Noahkai Dominic Banks (born 1 December 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club FC Augsburg. Born in the United States, he represented his country of birth at youth level before switching allegiance to Germany in 2026.
Early life Banks was born on 1 December 2006, in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Club career As a youth player, Banks joined the youth academy of German side TSV Dietmannsried. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side FC Augsburg at under-10 level and was playing for the club's under-17 team at the age of fourteen. By 2024, he was promoted to FC Augsburg II, the system's professional reserve team, before earning a place on the senior team later that year. On 12 January 2025, he made his senior debut in a 0–1 home loss to VfB Stuttgart in the 2024–25 Bundesliga. Shortly thereafter, American newspaper USA Today wrote that he was "one of the U.S. men's national team's biggest prospects".
In the 2025–26 Bundesliga season, Banks established himself in Augsburg's starting lineup. He also scored his maiden goal for the senior team via a volley in a 3–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg. During a 2–0 home win against 1. FC Köln on matchday 24, Banks was named the player of the match by German football magazine Kicker.
International career Banks was a youth international for the United States, having been called up to the United States U20s.
In September 2025, Banks was called up to the senior United States squad for a friendly against Japan.
However, on 18 September 2026, Banks filed for a one-time switch to Germany, cap-tying him to the European nation.https://knowledge.fifa.com/change-of-association-platformhttps://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49974049/noahkai-banks-germany-usa-augsburghttps://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/d-noahkai-banks-chooses-germany-over-us--flm-2026-09-18/https://apnews.com/article/noahkai-banks-germany-usmnt-acc65c29f60f102ed089d894755cc608 Later that day, he was called up to the Germany under-21 national team for the 2027 European Under-21 Championship qualificaton matches.
Personal life Banks was born to an American father and German mother, and was therefore eligible to represent either the United States or Germany.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Augsburg II2023–24Regionalliga Bayern62——622024–25Regionalliga Bayern110——110Total172——172FC Augsburg2024–25Bundesliga80——802025–26Bundesliga23000—2302026–27Bundesliga4010—50Total35010—360Career total5121000522
References
External links Noahkai Banks at FC Augsburg