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Joe Scally

Joe Scally
Personal information
Full name Joseph Michael Scally[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Lake Grove, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 29
Youth career
2015–2018 New York City FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 New York City FC 4 (0)
2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 15 (1)
2021– Borussia Mönchengladbach 103 (2)
International career
2017 United States U15 5 (1)
2017–2019 United States U17 19 (1)
2022– United States 19 (0)
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing  United States
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2023
Winner 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 14, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 18, 2024

Joseph Michael Scally (born December 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the United States national team.

Club career

New York City

Scally signed his first professional contract with New York City on March 21, 2018, at the age of 15,[3] and in doing so became the second youngest professional soccer player in the United States, after Freddy Adu.[4] He 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, coming on as a late substitute.[5]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On November 13, 2019, it was announced that Scally would join Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach at the end of the 2020 MLS season.[6] On October 2, 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–1 victory.

International career

Scally was a youth international for the United States, representing the United States under-15s[7][8][9] and the United States under-17s despite being three years younger than his teammates.[10][11]

In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[12]

In November 2021, he was named to the squad for the senior United States team ahead of their home 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Jamaica.[13] On June 1, 2022, he made his senior debut for the United States in a 3–0 win in a friendly match against Morocco.[14] In November 2022, Scally was named to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance in the tournament.[15]

Personal life

Scally is close friends with USMNT teammate Gio Reyna, both players began attending the New York City FC youth academy in 2015.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played December 14, 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New York City FC 2018 MLS 0 0 1 0 1 0
2019 MLS 0 0 0 0
2020 MLS 4 0 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 6 0
Total 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2020–21 Regionalliga West 15 1 15 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2021–22 Bundesliga 30 1 3 0 33 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 28 0 2 1 30 1
2023–24 Bundesliga 31 1 4 0 35 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 14 0 2 0 16 0
Total 103 2 11 1 114 3
Career total 122 3 12 1 1 0 1 0 136 4
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of match played November 18, 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2022 3 0
2023 5 0
2024 11 0
Total 19 0

Honors

United States

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joe Scally". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "NYCFC Signs 15 Year Old Fullback Joe Scally MLS Homegrown Contract". MLS Soccer. March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Meet the 15-year-old with big plans in NYCFC's future". New York Post. March 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Match Recap Red Bulls 4-0 NYCFC". NYCFC.com. June 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "NYCFC Homegrown Joe Scally to Join Borussia Monchengladbach in 2021 | New York City FC". Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "U-15 BNT Advances to CONCACAF U-15 Championship Semifinals". www.ussoccer.com.
  8. ^ "U-15 BNT Defeats Panama 3-0 to Advance to First CONCACAF Championship". www.ussoccer.com.
  9. ^ "USA Draws Brazil 1-1 to Close Out 2017 Nike International Friendlies". www.ussoccer.com.
  10. ^ "U-17 MNT Opens 2017 Nike Friendlies with Hard-Fought 1-0 Loss to England". www.ussoccer.com.
  11. ^ "U-17 MNT Falls to Netherlands 5-1 at 2017 Nike International Friendlies". www.ussoccer.com.
  12. ^ "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Berhalter Calls 25 Players to Cincinnati as 2022 World Cup Qualifying Campaign Nears Halfway Point". www.ussoccer.com.
  14. ^ "Joe Scally and Malik Tillman make USMNT debuts in Morocco friendly". Bundesliga. June 1, 2022.
  15. ^ Gusoff, Carolyn (November 16, 2022). "Long Island's Joe Scally set to take the pitch with U.S. National Team at World Cup". WCBS-TV. CBS. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  16. ^ Tim Ream INTERVIEWS Gio Reyna & Joe Scally 😂 | The American Dream, retrieved November 13, 2023
  17. ^ Joe Scally at Soccerway. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  18. ^ Joe Scally at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ^ "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.