Bigoa Nyuon
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| 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 | |||
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) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- 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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