Australian rules footballer
| Bigoa Nyuon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Nyuon with Richmond's VFL team in July 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Biggie | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23) | ||
| 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 career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2023 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
| 2024– | North Melbourne | 3 (0) | |
| Total | 4 (0) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bigoa Nyuon (born 18 May 2001) 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. He played his first AFL match in round 9 of the 2022 AFL season against Hawthorn.
Nyuon was traded to North Melbourne following the 2023 AFL season.
Statistics
Updated to the end of 2024.
| 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 |
| 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
Nyuon was born in Nairobi, Kenya to a family of South Sudanese people. His sister Nyadol Nyuon is a lawyer and human rights activist.
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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- Living people
- 2001 births
- Richmond Football Club players
- Dandenong Stingrays players
- South Sudanese emigrants to Australia
- Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent
- South Sudanese players of Australian rules football
- VFL/AFL players born outside Australia
- South Sudanese refugees
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Refugees in Kenya
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen