The subject of our attention today, lads and lasses, is none other than Nick Suman; a lad who took his first gasp of air in this world on 28 February 2000 in a sun-burnt country known as Australia. Now 26yrs old, he's earning his crust as a goalkeeper for the exalted Aberdeen, standing at a lofty 6ft 5in (1.97m) and weighing in at 13st 9lb (87kg). For reasons known best to himself, he's crossed paths with superstition and decided to wear the number 13 jersey. Risky business if you ask this humble correspondent.
Twiddling his thumbs in the land of kangaroos wasn't enough for young Suman. No, he had to take the plunge and in July 2015, he started his professional football journey with Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League. Strangely enough, for a man of his stature, his debut at this club in the 2018-2019 season only saw him make four first team appearances. On top of that, he could only manage a single appearance in the following season - makes you wonder just how many cups of tea he was tasked with making.
Deciding to stick with the kangaroos, and perhaps hoping his match appearances would increase, Suman switched his allegiances in August 2020 to Macarthur FC in the A-League. His illustrious career there saw him make six appearances over two seasons - a feat punctuated by an astonishing average of 1.5 matches per season. Nothing quite like consistency, I suppose.
Growling with ambition, our young hero bid Australia adieu and journeyed across the oceans to the quaint and charming land of Scotland in July 2023. He was snapped up by Cove Rangers - a team in League One not particularly known for turning heads, or players for that matter.
Two years of Scottish hospitality later, our wandering Aussie goalkeeper found himself pulling on the Aberdeen jersey in July 2025. Now, in the midst of the exhilarating 2025-2026 season, young Suman has impressively managed to go without making a single first team appearance.
Well, there you have it, mates; a dizzying tale of courage, tenacity, and an apparent aversion to actually playing matches. We'll give him this though; he's proven to be a rather efficient globe-trotter.
