Nicholas Bilokapic

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Nicholas Bilokapic
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia [1]
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 1
Youth career
2014–2019 Sydney United 58
2020–2021 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Huddersfield Town 6 (0)
2022 → Hartlepool United (loan) 2 (0)
2023– Peterborough United 43 (0)
International career‡
2019 Australia U17 1 (0)
2022– Australia U23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Nicholas Bilokapic (born 8 September 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for EFL League One club Peterborough United as a goalkeeper. [3]

Contents

Club career

Bilokapic began his career with Sydney United 58. [4] He initially started as an outfielder with Sydney United 58 and first played as a goalkeeper at the relatively late age of 15. [5] Bilokapic moved to English club Huddersfield Town in 2020, where he made his senior debut on 8 January 2022 in the FA Cup in a 2–1 win against Burnley. [6] He moved on loan to Hartlepool United on 31 January for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [7] [8]

Bilokapic transferred to Peterborough United in July 2023, for an undisclosed fee. [9] After making errors in a derby game, he was supported by Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson. [10]

On 4 November 2023, Bilokapic made two major errors in a first round FA Cup game at home against Salford that both resulted in goals. The game ended 2-2 and Ferguson expressed unhappiness with the goalkeeper, saying the mistakes had been "momentum killers". [11]

International career

On 6 September 2019, Bilokapic made his Australia under-17 debut in a 3–2 defeat against England under-18s. [4] He was selected as part of the Australia squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, however Bilokapic failed to make an appearance at the tournament. [2]

In March 2022, Bilokapic was called up for an U23 Talent Identification Camp for Australian players based in the United Kingdom and Europe. [12] He played for the U23 side that finished third in the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament. [13]

Personal life

Nicholas is of Croatian heritage. He is the nephew of former Australian international Paul Bilokapic. [14] His father, Jerry Bilokapic, is currently the Head U16s coach for Western Sydney Wanderers [5] [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2020–21 [16] Championship 000000—00
2021–22 [17] Championship0010000010
2022–23 [18] Championship601000—70
Total6020000080
Hartlepool United (loan) 2021–22 [17] League Two 20—000020
Peterborough United 2023–24 [19] League One 280202010330
2024–25 [20] League One150301040230
Total430503050560
Career total510703050660

    Honours

    Peterborough United

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    2. 1 2 "Nicholas Bilokapic". htafc.com.
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    5. 1 2 "The Aussie young gun making waves at Huddersfield". beIN Sports. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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    12. ↑ "UK & Europe-based Australians out to impress in Netherlands". socceroos.com.au. 23 March 2022.
    13. ↑ "Olyroos squad named for Maurice Revello Tournament". Socceroos . Football Australia. 15 May 2023.
    14. ↑ "TRANSFER: 'KEEPER NICHOLAS BILOKAPIC JOINS ACADEMY". htafc.com.
    15. ↑ "Under 16s". Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
    16. ↑ "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
    17. 1 2 "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
    18. ↑ "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
    19. ↑ "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
    20. ↑ "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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