Noah Botic

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Noah Botic
Personal information
Full name Noah Vinko Botic [1]
Date of birth (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22)
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 38
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Rockdale City Suns 2 (0)
2021– Western United 42 (10)
2022 Western United NPL 5 (3)
International career‡
2018 Australia U16 5 (5)
2019 Australia U17 5 (5)
2023– Australia U23 10 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Noah Vinko Botic (born 11 January 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for Western United.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Botic was born in Sydney, Australia, and played for numerous different clubs in Australia at youth level. [2]

Hoffenheim

Following 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

On 1 August 2021, Botic returned to Australia to sign for Western United. [9]

International career

Botic 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

Born 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

Club

As of 15 May 2022. [15] [16] [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rockdale City Suns 2018 NPL NSW 1 10000010
2019 10000010
Total20000020
Western United 2021–22 A-League Men 20000020
Western United NPL 2022 NPL Victoria 3 32000032
Career total72000072
Notes

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