Matthew de Boer (born 10 March 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).
After representing Western Australia at the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships and being named in the under 18 All-Australian team, de Boer was drafted to Fremantle in the 2009 rookie draft with Fremantle's second selection, number 19 overall.AFL Pre-season and Rookie Drafts; Realfooty After displaying good form during the 2009 pre-season, he was elevated to Fremantle's senior list as a nominated rookie, along with Greg Broughton.Washbourne, Michael (16 March 2009); Fremantle promote Greg Broughton and Matt de Boer to senior list; PerthNow
De Boer made his AFL debut for Fremantle in round 6 of the 2009 AFL season at Subiaco Oval in the Western Derby against the West Coast Eagles, as a replacement for the injured Rhys Palmer.Fremantle will hand teenager Matt de Boer an AFL debut against West Coast; Fox Sports (Australia); 30 April 2009 He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season, however, he was drafted by Greater Western Sydney in the 2016 AFL draft.
While at Greater Western Sydney, De Boer earned prominence for his shut-down role on 2017 Brownlow Medallist Dustin Martin, restricting him to only 15 disposals in his side's 49-point win over in round three of the 2019 AFL season.
Statistics Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 seasonMatt de Boer's player profile at AFL Tables
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009 |style="text-align:center;"| | 40 || 17 || 5 || 4 || 89 || 125 || 214 || 56 || 64 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 5.2 || 7.4 || 12.6 || 3.3 || 3.8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010 |style="text-align:center;"| | 40 || 20 || 6 || 12 || 92 || 145 || 237 || 56 || 75 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 4.6 || 7.2 || 11.8 || 2.8 || 3.8 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 |style="text-align:center;"| | 40 || 16 || 3 || 2 || 84 || 139 || 223 || 43 || 84 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 5.2 || 8.7 || 13.9 || 2.7 || 5.2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 |style="text-align:center;"| | 40 || 23 || 15 || 10 || 188 || 222 || 410 || 102 || 138 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 8.2 || 9.6 || 17.8 || 4.4 || 6.0 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 25 || 10 || 7 || 172 || 216 || 388 || 87 || 145 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 6.9 || 8.6 || 15.5 || 3.5 || 5.8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 14 || 4 || 2 || 96 || 126 || 222 || 42 || 78 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 6.9 || 9.0 || 15.9 || 3.0 || 5.6 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 19 || 4 || 2 || 92 || 158 || 250 || 55 || 106 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 4.8 || 8.3 || 13.2 || 2.9 || 5.6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 17 || 43 || 60 || 11 || 27 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 4.2 || 10.8 || 15.0 || 2.8 || 6.8 |- |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017 |style="text-align:center;"| | 24 || 15 || 8 || 3 || 65 || 142 || 207 || 39 || 70 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 4.3 || 9.5 || 13.8 || 2.6 || 4.7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018 |style="text-align:center;"| | 24 || 15 || 14 || 6 || 102 || 181 || 283 || 51 || 61 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 6.8 || 12.1 || 18.9 || 3.4 || 4.1
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WAFL Player Profile and Statistics