Mabior Chol
| Mabior Chol | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Chol in July 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Mabs | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | South Sudan | ||
| Original team(s) | Aspley (NEAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 30, 2016 rookie draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 23, 2016, Richmond vs. Sydney, at SCG | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Richmond | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016– | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mabior Chol (born 29 January 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life and junior football
Chol was born in present-day South Sudan, before his family fled to Egypt to avoid the ongoing civil war when he was two years old. They moved to Australia in 2005, settling in Brisbane.[1]
Mabio took up playing junior Australian rules football with the Yeronga South Brisbane Devils while at school at age 10.[1] He entered the junior Queensland development pathway and the Brisbane Lions Academy where he would play in 2014 and 2015. He also played for Aspley and the Lion's reserve team in the NEAFL in addition to the Lion's Under-18 team.[2]
AFL career
Chol was drafted by Richmond with the club's second selection and 30th selection overall in the 2016 rookie draft. He made is AFL debut in the final round (23) of the 2016 season against Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He thereby became the fourth player of Sudanese descent (after Majak Daw, Aliir Aliir and Reuben William) to play senior AFL football.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[3]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Richmond | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
References
- 1 2 Heslehurst, Brayden (2015-10-22). "Yeronga South Brisbane Devils player Mabior Chol is a good chance to be picked in AFL Draft". Quest Community Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Rookie Draft: Pick 30, Mabior Chol". Richmond FC. Bigpond. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Mabior Chol". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mabior Chol. |
- Mabior Chol's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
- Mabior Chol's statistics from AFL Tables
- Mabior Chol's statistics from Footy Wire