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Buku Khamis
Buku Khamis
Personal information
Date of birth	24 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sudan
Original team(s)	St Albans/Maribyrnong College/Western Jets
Draft	Category B Rookie selection 2018
Debut	9 May 2021, Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton, at Docklands Stadium
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s)	Key Forward
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	24
Playing career1
Years	Club
2019–	Western Bulldogs
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2024.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Buku Khamis (born 24 March 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.^[1]

Early life

Khamis was born in current day South Sudan, and in 2006 at the age of six he and his family moved to Australia as refugees. After watching a game at the MCG during his final year of Primary School in 2012, he joined a local team St Albans, playing the game for the first time. He made a mark at the club and in 2016 was selected to play for Western Jets in the Under 19 NAB League.^[2]^[3]

Career

Although he was overlooked during the 2018 AFL draft, he was selected shortly after as a Category B rookie by the Bulldogs.^[4]

After concerns about fitness led to him being seen as a "two million to one chance to debut" by coach Luke Beveridge. In 2021 he would finally make his debut in the Bulldogs Round 8 win against Carlton.^[5]

Due to only playing ten games since joining the club, including only one in 2023, there were calls for Khamis to leave the club to find more game time. Although he would instead sign a new one-year contract in October 2023.^[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 3, 2024.^[7]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2021	Western Bulldogs	24	1	0	0	7	4	11	1	1	0.0	0.0	7.0	4.0	11.0	1.0	1.0
2022	Western Bulldogs	24	8	6	6	49	31	80	29	10	0.7	0.7	6.1	3.8	10.0	3.6	1.2
2023	Western Bulldogs	24	1	0	0	3	3	6	1	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	1.0	1.0
2024	Western Bulldogs	24	3	1	1	26	11	37	17	3	0.3	0.3	8.6	3.6	12.3	5.6	1.0
Career			13	7	7	85	49	134	48	16	0.4	0.4	5.0	2.8	7.8	2.8	2.2