| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Phil Pesch | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Eschweiler, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 27 | (19) |
| 2025–2026 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2026– | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Croatia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 April 2025 | |||
Noah Phil Pesch (born 20 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for 3. Liga club Rot-Weiss Essen. Born in Germany, he plays for the Croatia national under-21 football team.
Pesch began his youth career at Bayer Leverkusen in 2010, where he would stay for 14 years before leaving for Borussia Mönchengladbach, and would begin to play for the reserve team in the Regionalliga West. He made his debut in a 4–2 away win over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, scoring 2 goals. Pesch would continue this goalscoring form over the following months, scoring 17 goals in 20 league games, including a hat-trick in a 6–4 win over Eintracht Hohkeppel. Pesch wpuld finish the season as top scorer in the league with 19 goals.
Pesch would make his debut for the first team in March, coming on as a late substitute in a 3-1 Bundesliga loss to Mainz 05.
In July 2025, Pesch signed for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Magdeburg on a season-long loan.
On 3 July 2026, Pesch joined Rot-Weiss Essen in 3. Liga.
Pesch represents Croatia internationally, and has made 5 appearances for the U19, as well as one appearance in a friendly match for the U21 team.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 33 | 21 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 2025–27 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 24 | ||