Bigoa Nyuon

Bigoa Nyuon
Nyuon with Richmond's VFL team in July 2021
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Biggie [1]
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
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–2023	Richmond	1 (0)
2024	North Melbourne	3 (0)
Total		4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bigoa Nyuon (born 18 May 2001 ^[2] ) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). ^[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] He was delisted at the end of the 2024 season. ^[6]

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]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2024. ^[8]

Legend

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

References

1. Landsbergr, Sam (3 December 2019). "'Biggie' things expected from Richmond's Sudanese draftee". The Australian . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 15 May 2022.
2. "Bigoa NYUON". Richmond Football Club . Retrieved 14 May 2022.
3. Slevison, Andrew (13 May 2022). "Why Tigers fans can get excited about "big unit" debutant". 1116 SEN . Sports Entertainment Network . Retrieved 14 May 2022.
4. "Martin weaves his magic to help Tigers silence Hawthorn". The Age . Nine Entertainment. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
5. @AFLHouse (16 October 2023). "Trade paperwork approved. North Melbourne trade its Round Four pick (currently 65) to Richmond for Bigoa Nyuon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. Rogers, Michael (19 September 2024). "Athletic forward, former Tiger among four Roos delisted". afl.com.au . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
7. Sowerby, Sean (21 November 2019). "Mum's journey inspires Sudanese refugee Biggie Nyuon towards AFL dream". Seven News . Retrieved 14 May 2022.
8. "Bigoa Nyuon". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2022.