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Manyiel Riel "Abraham" Majok (born 13 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Cypriot Second Division side Anagennisi Deryneia.[2] Born a South Sudanese refugee in Kenya and raised in Australia, Majok plays for the South Sudan national team.

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 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kakuma, Kenya
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger Forward
Club information
Current team	Anagennisi Deryneia
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–	Anagennisi Deryneia	1	(0)
National team‡
2019	Australia U23	2	(2)
2022–	South Sudan	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022

Club career

He 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

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.[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

On 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

In July 2020, Majok signed with Cypriot club PAEEK.[15]

International career

After 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]

Career statistics

As of 16 April 2017[19]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Western Sydney Wanderers	2016–17	A-League	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
Western Sydney Wanderers	2018–19	A-League	7	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
Career total			8	1	1	0	2	0	12	1

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers

• Y-League: 2017–18

PAEEK

• Cypriot Second Division: 2020–21

Individual

• Y-League Golden Boot: 2017–18

References

External links

• Cypriot football stats

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