Bigoa Nyuon

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]

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 24)
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

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