Mabior Chol
| Mabior Chol | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mabior Chol | ||
| 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 | ||
| Height / weight | 198cm / 78kg | ||
| 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. | |||
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
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 debuted in round 23, 2016 against the Sydney Swans at the Sydney Cricket Ground, thereby becoming the fourth player of Sudanese descent (after Majak Daw, Aliir Aliir and Reuben William) to play senior AFL football.
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.