Noah Vinko Botic (born 11 January 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for Western United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Vinko Botic[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Club 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Rockdale City Suns | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Western United | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Western United NPL | 3 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Australia U16 | 5 | (5) |
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 5 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:16, 23 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Botic was born in Sydney, Australia, and played for numerous different clubs in Australia at youth level.[2]
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]
On 1 August 2021, Botic returned to Australia to sign for Western United.[9]
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]
Botic is the cousin of Australian international soccer player Tomi Juric and his brother, Deni.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| 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 | ||
Western United FC – current squad | |
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