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Nicholas Bilokapic
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22)
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 32 (0)
International career‡
2019 Australia U17 1 (0)
2022– Australia U23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Nicholas Bilokapic (born 8 September 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for EFL League One club Peterborough United as a goalkeeper.[3]

Club career

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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]

Bilokapic 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

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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

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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

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As of match played 30 November 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
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 28 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 33 0
2024–25[20] League One 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 10 0
Total 32 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 43 0
Career total 40 0 6 0 3 0 4 0 53 0

Honours

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Peterborough United

References

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  1. ^ "Nicholas Bilokapic" – via Global Sports Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Nicholas Bilokapic". htafc.com.
  3. ^ Nicholas Bilokapic at Soccerbase
  4. ^ a b c "Australia – N. Bilokapic – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  20. ^ "Games played by Nicholas Bilokapic in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  21. ^ Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.


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