Sebit Kuek (born 11 November 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Sebit was born in

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parents. He moved to Australia at the age of eight and spent two years in

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, before settling in the

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capital city of

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. Kuek started playing Australian rules football at around age twelve, and played junior football for the

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Colts team. He was a member of the

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Next Generation Academy and made his league debut for East Perth during the

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Football Career

Fremantle Football Club (2022 - 2024)

Sebit was drafted by

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with their first pick, the 15th overall, in the 2022 mid-season draft. He made his debut for Fremantle's

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affiliate

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later that year. Kuek continued to play for Peel during the

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, a highlight being his six goal effort against the

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in round ten. Unfortunately, he suffered an ACL injury one month later playing against

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, and as a result was placed on the clubs long-term injury list. He was delisted by Fremantle following the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuek, Sebit 2000 births Living people East Perth Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent Australian people of South Sudanese descent South Sudanese players of Australian rules football Kenyan emigrants to Australia