Freek Schipper

{{short description|Dutch footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

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| name = Freek Schipper

| image = Frederik Pieter Schipper.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Schipper with HKFC in 2018

| fullname = Frederik Pieter Schipper

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Netherlands

| height = 1.82 m

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| position = Defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1990–2001

| youthclubs1 = Sparta Rotterdam

| years1 = 2007–2008

| clubs1 = Mutual

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| years2 = 2008–2023

| clubs2 = HKFC

| caps2 = 241

| goals2 = 41

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| club-update = 7 May 2023

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Frederik Pieter "Freek" Schipper (born 25 October 1983) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.{{cite web|url=https://www.vi.nl/pro/de-nederlandse-student-die-een-grote-meneer-werd-in-het-hongkongse-voetbal|title=De Nederlandse student die een grote meneer werd in het Hongkongse voetbal|trans-title=The Dutch student who became a great man in Hong Kong football|date=7 February 2021|access-date=5 September 2021|website=vi.nl|language=Dutch}} {{subscription required}}{{Soccerway|frederik-pieter-schipper/151675}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hkfa.com/en/club/15/detail?player=7541|title=Profile|access-date=5 September 2021|publisher=Hong Kong Football Association}}

Club career

= HKFC =

In July 2008, Freek joined HKFC from Mutual.

On 4 September 2022, Freek made his 250th appearance for the club following a 1–0 victory over Sham Shui Po.

On 7 May 2023, Freek announced his retirement from professional football aged 39 following a 2–1 victory over Southern, marking an end to a 15-year stay at HKFC.

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