Frederick Charles Draper
Forward · Lincoln · №34
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Lincoln
Swansea
Championship
|
1:2 | |
Bristol City
Lincoln
Championship
|
0:1 | |
Preston
Lincoln
Championship
|
0:1 | |
Lincoln
Southampton
Championship
|
1:1 | |
Bolton
Lincoln
Championship
|
0:1 | |
Blackpool
Lincoln
League Cup
|
1:4 | |
Lincoln
Portsmouth FC
Championship
|
1:3 | |
Middlesbrough
Lincoln
Championship
|
2:1 | |
Derby
Lincoln
League Cup
|
1:2 | |
Lincoln
Northampton Town FC
League One
|
4:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 2026 | 7 |
| League Cup | 2026 | 2 |
| League One | 2025 | 2 |
About the player
Freddie Draper's route to the Lincoln City first team ran through three loan spells. He signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday in July 2021, having arrived at the club as a scholar the year before from the Derby County academy. He had started out at Coventry City as a child.
The first loan, at Gainsborough Trinity in the spring of 2022, brought eight appearances and one goal. It was preceded by a good year in the academy: he was named Lincoln's Academy Player of the Season for 2021–22 and was nominated for EFL Apprentice of the Season.
At Drogheda United in 2023 he scored eight goals in 21 league appearances, and the League of Ireland named him its Player of the Month for May. He then went to Walsall, where he scored his first senior hat-trick, against Newport County . He finished with ten league goals in 22 appearances there, before Lincoln recalled him early in January 2024.
He has 15 league goals in 101 appearances for the club, and 18 in 123 across all competitions. In 2025–26 he scored seven league goals in 32 appearances, as part of the squad that won the League One title. Away from matches, Lincoln's supporters voted him Community Player of the Year for 2024–25.
He has not played for England at any youth level.
Career path
- 2022 — 2027 — now Lincoln City 120 matches
- 2024 Walsall 24 matches
- 2023 Drogheda United 22 matches
- 2021 Lincoln City U18 2 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Lincoln City | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 349 |
| 26/27 | Lincoln City | EFL Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 |
| 25/26 | Lincoln City | League One | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 937 |
| 25/26 | Lincoln City | EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| 25/26 | Lincoln City | EFL Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 181 |
| 25/26 | Lincoln City | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 24/25 | Lincoln City | League One | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1 262 |
| 24/25 | Lincoln City | EFL Trophy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 24/25 | Lincoln City | FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172 |
| 24/25 | Lincoln City | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Walsall | League Two | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 642 |
| 23/24 | Lincoln City | League One | 15 | 2 | 0 | 780 |
| 23/24 | Walsall | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 23/24 | Walsall | EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 22/23 | Lincoln City | EFL Trophy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 22/23 | Lincoln City | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22/23 | Lincoln City | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Lincoln City | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 316 |
| 21/22 | Lincoln City | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2023 | Drogheda United | League of Ireland Premier Division | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 811 |
| 2023 | Drogheda United | Leinster Senior Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | Lincoln City U18 | FA Youth Cup | 2 | 3 | 0 | 210 |
| Total | Lincoln City | 120 | 16 | 6 | 5 879 | |
| Total | Walsall | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 817 | |
| Total | Drogheda United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 901 | |
| Total | Lincoln City U18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 210 |
Transfers
Transfers- 23/24 Walsall Lincoln City
- 23/24 Lincoln City Walsall
- 22/23 Drogheda United Lincoln City
- 22/23 Lincoln City Drogheda United
- 21/22 Gainsborough Lincoln City
- 21/22 Lincoln City Gainsborough
- 21/22 Lincoln U18 Lincoln City
- 20/21 Derby Youth Lincoln U18
