Joe Scally

Joseph Michael Scally (born December 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Joe Scally
Personal information
Full name Joseph Michael Scally[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002
Place of birth Lake Grove, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 29
Youth career
2015–2018 New York City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 New York City 4 (0)
2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 15 (1)
2021– Borussia Mönchengladbach 28 (1)
National team
2017 United States U15 5 (1)
2017–2019 United States U17 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2, 2022

Club career

New York City

Scally signed his first professional contract with New York City on March 21, 2018 at the age of 15,[2] and in doing so became the second youngest professional soccer player in the United States, after Freddy Adu.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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[6][7][8] and the United States under-17s despite being three years younger than his teammates.[9][10]

In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[11]

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.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played May 2, 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York City FC 2018 Major League Soccer 0010——10
2019 Major League Soccer 00———00
2020 Major League Soccer 40—1[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]060
Total 4010101070
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2020–21 Regionalliga West 151———151
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2021–22 Bundesliga 28130——311
Career total 472401010532
  1. Includes U.S. Open Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs

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. "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". New York Post. March 21, 2018.
  4. "Match Recap Red Bulls 4-0 NYCFC". NYCFC.com. June 6, 2018.
  5. "NYCFC Homegrown Joe Scally to Join Borussia Monchengladbach in 2021 | New York City FC".
  6. "U-15 BNT Advances to CONCACAF U-15 Championship Semifinals". www.ussoccer.com.
  7. "U-15 BNT Defeats Panama 3-0 to Advance to First CONCACAF Championship". www.ussoccer.com.
  8. "USA Draws Brazil 1-1 to Close Out 2017 Nike International Friendlies". www.ussoccer.com.
  9. "U-17 MNT Opens 2017 Nike Friendlies with Hard-Fought 1-0 Loss to England". www.ussoccer.com.
  10. "U-17 MNT Falls to Netherlands 5-1 at 2017 Nike International Friendlies". www.ussoccer.com.
  11. "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  12. "Berhalter Calls 25 Players to Cincinnati as 2022 World Cup Qualifying Campaign Nears Halfway Point". www.ussoccer.com.
  13. Joe Scally at Soccerway. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
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