Sam De Koning
De Koning in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sam De Koning
Date of birth (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays
Draft 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Height 204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 16
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Geelong 43 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sam De Koning (/ˈkoʊnɪŋ/ KOH-ning;[1] born 26 February 2001) is Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League.[2] He made his debut in the round 5 of the 2021 AFL season between Geelong and North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium.[3]

Notably, De Koning’s first goal in AFL football was during the Geelong Cats, Sydney Swans 2022 Grand Final game. [4]

Family life

De Koning is one of ten children, with one of his elder brothers being Carlton footballer Tom. His father Terry De Koning played for Footscray in the 1980s.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020Geelong16 0––––––––––––––
2021Geelong16 102718300.02.07.01.08.03.00.0
2022#Geelong16 231014313828112060.00.06.26.012.25.20.3
Career 241215013928912360.00.16.35.812.05.10.3

Notes

    Honours and achievements

    Team

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
    2. ↑ "Sam De Koning | AFL". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
    3. ↑ "Team Selection: AFL Round 5". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
    4. ↑ Forrest, Matthew (26 September 2022). "AFL Grand Final: Star defender Sam De Koning kicks first senior goal in premiership win". Code Sports. Nationwide News. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
    5. ↑ "Class of 2019: The top-20 prospect in a family of 10 brothers and sisters". afl.com.au. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
    6. ↑ "Sam De Koning". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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