Abraham Majok

Manyiel Riel "Abraham" Majok (born 13 October 1998) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional soccer player who last played as a forward for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.

Abraham Majok
Majok warming up for Western Sydney Wanderers
Personal information
Full name Manyiel Riel Majok[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-13) 13 October 1998
Place of birth Kakuma, Kenya
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Forward
Club information
Current team
 Central Coast Mariners
Number 14
Youth career
GHFA Spirit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 GHFA Spirit 27 (13)
2016 Mt Druitt Town Rangers 28 (8)
2016–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 19 (2)
2017–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 20 (11)
2019–2020 Central Coast Mariners 2 (0)
National team‡
2019– Australia U-23 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2019

Club career

He began his career with Spirit FC before joining Mt Druitt Town Rangers.[2] After impressing the coaching staff at the Western Sydney Wanderers during a match against the club, Majok was invited to train with the A-League side before being offered a place with their youth team.[3]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 21 February 2017, after playing for the club's youth team, Majok made his professional debut for the Western Sydney Wanderers in their AFC Champions League clash against the Urawa Red Diamonds, playing 66 minutes before being replaced by Ryan Griffiths.[4] He followed this up a week later by playing in the Wanderers' clash with Shanghai SIPG, seeing out the final 5 minutes as they were defeated 5–1.[5] He made his first league appearance in a Round 27 clash with Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium, replacing Nicolás Martínez in the 64th minute, the match going on to finish 2–2.[6]

On 19 May 2017, he signed a two-year professional contract with the Wanderers, having previously been on a youth contract.[7] Majok was part of the 2017-18 Y-League championship winning Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team. He played the full 90 minutes as they beat Melbourne City Youth 3–1 in the 2018 Y-League Grand Final on 3 February 2018.[8] He finished the season as top-scorer with nine goals in seven games, collecting the Y-League Golden Boot for his efforts.

Majok made his first appearance of the 2018–19 season as a second-half substitute in a Round 1 clash against Sydney FC in the Sydney Derby, the Wanderers' losing the match 2–0.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 13 January 2019, scoring Western Sydney's 3rd as they were beaten 4–3 by Perth Glory.[10]

Central Coast Mariners

On 21 June 2019, Majok signed a one-year contract with the Central Coast Mariners.[11]

He was released by the Mariners in March 2020, and made a total of two A-League appearances for the team.[12]

International career

After representing Australia at under-23 level, he was called up by the South Sudan national team in September 2019.[13]

Career statistics
As of 16 April 2017[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Western Sydney Wanderers 2016–17 A-League10002030
Western Sydney Wanderers 2018–19 A-League 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
Career total 811020121

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers

Individual

References
  1. "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com.
  2. "Abraham Majok". Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  3. Khan, Azal (9 November 2016). "Keanu Baccus and Abraham Majok picked for Western Sydney Wanderers". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. "Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Red Diamonds". Soccerway.
  5. "Shanghai SIPG vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 28 February 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. "Adelaide United vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 15 April 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. "Western Sydney Wanderers sign teenage striker Abraham Majok". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 2017.
  8. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/02/03/australia/national-youth-league/melbourne-heart-fc-under-21/western-sydney-wanderers-fc-under-21/2726700/
  9. "Sydney vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 27 October 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. "Perth Glory vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 13 January 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  11. "Signing news: Mariners bring in new faces". Hyundai A-League.
  12. "Mariners release young duo Majok and Shabow". A-League. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  13. "South Sudan name 12 Australia-based players". 25 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. Abraham Majok at Soccerway
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