Alex Scott (footballer born 1984)

Alex Scott
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Virina Scott[1]
Date of birth 14 October 1984 (1984-10-14) (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Boston Breakers
Number 22
Youth career
1992–? Arsenal L.F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
?–2004 Arsenal L.F.C.
2004–2005 Birmingham City L.F.C.
2005–2009 Arsenal L.F.C.
2009– Boston Breakers 53 (1)
National team‡
2004– England 84 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:08, 29 October 2009 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 November 2011

Alexandra Virina "Alex" Scott (born 14 October 1984, in London) is an English football defender currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and the England women's national football team. She is an attacking right–sided full-back. Alex has recently started 'The Alex Scott Academy' in partnership with Kingston College and Puma, for female footballers aged 16–19 years old. 'The Alex Scott Academy' is the first such academy in the UK and highlights the growth of the women’s game.[2]

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Playing career

Her start in England

Scott signed on with Arsenal L.F.C. in 1992, at the age of eight.[3] She remained with Arsenal until the 2004/2005 season in which she moved to Birmingham City L.F.C.. With the new addition of Scott, the club finished fourth in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. However due to Birmingham's financial difficulties, she returned to Arsenal for the 2005/06 season.

Upon rejoining Arsenal, Scott helped the club to a domestic double of the FA Women's Premier League and FA Women's Cup. She was also a key figure in Arsenal's historic "Quadruple" season in which they won all of their trophy competitions, including the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup. Arsenal were the first ever British side to win the competition, with Scott scoring the only goal in the two-legged tie with Umeå IK. She appeared in 22 Premier League games, scoring two goals. In all competitions she made 40 appearances and scored four.

The 2007/08 season saw Scott appear in 21 games, scoring once. In all competitions she made 35 appearances, scoring three goals. The 2008/09 season saw Scott appear in 13 games, scoring once. In all competitions she made 24 appearances, adding two goals.

The move to the United States

Upon the creation of a new women's league in the United States, Women's Professional Soccer, it was announced on 25 September 2008 that her WPS playing rights had been assigned to Chicago Red Stars, whose head coach was former Arsenal assistant Emma Hayes. Her rights were traded on 15 January 2009 to Boston Breakers and it was announced on 6 February 2009 that she would be leaving Arsenal to join up with her new team.[4]

In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, Scott played in 17 games (all starts, 1446 total minutes) for the Breakers. She scored one goal and added one assist. In 2010 Scott featured in 21 games (all starts, 1890 total minutes) and registered two assists. She started 14 of her 15 matches (playing 1249 minutes) in 2011. In December 2011 Scott returned to Arsenal on loan for the duration of a three match pre–season tour of Japan.[5]

International teams

Scott also is a part of the England team, making her full début against the Netherlands on 18 September 2004. She has competed at the U-19 and U-21 levels for England. For the senior team, Scott has played in the 2005 and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups.

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
2 27 October 2005 Tapolca  Hungary 13–0 2007 FIFA World Cup Qual. 2
3 11 May 2006 St. Mary's, Southampton  Hungary 2–0 2007 FIFA World Cup Qual. 1
4 25 October 2006 Waldstadion, Ahlen  Germany 1–5 Friendly 1
5 8 March 2007 National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes  Russia 6–0 Friendly 1
6 28 January 2007 Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou  United States 1–1 Four Nations Tournament 1
8 27 October 2007 Bescot Stadium, Walsall  Belarus 4–0 2009 UEFA Championship Qual. 2
9 26 November 2009 Buca Arena, İzmir  Turkey 3–0 2011 FIFA World Cup Qual. 1
11 1 March 2010 GSP Stadium, Nicosia  Italy 3–2 Cyprus Cup 2
12 21 August 2010 Sepp-Doll-Stadion, Krems  Austria 4–0 2011 FIFA World Cup Qual. 1

References

  1. ^ "Player Statistics". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/index.htmx?pn=alex+scott&cp=c. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
  2. ^ "The Alex Scott Academy". Kingston College - Sport Academies. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. http://www.kingston-college.ac.uk/news/4/309/new-women-s-football-academy-launched.html. Retrieved 10 July 2011. 
  3. ^ http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ladies-re-sign-yankey-and-scott
  4. ^ http://www.arsenal.com/news/ladies-news/alex-scott-to-join-the-boston-breakers
  5. ^ "Arsenal enjoy charity Japan trip". UEFA.com. 2011-12-08. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1730704.html. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 

External links

England squad – 2005 UEFA Women's European Championship
England squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
England squad – 2009 UEFA Women's European Championship
England squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Boston Breakers – current squad