Xavier Duursma
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| Xavier Duursma | |||
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 Duursma playing for Essendon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Xavier Duursma | ||
| Born | 7 July 2000 | ||
| Original team | Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)/Foster Tigers | ||
| Draft | No. 18, 2018 AFL draft, Port Adelaide | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2019, Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019–2023 | Port Adelaide | 73 (33) | |
| 2024– | Essendon | 44 (25) | |
| Total | 117 (58) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Xavier Duursma (born 7 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Port Adelaide with the 18th pick in the 2018 AFL draft.[1]
Duursma made his AFL debut in Port Adelaide's win over Melbourne in the opening round of the 2019 AFL season.[2] He scored a goal on debut. In Round 6, Duursma earned the Rising Star nomination, following Port's 16 point win over North Melbourne.[3] He quickly became well known for his bow and arrow goal celebration.[4]
Following the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, which concluded with a preliminary final loss to Richmond, Duursma inherited the number seven guernsey from retired veteran Brad Ebert.[5]
Duursma was traded from Port Adelaide to Essendon in a rare player-for-player swap with Brandon Zerk-Thatcher at the end of the 2023 AFL season.[6]
Personal life
Duursma is the nephew of former Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne player Jamie Duursma.[1] His sister Yasmin has played for Port Adelaide and Carlton in the AFLW, while his brother Zane was drafted to North Melbourne in the 2023 AFL draft.
He was educated at Foster Secondary College, where he was school captain in 2018.[7] He played junior football for Foster Tigers in the Alberton Football League.
