Sebit Kuek

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Sebit Kuek
Personal information
Full name Sebit Kuek
Date of birth (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Kenya
Original team(s) East Perth Football Club
Draft No. 15, 2022 mid-season draft
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Key forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 43
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022– Fremantle 0 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.

Sebit Kuek (born 11 November 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early Life

Sebit was born in Kenya to South Sudanese parents. He moved to Australia at the age of eight and spent two years in Melbourne, before settling in the Western Australian capital city of Perth. Kuek started playing Australian rules football at around age twelve, and played junior football for the East Perth Football Club Colts team. [1] He was a member of the West Coast Eagles Next Generation Academy [2] and made his league debut for East Perth during the 2020 WAFL season. [3]

Football Career

Sebit was drafted by Fremantle with their first pick, the 15th overall, in the 2022 mid-season draft. [4] He made his debut for Fremantle's West Australian Football League affiliate Peel Thunder later that year. Kuek continued to play for Peel during the 2023 WAFL season, a highlight being his six goal effort against the Perth Football Club in round ten. [5] Unfortunately, he suffered an ACL injury one month later playing against East Fremantle, and as a result was placed on the clubs long-term injury list. [6]

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References

  1. De Haer, Katie (24 July 2020). "Sebit's journey to the Royals". eastperthfc.com.
  2. Staff Writers (1 June 2022). "Who did your club just draft? Age, height, bio, more". afl.com.
  3. Quartermaine, Brandon (1 June 2022). "AFL mid-season draft 2022: Sebit Kuek joins Fremantle Dockers as West Coast pick up Jai Culley". The West Australian .
  4. "Mid Season Draft pick 15 – Sebit Kuek". fremantlefc.com.
  5. Woodcock, Mitchell (17 June 2023). "WAFL 2023: Peel Thunder forward Sebit Kuek kicks a career-best six goals to sink brave Perth Demons". The West Australian .
  6. Barrett, Jackson (18 June 2024). "Fremantle Dockers set to return Sebit Kuek to main list as recovery from ACL injury ramps up". The West Australian .