Noahkai Banks, top dual-national prospect, commits to Germany in blow to USMNT
Noahkai Banks has chosen to represent Germany over the United States. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance Archive/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.View image in fullscreenNoahkai Banks has chosen to represent Germany over the United States. Because that is an official Fifa competition, he would need to file a one-time switch to represent Germany.Teenager Noahkai Banks’ position and passing have him on the US’s World Cup radarRead more“We’ve been in contact with [Banks and Ben Farhat] for a while now and had focused our efforts on them,” Di Salvo said.
- ▪Noahkai Banks has chosen to represent Germany over the United States.
- ▪Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance Archive/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.View image in fullscreenNoahkai Banks has chosen to represent Germany over the United States.
- ▪Because that is an official Fifa competition, he would need to file a one-time switch to represent Germany.Teenager Noahkai Banks’ position and passing have him on the US’s World Cup radarRead more“We’ve been in contact with [Banks and Ben
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Noahkai Banks has chosen to represent Germany over the United States. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance Archive/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.View image in fullscreenNoahkai Banks has chosen to represent Germany over the United States. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance Archive/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.USANoahkai Banks, top dual-national prospect, chooses Germany in blow to USMNTGermany U-21 manager announces the decision19-year-old had represented only US at youth levelAlexander AbnosFri 18 Sep 2026 09.10 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 09.18 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe United States’ pursuit of dual-national defender Noahkai Banks appears to be over.The 19-year-old was named in Germany’s U-21 squad for their upcoming U-21 European Championship qualifiers, with…
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