Manyiel Riel "Abraham" Majok (born 13 October 1998) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays for National Premier Leagues NSW side Sydney Olympic.[2]
 Majok warming up for Western Sydney Wanderers | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manyiel Riel Majok[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kakuma, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | PAEEK | 10 | (2) |
| 2022 | AmaZulu | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 24 | (2) |
| 2024– | Sydney Olympic | 19 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U23 | 2 | (2) |
| 2022– | South Sudan | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022 | |||
Club career
editHe began his career with Spirit FC before joining Mt Druitt Town Rangers.[3] 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.[4]
Western Sydney Wanderers
editOn 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
On 19 May 2017, he signed a two-year professional contract with the Wanderers, having previously been on a youth contract.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 13 January 2019, scoring Western Sydney's 3rd as they were beaten 4–3 by Perth Glory.[11]
Central Coast Mariners
editOn 21 June 2019, Majok signed a one-year contract with the Central Coast Mariners.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in a late win over Hume in the FFA Cup in September 2019.[13]
He was released by the Mariners in March 2020, and made a total of two A-League appearances for the team.[14]
PAEEK
editInternational career
editAfter representing Australia at under-23 level, he was selected for the South Sudan national team in September 2019 but declined the call up.[16] He accepted a call up from South Sudan in June 2021, however he didn't take part in the game against Jordan due to COVID-19 pandemic.[17] He debuted with South Sudan in 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Djibouti on 27 March 2022.[18]
Honours
editWestern Sydney Wanderers
PAEEK
- Cypriot Second Division: 2020–21
Individual
References
edit- ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com.
- ^ @sydneyolympicfc (11 January 2024). "WELCOME MAJ". Instagram. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
WELCOME MAJ
- ^ "Abraham Majok". Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
- ^ Khan, Azal (9 November 2016). "Keanu Baccus and Abraham Majok picked for Western Sydney Wanderers". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Red Diamonds". Soccerway.
- ^ "Shanghai SIPG vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 28 February 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Adelaide United vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 15 April 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers sign teenage striker Abraham Majok". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne City U21 vs. Western Sydney W. U21 - 3 February 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sydney vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 27 October 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Perth Glory vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 13 January 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Signing news: Mariners bring in new faces". Hyundai A-League. 21 June 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Michael. "Mariners break Hume hearts with late goal to advance to FFA Cup semis". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Mariners release young duo Majok and Shabow". A-League. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Συμφωνία Συνεργασίας με Abraham Majok" [Agreement with Abraham Majok]. PAEEK (in Greek). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "South Sudan name 12 Australia-based players". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019.
- ^ "The final Squad for South Sudan National Team (Bright Star) to face Jordan in the FIFA Arab World Cup 2021 Qatar on 21st June, 2021.#ssfaonline". 17 June 2021 – via www.twitter.com.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "South Sudan vs. Djibouti". www.national-football-teams.com.