Noahkai Banks

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Noahkai Banks
Personal information
Full name Noahkai Dominic Banks
Date of birth (2006-12-01) December 1, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Honolulu, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 40
Youth career
–2015 TSV Dietmannsried
2015–2024 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– FC Augsburg II 17 (2)
2024– FC Augsburg 3 (0)
International career‡
2023 United States U17 5 (0)
2024– United States U19 2 (0)
2024– United States U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 19, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 12, 2025

Noahkai Dominic Banks (born December 1, 2006) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for FC Augsburg.

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Early life

Banks was born on 1 December 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. [1]

Career

As a youth player, Banks joined the youth academy of German side TSV Dietmannsried. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side FC Augsburg at under-10 level and was playing for the club's under-17 team at the age of fourteen. [2] Nine years later, he was promoted to their reserve team before being promoted to their senior team the same year. On January 12, 2025, he debuted for them during a 0–1 home loss to VfB Stuttgart in the league. Shortly thereafter, American newspaper USA Today wrote that he was "one of the U.S. men's national team's biggest prospects". [3]

Career statistics

As of match played January 19, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Augsburg II 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 112——112
2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern60——60
Total172——172
FC Augsburg 2024–25 Bundesliga 30——30
Career total2020000202

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References

  1. ↑ "Warten auf das Profi-Debüt: So läuft es für Noahkai Banks beim FC Augsburg" [Waiting for his professional debut: This is how things are going for Noahkai Banks at FC Augsburg] (in German). Allgäuer Zeitung  [ de ]. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Noahkai Banks: Who is the USA youth international climbing the Augsburg ranks?". Bundesliga. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "USMNT prospect Banks makes pro debut for Augsburg". USA Today. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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