Report: Noahkai Banks to miss USMNT’s March roster, keeping Germany option open

Noahkai Banks is one participant that many U.S. males’s nationwide staff followers would’ve needed to see throughout March’s worldwide window, however that gained’t reportedly occur.

Banks won’t be known as as much as Mauricio Pochettino’s squad later this month, German outlet Kicker reported Wednesday. The choice comes all the way down to Banks wanting to maintain open the potential for enjoying for Germany sooner or later, in accordance with the report.

Though Banks has not but earned a name up from Germany, he might presently play for this system’s Beneath-21 facet.

The 19-year-old was born in Hawaii and moved to Germany when he a younger child. After developing by way of Augsburg’s academy, Banks made his first-team debut final season and has since turn into a constant starter throughout the 2025-26 marketing campaign.

He’s scored one purpose and added one help in 21 appearances for Augsburg this season, a serious leap up from his eight appearances a season in the past.

On the worldwide stage, Banks has featured for a number of U.S. youth nationwide groups, together with the Beneath-17’s, U-19’s and U-20’s. Banks performed on the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2023 and has since solely featured in friendlies for the U-19’s and U-20’s.

He did earn his first senior name up beneath Pochettino final September, however didn’t function in opposition to South Korea or Japan.

Banks not too long ago opened up about his worldwide future in a Bundesliga interview saying “I’m nonetheless deciding, I do know {that a} World Cup is developing. However I’ve a protracted profession forward of me, so I don’t wish to make it depending on a event.”

Augsburg sits ninth within the Bundesliga desk and subsequent travels to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. The membership will even host Stuttgart on March 22 earlier than the worldwide break will get underway.