Callum Ah Chee
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Biography
Callum Ah Chee (born 9 October 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Ah Chee was born in Derby, Western Australia. His mother is half-Indigenous Australian (Nyoongar) and half-Dutch. His father is half-Indigenous Australian (Nyikina) and half-Chinese. The family moved to the south-east Perth suburb of Armadale when Callum was three years of age. His older brother, Brendon, is also a professional Australian rules footballer, and plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club.
Ah Chee initially played basketball in his youth before picking up Australian rules football and playing for South Fremantle. He began playing colts football in 2013 and made his WAFL senior debut at the age of 17 for South Fremantle. He also represented Western Australia at the 2014 and 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships.
AFL career
Ah Chee was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with their first selection and 8th overall in the 2015 national draft.