Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 September 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia[1] | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Peterborough United | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Sydney United 58 | ||
2020–2021 | Huddersfield Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | (0) |
2022 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Peterborough United | 26 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Australia U17 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 6 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:52, 15 June 2023 (UTC) |
Nicholas Bilokapic (born 8 September 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for English EFL League One club Peterborough United as a goalkeeper.[3]
Bilokapic began his career with Sydney United 58.[4] He initially started as an outfielder with Sydney United 58 and first played as a goalkeeper at the relatively late age of 15.[5] Bilokapic moved to English club Huddersfield Town in 2020, where he made his senior debut on 8 January 2022 in the FA Cup in a 2–1 win against Burnley.[6] He moved on loan to Hartlepool United on 31 January for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7][8]
He transferred to Peterborough United in July 2023, for an undisclosed fee.[9] After making errors in a derby game, he was supported by Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson.[10]
On 4 November 2023, Bilokapic made two major errors in a first round FA Cup game at home against Salford that both resulted in goals. The game ended 2-2 and Ferguson expressed unhappiness with the goalkeeper, saying the mistakes had been "momentum killers".[11]
On 6 September 2019, Bilokapic made his Australia under-17 debut in a 3–2 defeat against England under-18s.[4] He was selected as part of the Australia squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, however Bilokapic failed to make an appearance at the tournament.[2]
In March 2022, Bilokapic was called up for an U23 Talent Identification Camp for Australian players based in the United Kingdom and Europe.[12] He played for the U23 side that finished third in the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament.[13]
Nicholas is of Croatian heritage. He is the nephew of former Australian international Paul Bilokapic.[14] His father, Jerry Bilokapic, is currently the Head U16s coach for Western Sydney Wanderers[5][15]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2020–21[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23[18] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Hartlepool United (loan) | 2021–22[17] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Peterborough United | 2023–24[19] | League One | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Career total | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |