Joseph Scally

Joseph "Joe" Scally (born December 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for New York City. Scally will join Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach on January 1, 2021.[1]

Joe Scally
Personal information
Full name Joseph Scally
Date of birth (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002
Place of birth Lake Grove, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 New York City
Number 25
Youth career
2015–2018 New York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– New York City 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 United States U15 5 (1)
2017– United States U17 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:13, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

Professional career

Scally signed his first professional contract with New York City on March 21, 2018,[2] and in doing so became the second youngest professional soccer player in the United States, after Freddy Adu.[3] Scally made his professional debut for New York City in a 4-0 U.S. Open Cup loss to New York Red Bulls on June 6, 2018, coming on as a late substitute.[4]

On November 13, 2019, it was announced that Scally would join German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach at the end of the 2020 MLS season. The transfer fee was reported to be a seven-figure sum that could rise to become one of the highest transfer fees received for a MLS player.[1]

International career

Scally is a youth international for the United States, representing the United States U15s[5][6][7] and the United States U17s despite being 3 years younger than his teammates.[8][9]

In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[10]

References
  1. "NYCFC Homegrown Joe Scally to Join Borussia Monchengladbach in 2021 | New York City FC".
  2. "NYCFC Signs 15 Year Old Fullback Joe Scally MLS Homegrown Contract". MLS Soccer. March 21, 2018.
  3. "Meet the 15-year-old with big plans in NYCFC's future". March 21, 2018.
  4. "Match Recap Red Bulls 4-0 NYCFC". NYCFC.com. June 6, 2018.
  5. "U-15 BNT Advances to CONCACAF U-15 Championship Semifinals". www.ussoccer.com.
  6. "U-15 BNT Defeats Panama 3-0 to Advance to First CONCACAF Championship". www.ussoccer.com.
  7. "USA Draws Brazil 1-1 to Close Out 2017 Nike International Friendlies". www.ussoccer.com.
  8. "U-17 MNT Opens 2017 Nike Friendlies with Hard-Fought 1-0 Loss to England". www.ussoccer.com.
  9. "U-17 MNT Falls to Netherlands 5-1 at 2017 Nike International Friendlies". www.ussoccer.com.
  10. "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.


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