| Hewago Oea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hewago Paul Oea | ||
| Nickname(s) | Ace | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gordon, Papua New Guinea[2] | ||
| Original team(s) |
Gordon Kokofas (Port Moresby AFL) Broadbeach (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | 2020 (International Rookie) | ||
| Debut | Round 16, 2022, Gold Coast vs. Collingwood, at Metricon Stadium | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half-forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022– | Gold Coast | 13 (5) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Papua New Guinea | 5 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Hewago Paul Oea (born 13 December 2001) is a Papua New Guinean professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the Papua New Guinea national team (nicknamed the "Mosquitoes").
Oea is the first locally developed Papua New Guinean and the first overseas developed player to play senior AFL.[3]