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]
| Bigoa Nyuon | |||
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 Nyuon with Richmond's VFL team in July 2021 | |||
| 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 | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 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 | 3 (0) | |
| Total | 4 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nyuon was traded to North Melbourne following the 2023 AFL season.[5]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of 2024.[6]
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| 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 |
| 2023 | Richmond | 47 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | ||
Personal life
editNyuon 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Sowerby, Sean (21 November 2019). "Mum's journey inspires Sudanese refugee Biggie Nyuon towards AFL dream". Seven News. Retrieved 14 May 2022.