Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 January 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Wythenshawe, England [1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HNK Hajduk Split | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | North Geelong Warriors | ||
2022– | Hajduk Split | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | North Geelong Warriors | 15 | (1) |
2024– | Hajduk Split | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022–2023 | Croatia U17 | 17 | (2) |
2023– | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 |
Noa Skoko (born 12 January 2006) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hajduk Split. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Born in England, he represents Croatia at youth level.
Skoko joined the North Geelong Warriors first team, playing in NPL 2 at the age of 16, scoring his first senior goal on June 4, 2022, against Northcote City FC, [8] before joining the Hajduk Split academy in Croatia that summer.
On 11 October 2023, Skoko was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide, as he managed to reach the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League final with Hajduk Split. [9]
Skoko made his senior club debut for Hajduk Split on 27 April 2024 in a game against Rudeš. [10]
Skoko is a Croatia youth international, in which he played his first tournament at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [1] [2]
Born in Wythenshawe, England, Skoko is a son of Josip Skoko, an Australian former professional footballer of Croatian descent. [9]
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