Joe Scally
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| Full name | Joseph Michael Scally[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 31, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lake Grove, New York, United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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 | 134 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | United States U15 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | United States U17 | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | United States | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 19, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 15, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Joseph Michael Scally (born December 31, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the United States national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]New York City
[edit | edit source]Scally signed his first professional contract with New 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, after Freddy Adu.[4] 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.[5]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
[edit | edit source]On November 13, 2019, it was announced that Scally would join Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach at the end of the 2020 MLS season.[6] On October 2, 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–1 victory.
International career
[edit | edit source]Scally was a youth international for the United States, representing the United States under-15s[7][8][9] and the United States under-17s despite being three years younger than his teammates.[10][11]
In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[12]
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.[13] On June 1, 2022, he made his senior debut for the United States in a 3–0 win in a friendly match against Morocco.[14] In November 2022, Scally was named to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance in the tournament.[15]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Scally is close friends with USMNT teammate Gio Reyna, both players began attending the New York City FC youth academy in 2015.[16]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played December 19, 2025[17]
| 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 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 134 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 147 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 153 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played March 23, 2025[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
Honors
[edit | edit source]United States
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External links
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- Joe Scally at Major League SoccerLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Joe Scally at New York City FC (archived)
- Joe Scally at U.S. Soccer (archived)
- Joseph Scally at US Soccer DA (archived)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brookhaven, New York
- Soccer players from Suffolk County, New York
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Men's association football full-backs
- New York City FC players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Major League Soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Regionalliga players
- Bundesliga players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 2024 Copa América players
- American expatriate men's soccer players in Germany
- 21st-century American sportsmen