Zach Scott

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Zach Scott
Scott in 2013
Personal information
Full name Zacharias Scott
Date of birth (1980-07-02) July 2, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Gonzaga Bulldogs 48 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Seattle Sounders 154 (8)
2009–2016 Seattle Sounders FC 118 (1)
Total 272 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zacharias Scott (born July 2, 1980) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. A one-club player, Scott now serves as a periodic contributor to local Seattle Sounders television broadcasts.[1][2]

Career

Youth and college

Scott grew up in Hawaii where he attended Maui High School.[3] 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.[4][5]

Professional

Playing for the Seattle Sounders in 2014

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.[6] 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.[7]

After two months on trial, Scott signed with Major League Soccer expansion side Seattle Sounders FC in February 2009.[8]

On September 15, 2016, Scott said that he would retire at the end of the 2016 season, his 15th with the Sounders.[9] He had been nicknamed "Mr. Sounder" by former Sounders coach Sigi Schmid for his career with the club as well as his personality.[10] The Sounders went on to win the MLS Cup Final in Scott's last season and he finished his playing career with one MLS title, two USL First Division titles, four U.S. Open Cups and an MLS Supporters' Shield.[11]

On March 1, 2017, Seattle Sounders FC and the ECS supporters' group hosted a testimonial match for Scott to honor his 15-year career with the organization.[12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Seattle Sounders FC 2009 MLS 9 0 0 0 0 0 – 9 0
2010 MLS 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 10 0
2011 MLS 12 0 1 0 3 0 7 0 23 0
2012 MLS 20 1 3 1 5 1 3 0 31 3
2013 MLS 21 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 27 0
2014 MLS 18 0 4 0 5 1 – 27 1
2015 MLS 20 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 26 0
2016 MLS 14 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 118 1 16 1 19 2 20 0 173 4

Honors

Seattle Sounders (USL)

Seattle Sounders FC

References

  1. ^ Sounders FC Communications (March 1, 2017). "Sounders FC announces complete 2017 regional broadcast lineup". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Television and Radio Broadcasts". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Collias, Robert (March 13, 2009). "Maui High grad Scott signs with Sounders". Maui News. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Gonzaga University senior defender Zach Scott of Haiku, Hawai'i has been named to the Soccer America men's Team of the Week". West Coast Conference Sports. October 23, 2001. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Seattle's Zach Scott Clawed His Way to MLS Pinnacle". American Soccer Now. November 20, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  6. ^ FORCE ROSTER TAKING SHAPE
  7. ^ "Sounders Top Kansas City in Penalties". USL Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  8. ^ "Ground Rule Trouble: Red Sox bounce Rays in 13 on odd call".
  9. ^ Pentz, Matt (September 15, 2016). "Longtime Sounders stalwart Zach Scott to retire at the end of this season". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  10. ^ Ruiz, Don (May 16, 2014). "Scott a fitting nominee for 'Mr. Sounder' title". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  11. ^ Sounders FC Communications (March 1, 2017). "Sounders FC announces complete 2017 regional broadcast lineup". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  12. ^ Parchman, Will (March 2, 2017). "Supporters, family and friends send Zach Scott off with testimonial match". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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