Augsburg's official site lists the 2006-born U13 player as German-American. https://fcaugsburg.de/wns/teams/u13/ So does Football-Talents, which says he's a left midfielder. http://www.fussball-talente.com/Noah_Kai_Daniel_Banks-3_7-390239-1.html
Now listed with the u16s and u17s: https://www.fcaugsburg.de/page/nachwuchs-u16-145 https://www.fcaugsburg.de/page/nachwuchs-u17-143
Still listed with the U17s but has started and played a full 90' with Augsburg U19s the past three games
Started against Heidenheim U19 and played a full 90' in a 4-0 win alongside German-American Franz Bleicher on 4/15
Started or the US U17s against Ukraine in a tournament in Czechia. U.S. Soccer YNT on X: "The 2023 Ježek Cup kicks off in less than an hour! Your #U17MYNT starting XI vs. https://t.co/swNpqQtzhe" / X (twitter.com)
https://x.com/chuckme92soccer/status/1702727190905852179?s=46&t=0uUUWA9pLK10W6ZLR14ASg https://x.com/chuckme92soccer/status/1702727193275642058?s=46&t=0uUUWA9pLK10W6ZLR14ASg
Per an interview on his Instagram story from a local newspaper, Banks was born in Hawaii to a US serviceman father and German mother, and they moved to Germany when he was age 2.
Here's a brief, upbeat, non-newsmaking (German) item with some fresh quotes. https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/sp...ks-spricht-ueber-sein-wm-erlebnis_arid-665066
Debuted with the second team in the 4th tier: Noahkai Banks ('06) made his debut for FC Augsburg II in the Regionaliga Bayern (Fourth Tier) this weekend playing 90 in a 1-0 defeat. He made the bench the prior game. He's Augsburg's only '06 to play this season for FC Augsburg II, and keep in mind he's a Dec. birthday.— USMNTProspects (@ProspectsUsmnt) March 18, 2024
Trained with the 1st team: NoahKai Banks training with Augsburg's senior team ahead of their Bundesliga match tomorrow. Unknown if he will be in the squad yetThe 🇺🇸-born, 🇩🇪-raised center back -- who is one month shy of being a 2007 -- is widely considered one of US Soccer's top prospects https://t.co/czu3rS0HlB— ChuckMe92 Soccer (@ChuckMe92Soccer) April 11, 2024