| Noah Botic | |
| Fullname: | Noah Vinko Botic |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Currentclub: | Western United |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs2: | St George |
| Youthclubs3: | Football NSW Institute |
| Youthyears4: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs4: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Youthyears5: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs5: | Sydney Olympic |
| Youthyears6: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs6: | Rockdale City Suns |
| Youthyears7: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs7: | Hoffenheim |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Rockdale City Suns |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Western United |
| Caps2: | 43 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | Western United NPL |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Australia U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 29 April 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 27 March 2024 |
Noah Vinko Botic (born 11 January 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for Western United. Noah was named in The Guardians Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football
Botic was born in Sydney, Australia, and played for numerous different clubs in Australia at youth level.[1]
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.[2] [3]
In October 2019, he was named among the 60 best young talents in the world by English newspaper The Guardian.[4] [5]
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.[6] [7]
On 1 August 2021, Botic returned to Australia to sign for Western United.[8]
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.[9] [10] He followed this up with four goals in four games at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[11] He also scored in a friendly against England under-17s.[11]
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.[2]
Born in Australia, Botic is of Croatian descent and holds dual-citizenship.[12] He is the cousin of Australian international soccer player Tomi Juric and his brother, Deni.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||