| Martin Gleeson | |
| Fullname: | Martin Gleeson |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1994 |
| Draftpick: | No. 53, 2012 national draft |
| Height: | 190 cm |
| Weight: | 85 kg |
| Position: | Medium Defender / Winger |
| Guernsey: | 8 |
| Years1: | 2014–2021 |
| Games Goals1: | 97 (5) |
| Statsend: | 2021 |
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Martin Gleeson (born 25 August 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). During his AFL career, he played primarily along the half-back flank.[1] He is the nephew of former player Adrian Gleeson and the cousin of player Willem Drew.[2]
Gleeson played for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup. He was drafted by with pick 53 in the 2012 national draft and played 13 games in the VFL before injuring his shoulder. Like his uncle Adrian, he played for Koroit as a junior.
He made his AFL debut against in round 1 of the 2014 AFL season. He became a regular in the senior side until a serious ankle injury kept him out for the entire 2018 season. He returned to the seniors in 2019 but struggled to keep his spot. Known as a popular clubman he was delisted at the end of the 2021 season.
Statistics are correct to the end of 2021[3]
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014| || 35 || 9 || 2 || 4 || 71 || 42 || 113 || 37 || 15 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 7.9 || 4.7 || 12.6 || 4.1 || 1.7|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015| || 35 || 22 || 2 || 3 || 152 || 154 || 306 || 84 || 45 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 6.9 || 7.0 || 13.9 || 3.8 || 2.1|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016| || 8 || 20 || 0 || 1 || 181 || 172 || 353 || 106 || 35 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 9.1 || 8.6 || 17.7 || 5.3 || 1.8|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017| || 8 || 18 || 1 || 0 || 196 || 100 || 296 || 106 || 32 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 10.9 || 5.6 || 16.4 || 5.9 || 1.8|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018| || 8 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019| || 8 || 9 || 0 || 1 || 92 || 57 || 149 || 40 || 10 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 10.2 || 6.3 || 16.6 || 4.4 || 1.1|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020| || 8 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 75 || 65 || 140 || 40 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.8 || 5.0 || 10.8 || 3.1 || 1.3|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021| || 8 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 33 || 27 || 60 || 21 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.5 || 4.5 || 10.0 || 3.5 || 1.8|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 97! 5! 9! 800! 527 ! 1327 ! 434! 165 ! 0.1 ! 0.1 ! 8.4 ! 6.5 ! 14.9 ! 4.5! 1.7|}