Noahkai Banks

Banks was born on December 1, 2006, in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.^[1]

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.^[2] 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".^[3]

In the 2025–26 Bundesliga season, Banks established himself in Augsburg's starting lineup.^[4] He also scored his maiden goal for the senior team via a volley in a 3–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg.^[5][6] 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.^[7]

In September 2025 he was called up to the senior United States squad for a friendly against Japan.^[8]

Banks was born to an American father and German mother, and is therefore eligible to represent either the United States or Germany.^[9][10] He is a youth international for the United States, having been called up to the United States U20s.^[11]