Noa Skoko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Wythenshawe, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HNK Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | North Geelong Warriors | ||
| 2022– | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | North Geelong Warriors | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Hajduk Split | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Croatia U17 | 17 | (2) |
| 2023– | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Noa Skoko (born 12 January 2006) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hajduk Split. Born in England but raised in Australia, he represents Croatia at youth level.[3]
Club career
Skoko joined the North Geelong Warriors and broke into their first team, playing in NPL 2 at the age of 16, prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which cancelled the league season.[4] He subsequently scored his first senior goal on June 4, 2022, against Northcote City FC.[5][6] before joining the Hajduk Split academy in Croatia that summer. He was a member of the Hajduk Split team that reached the final of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, beating a high calibre of youth team clubs, such as Manchester City and A.C. Milan, as well as Borussia Dortmund, against whom Skoko scored in a penalty shoot-out that went to 9-8 in his club's favour. On 11 October 2023, Skoko was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[7][8]
Skoko made his senior club debut for Hajduk Split on 27 April 2024 in a game against Rudeš.[9]
International career
Skoko is a Croatia youth international, for whom he played his first tournament at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[1][2]
He featured for the Croatia national under-19 football team against England U19 on 7 September 2024.[10]
Style of play
He is described as a box-to-box midfielder, similar in profile to his father, Josip Skoko.[7]
Personal life
Born in Wythenshawe, England, Skoko is brother of footballer Luka Skoko and the son of Josip Skoko, an Australian former professional footballer of Croatian descent.[7][11] He was educated in Australia at St. Joseph's College, Geelong.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Noa Skoko". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Profile of Noa Skoko". BeSoccer. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Noa Skoko". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Davutovic, David (4 August 2021). "The kids of our Golden Generation: A new era emerges". optus.com.au.
- ^ "Player statistics for Noa Skoko". Gameday. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (22 March 2023). "NOA'S ARC: SON OF SOCCEROOS GUN MAKING WAVES FOR CROATIA". ftbl.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Noa Skoko, sin legendarnog veznjaka Hajduka Josipa: 'Nastavit ćemo ovako i u Nyonu!'". slobodnadalmacija.hr. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Hajduk v Rude Zagreb game report". Soccerway. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "CROATIA U19 VS. ENGLAND U19 1 - 1". Soccerway. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "'Ovo je fantastično'". jutarnji.hr. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Westcourt Awards". sjc.vic.edu.au. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.