Akec Makur Chuot
Akec Makur Chuot | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 5 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Yirol, South Sudan | ||
Original team(s) | Swan Districts (WAWFL) | ||
Draft | No. 139, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017 | Fremantle | 6 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Akec Makur Chuot (born 5 September 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Chuot was born on 5 September 1992 in South Sudan, the same year her father passed away. She was raised by her single mother in a family of seven and for twelve years they lived in Kakuma, refugee camp in Kenya.[1] He family was sponsored by their uncle and moved to Perth. She attended Aranmore Catholic College.[2]
In 2009, I she tried AFL for the first time at a East Perth Football Club all-girls carnival. [2] Chuot was drafted by Fremantle with their 18th selection and 139th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[3] She was also one of the Australian Post Multicultural Ambassadors for the 2017 season. She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[4] She played every match in her debut season except for the round six match Carlton against due to being omitted,[5] and finished with six matches.[6] She was delisted at the end of the 2017 season.[7] In 2018, Akec moved to Victoria to Play in the VFLW with Carlton Football Club.
References
- ^ Fee, Tom. "Meet Freo's most unlikely footballer". Freemantle Dockers website. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Player's Voice - Alec Makur Chuot". Player's Voice website. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Round 6 teams: Full squads for second last week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Akec Makur Chuot". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Black, Sarah (29 May 2017). "AFLW trade period analysis: How did your club go?". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
External links
- Akec Makur Chuot at AustralianFootball.com