Noah Vinko Botic (born 11 January 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for Western United. Noah was named in The Guardians Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Vinko Botic[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hurstville Zagreb | |||
| St George | |||
| Football NSW Institute | |||
| 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| 2017 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2018–2019 | Rockdale City Suns | ||
| 2019–2021 | Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Rockdale City Suns | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Western United | 43 | (11) |
| 2022 | Western United NPL | 5 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Australia U16 | 5 | (5) |
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 5 | (5) |
| 2023– | Australia U23 | 10 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBotic was born in Sydney, Australia, and played for numerous different clubs in Australia at youth level.[2]
Hoffenheim
editFollowing trials with English sides Manchester United, as well as interest from Everton and German champions Bayern Munich, Botic signed a two-year scholarship deal with Hoffenheim in 2019.[3][4]
In October 2019, he was named among the 60 best young talents in the world by English newspaper The Guardian.[5][6]
Due to his potential, Botic has been tipped to be Australia's successor to clinical striker Mark Viduka, who captained Australia to their best finish at a World Cup, as well as being the top-scoring Australian in the UEFA Champions League.[7][8]
Western United
editOn 1 August 2021, Botic returned to Australia to sign for Western United.[9]
International career
editBotic has represented Australia at under-16 and under-17 level. He was joint-top scorer at the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship with five goals from five games, as Australia went out to Japan at the semi-final stage.[10][11] He followed this up with four goals in four games at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[12] He also scored in a friendly against England under-17s.[12]
For his performances at youth level, Botic received the inaugural Dylan Tombides medal, awarded to the best Australian soccer player from under-17 to under-23 level, in 2019.[3]
Personal life
editBorn in Australia, Botic is of Croatian descent and holds dual-citizenship.[13] He is the cousin of Australian international soccer player Tomi Juric and his brother, Deni.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rockdale City Suns | 2018 | NPL NSW 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Western United | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Western United NPL | 2022 | NPL Victoria 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
- Notes
References
edit- ^ a b c Noah Botic at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Noah Botic". tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Noah Botic revealed as inaugural recipient of Dylan Tombides Medal". socceroos.com.au. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (3 September 2019). "Noah's spark - how Botic landed dream Hoffenheim move". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Rupolo, Nicholas (14 October 2019). "Aussie Hailed as one of World's Best Youngsters". ftbl.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Parkinon, Andrew (4 November 2019). "Australian football may have finally found Mark Viduka's replacement in Rockdale teen Noah Botic according to Sydney FC assistant coach Paul Reid". theleader.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (8 April 2020). "Hoffenheim's plan to turn Young Socceroo Botic into Viduka clone". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Western United signs talented youngster Noah Botic". a-league.com.au. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Australia's Botic eyeing World Cup spot". the-afc.com. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Zainal, Zulhilmi (8 October 2018). "Malaysia's Luqman one of AFC U-16 Championship top-scorers despite playing only two matches". goal.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b Radbourne, Lucas (14 September 2020). "Next Socceroos Icon Talks Bundesliga and Inspiring Aussies to Play Football". ftbl.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Noah Botic (Western United FC) – Match Report vs Melbourne Victory". Target Scouting. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Australski Hrvat zvijezda je juniorske Bundeslige, HNS mora odmah reagirati!" [The Australian Croat is the star of the junior Bundesliga, HNS must react immediately!]. germanijak.hr (in Croatian). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Noah Botic at Soccerway
- ^ "Rockdale City Suns Statistics". websites.mygameday.app. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Western United NPL Statistics". websites.mygameday.app. Retrieved 15 May 2022.