Daniel Scott (born 1985) is a former American

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player.

Career

Youth and Amateur

Scott started for four years at

Gonzaga University Gonzaga University (GU) () is a private Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Founded in 1887 by Joseph Cataldo, an Italian-born priest and Jesuit missionary, the univ ...

earning All-WCC West Coast Honors his Senior season before signing with

Tacoma Tide Sound FC is an American soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 2006, the team most recently played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. History 2006–2009: Playoffs The Tacoma team was introduced i ...

for the 2008

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season. In 2009, he moved to

Seattle Wolves Crossfire Redmond, previously the Seattle Wolves and Washington Crossfire, is an American soccer organization based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of ...

of the PDL where he earned All-League and All-Western Conference first team selections. In 2009, Scott also spent time with the reserve squad for

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

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. Scott stayed within the PDL in 2010 and 2011 with

Kitsap Pumas Kitsap SC Pumas was an American soccer team based in Bremerton, Washington, United States. The team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. From its foundation in 2009 to 2016, the clu ...

. In 2011, he again earned All-League and All-Western Conference first team selections in helping lead Kitsap to the PDL Championship Title.

Professional

On August 30, 2011 Scott signed with

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of the

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. The club signed Scott to a 2012 contract, plus a club option for 2013, on November 16, 2011. He made his debut for the club on April 14, 2012, in a 1–0 win over

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to 2017. The club went on hiatus when NASL ceased competitive operat ...

. Scott signed with

Carolina RailHawks North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games a ...

on January 29, 2014 finishing his career in 2016 after appearing in 42 matches and scoring one goal with Carolina.

Personal

Scott is the younger brother of

Zach Scott Zacharias Scott (born July 2, 1980) is a former American soccer player who last 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 Sounders television br ...

, a professional soccer player with

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Daniel 1986 births Living people American men's soccer players Soccer players from Hawaii Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer players Seattle Sounders FC U-23 players Crossfire Redmond players Kitsap Pumas players Tampa Bay Rowdies players North Carolina FC players USL League Two players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players People from Maui Sportspeople from Maui County, Hawaii Men's association football defenders