Bigoa Nyuon | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname(s) | Biggie[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League)/Rowville Football Club | ||
Draft | No. 54, 2019 AFL National Draft: Richmond | ||
Debut | Round 9, 2022, Richmond vs. Hawthorn, at MCG | ||
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Key Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | North Melbourne | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2020–2023 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
2024– | North Melbourne | 0 (0) | |
Total | 1 (0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023 season. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Bigoa Nyuon (born 18 May 2001[2]) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to the Richmond Football Club.[3] He played his first AFL match in round 9 of the 2022 AFL season against Hawthorn.[4]
Nyuon was traded to North Melbourne following the 2023 AFL season.[5]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 23, 2022.[6]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2020 | Richmond | 47 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 | Richmond | 47 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2022 | Richmond | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Personal life
Nyuon was born in Nairobi, Kenya to a family of South Sudanese people.[7] His sister Nyadol Nyuon is a lawyer and human rights activist.[7]
References
- ↑ Landsbergr, Sam (3 December 2019). "'Biggie' things expected from Richmond's Sudanese draftee". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bigoa NYUON". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ↑ Slevison, Andrew (13 May 2022). "Why Tigers fans can get excited about "big unit" debutant". 1116 SEN. Sports Entertainment Network. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ↑ "Martin weaves his magic to help Tigers silence Hawthorn". The Age. Nine Entertainment. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ↑ @AFLHouse (16 October 2023). "Trade paperwork approved. North Melbourne trade its Round Four pick (currently 65) to Richmond for Bigoa Nyuon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Bigoa Nyuon". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- 1 2 Sowerby, Sean (21 November 2019). "Mum's journey inspires Sudanese refugee Biggie Nyuon towards AFL dream". Seven News. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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