Zach Scott

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Zach Scott

Scott in 2013.
Personal information
Full nameZacharias Scott
Date of birth (1980-07-02) July 2, 1980
Place of birthHaiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionDefender/Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current clubSeattle Sounders FC
Number20
Youth career
1998–2001Gonzaga Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2008Seattle Sounders154(8)
2002Cleveland Force (indoor)7(1)
2002–2003San Diego Sockers (indoor)10(1)
2009–Seattle Sounders FC57(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 30, 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zacharias "Zach" Scott (born July 2, 1980 in Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth and College

Scott grew up in Hawaii where he attended Maui High School. He was an All State soccer player his senior season. He then attended Gonzaga, playing on the men's soccer team from 1998 to 2001.

Professional

Scott signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in 2002. On October 3, 2002, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[1] However, he ended the season with the San Diego Sockers. Scott signed a one year contract with the Sockers in the fall of 2003, but took an indefinite leave of absence from the team in December 2003 and never rejoined the Sockers.

The most memorable game of Scott's 2008 season was in the quarter finals of the US Open Cup against the Kansas City Wizards, where he capped an outstanding defensive performance with the winning penalty shootout goal, sending Seattle to the semifinals for the second year in a row.[2]

After two months on trial, Scott signed with Major League Soccer expansion side Seattle Sounders FC in February, 2009.[3]

Sponsors

Scott is sponsored under Team ithreesixty, which is a company that sells innovative music infused beanies, hat beanies and headbands designed for the iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and select MP3 Players. http://www.ithreesixty.com/i360/team-i360/soccer/zach-scott/ [4]

Honors

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders FC

See also

  • List of current MLS players

References

External links

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