Noah Vinko Botić ( ; born 11 January 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a striker for Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga and the Australia national team.
Club career Early career Botić 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, Botić signed a two-year scholarship deal with Hoffenheim 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, Botić 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.
Western United On 1 August 2021, Botić returned to Australia to sign for Western United.
On 9 May 2025, Botić scored Western United's first ever A-League Men finals goal at Ironbark Fields, and became the first A-League Men player to score a hat-trick at the ground, scoring in the 20th, 31st and 62nd minutes in an eventual 3-2 elimination final win over Adelaide United FC.
On 24 May 2025, Botić became Western United’s all-time top goal scorer with 28 goals in all competitions. https://wufc.com.au/news/noah-botic-departs-western-united-for-austria-vienna/
Austria Wien On 28 June 2025, Botić moved to Europe for the first time by joining Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.
International career Botić 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. He followed this up with four goals in four games at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. He also scored in a friendly against England under-17s.
For his performances at youth level, Botić received the inaugural Dylan Tombides medal, awarded to the best Australian soccer player from under-17 to under-23 level, in 2019. In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France with Saudi Arabia. Personal life Born in Australia, Botić is of Croatian descent and holds dual-citizenship. He is the cousin of Australian international soccer player Tomi Juric and his brother, Deni.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRockdale City Suns2018NPL NSW 110000010201910000010Total20000020Western United2021–22A-League Men302000502022–2321621002372023–2419500001952024–2550000050Total481141005212Western United NPL2022NPL Victoria 332000032Career total531341005714
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