total for the Blades.
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On 3 October 2014, Kieron Freeman joined former loan club Mansfield Town on a three-month loan deal.
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On 23 January 2015, after being released by Derby County, Kieron Freeman joined former loan club Sheffield United on a free transfer signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Blades.
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Kieron Freeman scored his first goal in United colours on 14 March 2015, away at Glanford Park against Scunthorpe United.
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Kieron Freeman was signed for the Blades by Nigel Clough, who left United on 25 May 2015.
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However, Kieron Freeman worked his way into the team, becoming "a mainstay of United's starting eleven" as he helped the South Yorkshire side lift the League One trophy, earning with it promotion.
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On 31 December 2016, in a home game against Northampton Town, Kieron Freeman scored the last minute winning goal which took United to the top of the league, where they were to remain for the rest of the season.
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On 1 February 2021, Kieron Freeman signed for EFL Championship club Swansea City for an undisclosed fee with Swansea winger Jordon Garrick joining Swindon Town on loan as part of the deal.
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Kieron Freeman left the club at the end of the season having made just one appearance in all competitions.
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On 11 August 2023, Kieron Freeman joined National League club Oldham Athletic on a short-term six-month contract.
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On 16 August 2024, Kieron Freeman joined National League club Hartlepool United on a short-term deal.
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Kieron Freeman then joined Southern League side Spalding United on 21 October 2024 but left the club on 2 January 2025.
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Kieron Freeman has been capped at under-17, under-19 and under-21 and senior levels.
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On 12 October 2018, Kieron Freeman was called up by Wales manager Ryan Giggs to the senior squad for the first time, and made his senior debut on 20 November 2018 from the bench in a friendly away to Albania.
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Kieron Freeman is a Nottingham Forest supporter, as is his father, for whom Wes Morgan used to play during his days in Non-League football.
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Kieron Freeman credited former Foresters Morgan, Jermaine Jenas and fellow full-back Stuart Pearce as some of his favourite players growing up.