Nicholas Bilokapic

Nicholas Bilokapic (born 8 September 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for English club Hartlepool United, on loan from Huddersfield Town, as a goalkeeper.[1]

Nicholas Bilokapic
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Hartlepool United
(on loan from Huddersfield Town)
Number 31
Youth career
Sydney United 58
2020–2021 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2022– → Hartlepool United (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2019 Australia U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:38, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Bilokapic began his career with Sydney United 58.[2] He moved to English club Huddersfield Town, where he made his senior debut on 8 January 2022 in the FA Cup.[3] He moved on loan to Hartlepool United on 31 January for the remainder of the 2021–2022 season.[4][5]

International career

On September 6 2019, Bilokapic made his Australia U-17 debut in a 3-2 defeat against England U-18s.[6] He was selected as part of the Australia U-17 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup side, however Bilokapic failed to make an appearance at the tournament.[7]

In March 2022, Bilokapic was called up for an U23 Talent Identification Camp for Australian players based in the United Kingdom and Europe.[8]

Personal life

Nicholas is of Croatian heritage. He is the nephew of former Australian international Paul Bilokapic.[9]

References
  1. Nicholas Bilokapic at Soccerbase
  2. "Australia - N. Bilokapic - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "Burnley dumped out of FA Cup by Championship high-flyers Huddersfield". uk.style.yahoo.com.
  4. Chicken, Steven (31 January 2022). "Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Nicholas Bilokapic heads out on Hartlepool loan". YorkshireLive.
  5. "Hartlepool sign goalkeeper Bilokapic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Australia - N. Bilokapic - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  7. "Nicholas Bilokapic". htafc.com.
  8. "UK & Europe-based Australians out to impress in Netherlands". socceroos.com.au.
  9. "TRANSFER: 'KEEPER NICHOLAS BILOKAPIC JOINS ACADEMY". htafc.com.
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