Akec Makur Chuot was born on 5 September 1992[1] in South Sudan, the same year her father died. She was raised by her single mother in a family of seven and for twelve years they lived in Kakuma, refugee camp in Kenya.[2]
In 2009, Makur Chuot tried Australian Rules football for the first time at an East Perth Football Club all-girls carnival.[3] She was drafted by Fremantle with their 18th selection and 139th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[5] She was also one of the Australian Post Multicultural Ambassadors for the 2017 season. She made her debut in the 32-point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[6] She played every match in her debut season except for the round six match Carlton against due to being omitted,[7] and finished with six matches.[8] She was delisted at the end of the 2017 season.[9]
Makur Chuot played with Richmond in the VFL Women's in 2019 and signed for the club ahead of the 2020 AFL Women's season. She made her club debut against Carlton at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2020 season.[11] In June 2021, she was delisted by Richmond, with the intent to re-draft her.[12] In the 2021 AFL Women's draft, Richmond indeed re-listed her with their final pick.[13][14]
At the end of 2022 season 6 with 4 new clubs joining the AFLW Makur Chuot decided to move to Hawthorn. In Round 1, Makur Chuot played in their inaugural match against Essendon, she had 8 disposals.
Makur Chuot has a half-sister in South Sudan whom she met there in 2013, when she (the sister) was 10 years old. She later learnt that this sister had been forced to marry a much older Australian man, who travelled between the two countries, when she was just 15. By 2024, she was the divorced mother of two young children, stuck in South Sudan and with no opportunities to further her education. This motivated Makur Chuot to join World Vision's "1000 Voices for 1000 Girls" campaign, which uses the personal stories of victims with the aim of helping to reduce violence against women.[4]
^"Jess Hosking becomes a Tiger". Richmond. Telstra. 9 June 2021. Ahead of this evening's first List Lodgement, Richmond can also announce that Akec Makur Chuot has been delisted, with the commitment of being re-drafted by the Club at the upcoming draft.