Noahkai Banks
Noahkai Dominic Banks is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for FC Augsburg.
Early life
Banks was born on December 1, 2006, in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Career
As a youth player, Banks joined the youth academy of German side TSV Dietmannsried. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of German 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 January 12, 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".
Personal life
Banks was born to an American father and German mother. He is a youth international for the United States, having been called up to the United States U20s.