Callum Ah Chee

Callum Ah Chee
Ah Chee playing for Gold Coast in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	Callum Ah Chee
Born	(1997-10-09) 9 October 1997 (age 28) Derby, Western Australia, Australia
Original teams	Kelmscott Junior Football Club South Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft	No. 8, 2015 national draft
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Position	Forward / midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	4
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–2019	Gold Coast	045 (24)
2020–	Brisbane Lions	124 (75)
Total		169 (99)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2025	Indigenous All-Stars	1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Career highlights
2× AFL premiership player: 2024, 2025
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Callum Ah Chee (born 9 October 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Callum Ah Chee was born on 9 October ^[1] in Derby, Western Australia.^{[ citation needed ]} Ah Chee's mother is Aboriginal Australian (Nyoongar) with Dutch heritage. His father is Aboriginal (Nyikina and Yawuru) with Chinese heritage. ^[2] The family moved to the south-east Perth suburb of Armadale when Callum was three years of age.^{[ citation needed ]}

Ah Chee initially played basketball in his youth, before picking up Australian rules football and playing for Kelmscott Junior Football Club and South Fremantle. He began playing colts football in 2013 and made his WAFL senior debut at the age of 17 for South Fremantle. ^{[3] [ better source needed ]} He also represented Western Australia at the 2014 and 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships.^{[ citation needed ]}

AFL career

Gold Coast

Ah Chee was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their first selection and eighth overall in the 2015 national draft. ^[4] He was traded to Brisbane at the end of the 2019 AFL season. ^{[5] [6]}

Brisbane

Ah Chee was substituted out of Brisbane's 2023 Grand Final after only 6 disposals. He returned in 2024 and adopted a strong forward role, ultimately kicking 10 goals in the finals series. Ah Chee was an integral member of the Brisbane Lions' 2024 premiership-winning team, kicking 4 goals in the Grand Final, and finishing third in the Norm Smith medal voting. ^{[7] [8]}

In February 2025, Ah Chee was selected to play in the Indigenous All-Stars team to play Fremantle in a pre-season exhibition match. He was named as one of the best players afield in the win against the Dockers. ^[9]

In 2025, Ah Chee played his 150th career game against St Kilda. ^[10] His Lions followed up on their 2024 success, winning consecutive premierships as they defeated Geelong in the 2025 AFL Grand Final. Ah Chee had 17 disposals as he became a two-time premiership player. Following the Grand Final win, Ah Chee requested a trade to a third club, Adelaide. ^[11]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2025 season. ^[12]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2016	Gold Coast	13	16	9	9	85	124	209	46	49	0.6	0.6	5.3	7.8	13.1	2.9	3.1
2017	Gold Coast	13	14	12	3	85	74	159	34	43	0.9	0.2	6.1	5.3	11.4	2.4	3.1
2018	Gold Coast	13	14	3	6	127	77	204	51	37	0.2	0.4	9.1	5.5	14.6	3.6	2.6
2019	Gold Coast	13	1	0	0	11	6	17	5	2	0.0	0.0	11.0	6.0	17.0	5.0	2.0
2020 [a]	Brisbane Lions	4	18	3	4	138	69	207	63	52	0.2	0.2	7.7	3.8	11.5	3.5	2.9
2021	Brisbane Lions	4	21	7	0	103	96	199	35	58	0.3	0.0	4.9	4.6	9.5	1.7	2.8
2022	Brisbane Lions	4	21	8	6	132	112	244	74	36	0.4	0.3	6.3	5.3	11.6	3.5	1.7
2023	Brisbane Lions	4	12	6	5	81	45	126	42	27	0.5	0.4	6.8	3.8	10.5	3.5	2.3
2024 #	Brisbane Lions	4	26	27	14	228	120	348	122	40	1.0	0.5	8.8	4.6	13.4	4.7	1.5
2025 #	Brisbane Lions	4	26	24	29	233	116	349	138	45	0.9	1.1	9.0	4.5	13.4	5.3	1.7
Career			169	99	76	1224	839	2063	610	389	0.6	0.5	7.2	5.0	12.2	3.6	2.3

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

• 2× AFL premiership player : 2024, 2025

Personal life

Ah Chee is the youngest of three brothers – Brendon, who was also a professional Australian rules footballer who played for West Coast and Port Adelaide, and Jordan.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2025, Ah Chee and his family, led by eldest brother Jordan, designed the Brisbane Lions's Indigenous Guernsey for the Sir Doug Nicholls Round. The design reflected "not only Ah Chee’s journey to the Lions but his connection to his parents, brothers and the football club". ^[13]

References

1. "Callum Ah Chee". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
2. Going places: Rocket man Callum Ah Chee out to prove his hanger is no fluke
3. "SUNS TV: Callum Ah Chee Day 2" (audio). goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
4. Gold Coast Suns snare high-flying half-forward Callum Ah Chee in AFL draft
5. @AFL_House (16 October 2019). "Trade paperwork lodged: Gold Coast have traded Callum Ah Chee to Brisbane Lions for Future Round 2 2020 selection…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. "As it happened: AFL trade period, deadline day". 16 October 2019.
7. Twomey, Callum (28 September 2024). "Lion Kings: Fagan's heroes thrash Swans in GF shock". AFL. MCG.
8. Beveridge, Riley (29 September 2024). "Lion's chat with Fagan that sparked September fire".
9. Bastiani, Gemma (15 February 2025). "Joy, flair and fun: Indigenous All Stars shine in special win over Freo". afl.com.au. Optus Stadium . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
10. Monteverde, Marco (25 April 2025). "Milestone man Callum Ah Chee has found his 'real niche' at the Brisbane Lions". news.com.au . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
11. Twomey, Callum (2 October 2025). "Dual-flag Lion requests trade to SA rival". afl.com.au.
12. "Callum Ah Chee". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
13. "Brisbane Lions Launch 2025 Sir Doug Nicholls Round Guernsey". lions.com.au. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

External links

• Callum Ah Chee's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
• Callum Ah Chee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Callum Ah Chee at AustralianFootball.com
• Callum Ah Chee's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net