Ruon Tongyik

Ruon Tongyik
Personal information
Full name Ruon Tongyik
Date of birth (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996
Place of birth Sudan (now South Sudan)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 12
Youth career
2014–2016 Adelaide United
2016– Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Adelaide Olympic 28 (0)
2015–2016 Adelaide United NPL 28 (0)
2015–2016 Adelaide United 0 (0)
2016–2018 Melbourne City 15 (0)
2018– Western Sydney Wanderers 0 (0)
National team‡
2017– Australia U-23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2018

Ruon Tongyik is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a central defender for Western Sydney Wanderers.

Personal life

Born in South Sudan, Tongyik lived there for about three years, and had stayed with relatives in Ethiopia while documents allowing him and his family to move to Australia were processed. Tongyik moved to Australia in 2003, aged 6.[1]

Club career

Melbourne City

After being named Adelaide United's "Youth Player of the Year", Tongyik joined Melbourne City in July 2016 on a 2-year contract.[2][3] He made his debut for Melbourne City on 9 December 2016, starting in a match against Sydney FC, playing a calm and composed game.[4]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 3 May 2018, Tongyik was released by Melbourne City and joined Western Sydney Wanderers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Windley, Matt. "Melbourne City defender Ruon Tongyik making great strides". NT News. News Corporation. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "City signs 19-year-old defender". Melbourne City. 8 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ruon Tongyik swaps Reds for Melbourne City". SBS. 8 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Gatt, Ray (9 December 2016). "Sydney FC draw with Melbourne City after going a man down". The Australian.
  5. ↑ Lynch, Michael (3 May 2018). "City release five as rebuild for next season begins". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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