Matildas winger Sharn Freier has played her last game for Brisbane Roar after the A-League Women club confirmed she will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.
Speedy left winger Freier, 23, will head to German powerhouse VfL Wolfsburg on a deal through to June 2028 at season's end.
But she won't have any further chances to impress before then, after having successful surgery on Monday on the right ankle injured against Perth on January 26.
It means the fourth-placed Roar will have to face eight home-and-away games without Freier, plus a potential finals campaign, while she won't play in any type of farewell match.
The ankle injury also ruled Freier, who has scored two goals across nine Matildas caps, out of contention for this month's SheBelieves Cup in the US and friendlies against South Korea in Sydney and Newcastle in April.
"Brisbane Roar can confirm the unfortunate news that Sharn Freier will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season after sustaining an ankle injury in round 13 against Perth Glory," the club revealed.
"The club wishes Sharn all the best with her recovery."
Freier had two goals and four assists this season, and had been a key part of Brisbane's attack alongside twin sister Laini and Matildas stalwart Tameka Yallop.
Sharn's bad injury news strikes as Laini relishes news of a first Matildas call-up, after scoring seven goals and two assists in her first professional season to date.
The Roar are back in action away to Western Sydney on Sunday.
