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

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Club career

Early career

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

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

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in 2019. In October 2019, he was named among the 60 best young talents in the world by English newspaper ''The Guardian''. Due to his potential, Botic has been tipped to be Australia's successor to clinical striker

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, who captained Australia to their best finish at a World Cup, as well as being the top-scoring Australian in the UEFA Champions League.

Western United

On 1 August 2021, Botic returned to Australia to sign for

International career

Botic has represented Australia at under-16 and under-17 level. He was joint-top scorer at the

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with five goals from five games, as Australia went out to Japan at the semi-final stage. He followed this up with four goals in four games at the

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in Brazil. He also scored in a friendly against England under-17s. For his performances at youth level, Botic received the inaugural

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medal, awarded to the best Australian soccer player from under-17 to under-23 level, in 2019.

Personal life

Born in Australia, Botic is of Croatian descent and holds dual-citizenship. He is the cousin of Australian international soccer player

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and his brother, Deni.

Career statistics

Club

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Botic, Noah 2002 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Australian men's soccer players Australia men's youth international soccer players Croatian men's footballers Australian people of Croatian descent Men's association football forwards A-League Men players St George FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Sydney Olympic FC players Rockdale Ilinden FC players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Western United FC players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany