Noah Phil Pesch (born 20 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Rot-Weiss Essen. Born in Germany, he plays for the Croatia national under-21 football team.
Club career 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.
International career 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBorussia Mönchengladbach II2024–25Regionalliga West302000—313321Borussia Mönchengladbach2024–25Bundesliga10———101. FC Magdeburg (loan)2025–262. Bundesliga19231——223Rot-Weiss Essen2025–273. Liga0000——00 Career total50223100315624
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