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Full name | Joseph Michael Scally[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2002-12-31)December 31, 2002 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lake Grove, New York, United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 116 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | United States U15 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | United States U17 | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2022– | United States | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 12, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2025 |
Joseph Michael Scally (born December 31, 2002) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as afull-back forBundesliga clubBorussia Mönchengladbach and theUnited States national team.
Scally signed his first professional contract withNew 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, afterFreddy Adu.[4] He made his professional debut for New York City in a 4–0U.S. Open Cup loss toNew York Red Bulls on June 6, coming on as a late substitute.[5]
On November 13, 2019, it was announced that Scally would joinBundesliga sideBorussia Mönchengladbach at the end of the2020 MLS season.[6] On October 2, 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal againstVfL Wolfsburg in a 3–1 victory.
Scally was a youth international for the United States, representing theUnited States under-15s[7][8][9] and theUnited States under-17s despite being three years younger than his teammates.[10][11]
In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[12]
In November 2021, he was named to the squad for the seniorUnited States team ahead of their home2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers againstMexico andJamaica.[13] On June 1, 2022, he made his senior debut for the United States in a 3–0 win in a friendly match againstMorocco.[14] In November 2022, Scally was named to the2022 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance in the tournament.[15]
Scally is close friends with USMNT teammateGio Reyna, both players began attending the New York City FC youth academy in 2015.[16]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
Total | 116 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 127 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 135 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 4 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 11 | 0 | |
2025 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 |
United States