Nicholas Suman

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nicholas Suman

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Penrith, Australia

| height = 1.94 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Aberdeen

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Colo Cougars

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Nepean

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Sydney United

| youthyears4 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs4 = FNSW NTC

| years1 = 2016–2020

| clubs1 = Western Sydney Wanderers NPL

| caps1 = 41

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2020

| clubs2 = Western Sydney Wanderers

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2023

| clubs3 = Macarthur

| caps3 = 6

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021–2023

| clubs4 = Northbridge

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2025

| clubs5 = Cove Rangers

| caps5 = 45

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2025–

| clubs6 = Aberdeen

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam1 = Australia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 08:27, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 30 October 2021

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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Nicholas Suman (born 28 February 2000) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{Scottish football updater|Aberdeen}} club Aberdeen.

Club career

Suman's father had played briefly at National Soccer League level during the 1989–1990 season.{{Cite web|last=Davutovic |first=David |date=8 January 2021 |title=Davutovic: The 17 A-League and Westfield W-League players following in their father's footsteps |url=https://aleagues.com.au/news/davutovic-17-a-league-and-westfield-w-league-players-following-their-fathers-footsteps/ |work=A-Leagues.com.au|publisher=Australian Professional Leagues |access-date=28 June 2024 |language=en-AU}} Suman began playing for Colo Cougars, where he played until the age of 11. He then spent two years with Nepean FC, where he took up goalkeeping at 12. Suman was then signed to Sydney United and the Football New South Wales National Training Centre.{{Cite news |date=1 March 2017 |title=Nicholas Suman |work=Rouse Hill Times |publisher=Nationwide News |pages=7}}{{Cite news |last=Russell |first=Anna |date=30 December 2015 |title=Living the dream |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1756675795 |access-date=27 June 2024 |work=Hawkesbury Gazette |publisher=Rural Press|id={{ProQuest|1756675795}} }}

=Western Sydney Wanderers=

Suman was signed to the Western Sydney Wanderers youth team in 2015.{{Cite news |last=Machado |first=Lawrence |date=6 April 2016 |title=TEEN KEEPER HAS BIG GOAL |work=Rouse Hill Times |publisher=Nationwide News}} He played five times for the Wanderers in his first National Youth League season.{{Cite news |last=Galbraith |first=Jenny |date=29 January 2016 |title=Young Wanderer Suman kicking up a storm in National Youth League |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/sport/young-wanderer-suman-kicking-up-a-storm-in-national-youth-league/news-story/11c6fedfec26387f1b94313431dc664a |access-date=27 June 2024 |work=Rouse Hill Times|publisher=Nationwide News}} In 2016, Suman joined the Wanderers team in the National Premier Leagues NSW.{{Cite news |last=Hickey |first=Conor |date=3 February 2016 |title=Young Nick in good stead |work=Hawkesbury Gazette|publisher=Rural Press}} In May 2017, Suman signed a one-year scholarship contract with the Wanderers.{{Cite web |last=Huguenin |first=Michael |date=22 May 2017 |title=Western Sydney Wanderers sign two goalkeepers |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ae/news/western-sydney-wanderers-sign-two-goalkeepers/1animjwe8701n1fx0cdv5805tn |website=Goal.com}}{{Cite news |last=McMurtry |first=Andrew |date=31 May 2017 |title=Suman extends WSW stint |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1903597428 |access-date=27 June 2024 |work=Hawkesbury Gazette |publisher=Rural Press |pages=76|id={{ProQuest|1903597428}} }} Aged 17, Suman was the youngest member of the Wanderers 2017–18 squad.{{Cite news |last=McClatchey |first=Rowan |date=4 October 2017 |title=Goalkeeping talent ready for A-League |url=https://thefootballsack.com.au/2017/10/goalkeeping-talent-ready-for-a-league.html |access-date=27 June 2024 |work=The Football Sack |language=en-US}} After the 2017–18 season, Suman had trials with Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion.{{Cite news |last=Burns |first=Scott |date=25 November 2023 |title=Gers plan to Nick it once more |work=The Daily Record |pages=46}} In July 2018, his scholarship contract was extended by two years.{{Cite web |date=4 July 2018 |title=Wanderers secure keepers |url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/wanderers-secure-keepers |publisher=Western Sydney Wanderers}}

=Macarthur FC=

In September 2020, Suman joined new A-League club Macarthur ahead of their inaugural season.{{Cite news |date=7 September 2020 |title=Macarthur FC Strengthen Keeper Ranks |url=https://www.macarthurfc.com.au/news/macarthur-fc-strengthen-keeper-ranks |publisher=Macarthur FC}}

=Cove Rangers=

After a trial, Suman signed a two-year contract with Scottish team Cove Rangers in 2023.{{Cite news |last=Third |first=Paul |date=10 July 2023 |title=Wonder from Down Under helps solve goalkeeping issue |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2834860203 |access-date=27 June 2024 |work=Aberdeen Evening Express |pages=37|id={{ProQuest|2834860203}} }}{{Cite news |last=Third |first=Paul |date=30 September 2023 |title=Suman took a leap of faith to join Cove |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2870229784 |access-date=27 June 2024 |work=The Press & Journal |pages=81|id={{ProQuest|2870229784}} }}{{Cite news |date=30 September 2023 |title=Suman loving life at Cove |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2870221098 |access-date=27 June 2024 |work=Evening Express |pages=36|id={{ProQuest|2870221098}} }}

=Aberdeen=

Suman moved to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen in May 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce39ew494dwo |title=Aberdeen agree deal for Cove Rangers goalkeeper Nick Suman |website=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2025 |accessdate=30 May 2025}}

International career

Suman, who has Australian and United Kingdom passports, was part of the Australia team that won the 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.{{Cite news |last=Machado |first=Lawrence |date=14 September 2016 |title=Joeys in safe hands thanks to teen keeper |work=Rouse Hill Times |publisher=Nationwide News |pages=43}}{{Cite news |last=Friel |first=David |date=28 October 2023 |title=I'm the next Wizard of Oz |work=The Sun |pages=12 |quote=I have a UK passport, so my agent got in touch with clubs over here and this was a club that ticked all the boxes}}

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers

Y-League: 2017–18

;Macarthur

Australia Cup: 2022{{Cite news |last=Gibson |first=Timothy |date=2 October 2022 |title=Macarthur prevail in Australia cup final against Sydney United |url=https://thefootballsack.com.au/2022/10/macarthur-prevail-in-australia-cup-final-against-sydney-united.html |access-date=4 October 2022 |work=The Football Sack}}

Australia U20

AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2016{{Cite web |date=23 July 2016 |title=Match Summary - AFF Smart U16 Championship 2015 |url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2016_AFF_U16_CHAMPIONSHIP-029.pdf |access-date=31 August 2021}}