Aliir Aliir
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Aliir in March 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Aliir Mayom Aliir | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kenya | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 44, 2013 national draft | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014– | Sydney | 13 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Aliir Mayom Aliir (born 5 September 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Born in a refugee camp in Kenya to South Sudanese parents, Aliir's family moved to Australia when he was seven years old, eventually settling in Brisbane. After learning to kick a football at Kedron State High School, he was invited by a friend to play Australian rules football for the Aspley Hornets as a 14-year-old. Within a few years, he had made the Queensland side and was invited to play for the world XVIII at the under-16 championships in Sydney. It was during this trip that Aliir discovered he had a long-lost sister trying to contact him.
In 2012, Aliir's mother, brothers and sisters moved to Perth to reunite with extended family. Aliir decided to remain in Brisbane, and that year, he made his debut in the NEAFL for Aspley. Aliir made his mark as a ruckman in 2012 while playing for the Hornets and the Queensland Under-18 Scorpions.
After being overlooked in the 2012 AFL draft, Aliir made the decision to relocate to Perth to live with his family. There he joined the East Fremantle Football Club and spent the 2013 season playing for the club's Colts team. With East Fremantle, he was converted from a ruckman to a defender.
Aliir was drafted by the Sydney Swans at pick 44 in the 2013 AFL draft, becoming the first player of Sudanese heritage taken in the National Draft. Aliir had a promising debut season with the Swans reserves in the NEAFL. Unfortunately, he suffered a dislocated shoulder mid-season, and was ruled out for the remainder of the year in round 16, which resulted in him missing the team's 2014 NEAFL finals campaign.
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