Nicholas Bilokapic
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-08) 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 24 (0)
International career‡
2019 Australia U17 1 (0)
2022– Australia U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:47, 30 December 2023 (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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of 29 December 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2020–21[16] Championship 000000—00
2021–22[17] Championship 0010000010
2022–23[18] Championship 601000—70
Total 6020000080
Hartlepool United (loan) 2021–22[17] League Two 20—000020
Peterborough United 2023–24[19] League One 240202000280
Career total 320402000380
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Nicholas Bilokapic" – via Global Sports Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Nicholas Bilokapic". htafc.com.
  3. ↑ Nicholas Bilokapic at Soccerbase
  4. 1 2 3 "Australia – N. Bilokapic – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. 1 2 "The Aussie young gun making waves at Huddersfield". beIN Sports. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Burnley dumped out of FA Cup by Championship high-flyers Huddersfield". uk.style.yahoo.com. 8 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Chicken, Steven (31 January 2022). "Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Nicholas Bilokapic heads out on Hartlepool loan". YorkshireLive.
  8. ↑ "Hartlepool sign goalkeeper Bilokapic". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Peterborough sign Huddersfield keeper Bilokapic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Peterborough United boss is confident of a Bilokapic bounce back against Derby".
  11. ↑ Staff, KEEPUP (4 November 2023). "Darren Ferguson annoyed as Peterborough face FA Cup replay at Salford". KEEPUP. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "UK & Europe-based Australians out to impress in Netherlands". socceroos.com.au. 23 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Olyroos squad named for Maurice Revello Tournament". Socceroos. Football Australia. 15 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "TRANSFER: 'KEEPER NICHOLAS BILOKAPIC JOINS ACADEMY". htafc.com.
  15. ↑ "Under 16s". Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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