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.

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 99 (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 November 9, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 18, 2024

Club career

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New York City

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played November 9, 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 10 0 2 0 12 0
Total 99 2 11 1 110 3
Career total 118 3 12 1 1 0 1 0 132 4
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

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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

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United States

References

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  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.
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