Akec Makur Chuot

From a childhood spent in a refugee camp to a star AFLW player

Akec Makur Chuot is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.

Born in South Sudan, Akec was raised by her single mother in a family of seven and for twelve years they lived in Kakuma, refugee camp in Kenya. The family moved to Perth and in 2009, she tried Australian Rules football for the first time at an East Perth Football Club all-girls carnival.

Chuot was drafted by Fremantle with their 18th selection and 139th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She was also one of the Australian Post Multicultural Ambassadors for the 2017 season.

In 2018, she moved to Victoria to play with Carlton in the VFL Women's state competition.

Makur Chuot played with Richmond in the VFL Women's in 2019 and signed for the club ahead of the 2020 AFL Women's season. She made her club debut against Carlton at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2020 season.

At the end of 2022 AFLW season with 4 new clubs joining the AFLW Makur Chuot joined Hawthorn AFLW.

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Key Points for Akec Makur Chuot

Akec Makur Chuot is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFLW.
She is a role model and an Ambassador for Cadbury's National Women in Sport – Get In The Game initiative.
Akec is an advocate of diversity and inclusion, for being and confident in your own skin.

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