{"id":6517,"date":"2018-06-14T00:54:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T00:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpvip1.prd.footballapl.com\/wan\/2018\/06\/14\/tongyik-ready-prove-himself\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:52:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:52:17","slug":"tongyik-ready-prove-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/tongyik-ready-prove-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"Tongyik ready to prove himself"},"content":{"rendered":"

21-year-old towering defender Ruon Tongyik is ready to take the Hyundai A-League by storm.<\/h3>\n

Tongyik migrated to Australia from war-torn Sudan in 2003, settling in South Australia with his parents and four younger siblings. <\/p>\n

As a junior, Tongyik’s introduction to football was through playing with his friends and at school before he signed up to play competitively for his local club West Adelaide. <\/p>\n

Cool, calm and collected on the ball, Tongyik then spent two seasons at Adelaide Olympic before signing for Adelaide United’s youth team as a teenager. <\/p>\n

Tongyik quickly made his mark at the club, able to play anywhere on the defensive line as well as the holding midfield position, playing with a composure beyond his years. <\/p>\n

It was at United where Tongyik became a leader in his own right, successfully helping guide the Reds to NPL Promotion and an NYL Conference A Premiership. <\/p>\n

The powerful centre-back had a breakout season at Adelaide and it came as no surprise then that he was crowned Adelaide’s Youth Player of the Year in his first season with the club. <\/p>\n

\"Tongyik<\/p>\n

\nThe opportunity for first-team football then arose for Tongyik and he made the move to Melbourne City where he signed his first professional contract. <\/p>\n

Tongyik continued his great form at the club, making 15 appearances for the first team and growing in confidence every match.  <\/p>\n

Following his two-year stint at City, Tongyik has now joined the Wanderers, bringing with him his hopes and plans of achieving success. <\/p>\n

“I want to be able to win the Premiers Plate and the Grand Final with the club,” said Tongyik.<\/p>\n

“I want to be able to prove myself and play, show the members and fans my reason for coming to the club and try to help the team have a great season.”<\/p>\n

\"RUON\"<\/p>\n

\nLooking back on his first experiences in the Hyundai A-League, Tongyik has admitted it has taken some time to get used to the differences between youth and first-team football and he can’t wait to learn more at the Wanderers for the next two seasons.<\/p>\n

it was quite a difficult transition from youth to first-team football and he can’t wait to get underway with the Wanderers in the coming weeks. <\/p>\n

“The first year I was playing (at Melbourne City) it was very fast paced,” noted Tongyik. <\/p>\n

“It was a different level coming from the Foxtel Y-League to the Hyundai A-League. <\/p>\n

“But I think I’ve grown well and I’ve gotten used to the tempo now.<\/p>\n

“I’m really excited to join the Wanderers this season and I can’t wait to get started.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":6518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[],"competition":[],"acf":{"match_card_embed_league":null,"match_card_embed_club":null,"match_card_embed_match":false,"match_card_embed_disable":false,"auto_publish_updates":true,"reference_article":null,"article_featured_video":null,"article_featured_video_tagline":"","article_byline":"Western Sydney Wanderers FC","article_media_type":"news","article_video":"","gallery":"","shared_ffa_source":"keepup","shared_hide_in_app":false,"article_player":[18967],"article_team":null,"article_competition":null,"article_match":null,"credit":"","related_articles":null,"push_to_social":false,"priority":1,"sport":false,"language":false,"private_content":false,"access_level":[],"article_id":"6517","app_featured_image":null,"article_content_group":"news"},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/tongyik-ready-prove-himself\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Tongyik ready to prove himself","url":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/tongyik-ready-prove-himself\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/tongyik-ready-prove-himself\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/Tongyik.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/Tongyik.jpg"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"KEEPUP Staff"}],"creator":["KEEPUP Staff"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Western Sydney Wanderers","logo":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/cropped-Western_Sydney_Wanderers_FC-2.png"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2018-06-14T00:54:20Z","datePublished":"2018-06-14T00:54:20Z","dateModified":"2023-11-09T02:52:17Z"},"rendered":"