Dougie Freedman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Alan Freedman | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Diriyah Club (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Barnet | 47 | (27) |
| 1995–1997 | Crystal Palace | 90 | (31) |
| 1997–1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | (10) |
| 1998–2000 | Nottingham Forest | 70 | (18) |
| 2000–2008 | Crystal Palace | 237 | (64) |
| 2008 | → Leeds United (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Southend United | 36 | (6) |
| Total | 520 | (161) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Scotland | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2012–2014 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 2015–2016 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 2017–2025 | Crystal Palace (sporting director) | ||
| 2025– | Al-Diriyah (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Douglas Alan Freedman (born 25 May 1974) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently the sporting director of Al-Diriyah, where he has been since 2025.
Freedman played as a striker, primarily for Crystal Palace and also had spells as a player at Queens Park Rangers, Barnet, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Southend United. Freedman had two caps for the Scotland national team where he scored one goal in a 2002 World Cup qualifier against Latvia.
Freedman started his managerial career with Crystal Palace in 2011. He moved to fellow Championship club Bolton Wanderers in 2012, but left this position in October 2014. He became manager of Nottingham Forest in February 2015, with whom he parted company in March 2016.