Adam Goodes

Adam Goodes
Goodes at a Recognise campaign press conference, 2014
Personal information
Full name	Adam Roy Goodes
Date of birth	(1980-01-08) 8 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Original team(s)	North Ballarat Rebels
Draft	No. 43, 1997 National Draft
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1999–2015	Sydney	372 (464)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Victoria	1 (0)
International team honours
2001–2010	Australia	3 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
Career highlights
2× Brownlow Medal (2003, 2006) 2× AFL Premiership (2005, 2012) 3× Bob Skilton Medal (2003, 2006, 2011) 4× All Australian (2003, 2006, 2009, 2011) 3× Sydney leading goalkicker (2009, 2010, 2011) AFL Rising Star 1999 Indigenous Team of the Century Australian of the Year 2014
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Adam Roy Goodes (born 8 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Goodes holds an elite place in VFL/AFL history as a dual Brownlow Medallist, dual premiership player, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and representative of Australia in the International Rules Series. In addition, he has held the record for the most VFL/AFL games played by an Indigenous player, surpassing Andrew McLeod's record of 340 during the 2014 AFL season^[1] before having his own record surpassed by Shaun Burgoyne during the 2019 AFL season.^[2]

Known for his community work and anti-racism advocacy, Goodes was named the Australian of the Year in 2014.^[3][4] From 2013, his outspokenness on racial issues contributed to his being the target of a sustained booing campaign from opposition fans, causing him to take indefinite leave from the AFL and eventually retire from the game at the end of the 2015 season. The "booing saga" sparked a national debate about racism in Australia and became the subject of two documentary films, both released in 2019. That year, the AFL formally apologised to Goodes for not taking greater action to defend him against fan abuse.