Kyle Michael Scott (born December 22, 1997) is a professional
soccer
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player who plays as a
midfielder for
Orange County SC. Born in
England, he has played international soccer at youth level for three countries, most recently the
United States under-20 national team.
Club career
Chelsea
Scott joined
Chelsea in 2007 as under-10 from
Southampton and went onto make his under-18 debut in August 2013. Scott subsequently made his
UEFA Youth League debut at the age of 15 before making his first European start in early 2014.
In April 2016, Scott reportedly handed in a transfer request following a lack of first-team opportunities and a few months later, he joined Dutch side
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People
* William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
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Other uses
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on a short-term trial period with a view to a loan move. However, this supposed move broke down.
Preceding the 2017–18 campaign, Scott was promoted to the first-team squad and was given the number 36 jersey. Following several matchday squad appearances, Scott finally made his first-team debut during Chelsea's 4–0 home victory over
Hull City in the
FA Cup fifth round on February 16, 2018.
On July 14, 2018, Scott agreed to join Dutch second-tier side
Telstar on a season-long loan. On the opening day of the 2018–19 campaign, Scott went onto make his Telstar debut during their 1–0 away defeat to
RKC Waalwijk, replacing
Anass Najah
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Club career
He made his professional debut in the ...
in the 63rd minute.
He was released by Chelsea on July 1, 2019.
Newcastle United
On July 29, 2019, Newcastle United announced the signing of Kyle Scott on a two-year deal.
On June 1, 2021, Newcastle announced that Scott would be released at the end of his contract that summer.
FC Cincinnati
On August 31, 2021, Scott joined
Major League Soccer
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club
FC Cincinnati on a deal lasting until the end of the 2022 season. On February 2, 2022, Scott and Cincinnati mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.
Orange County SC
On August 4, 2022, Scott signed with
USL Championship side
Orange County SC for the remainder of the season.
International career
Scott has represented England at the
under-16 level, Republic of Ireland at
under-17 level, and United States at both
under-18 and
under-20
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levels. He is also eligible for Italy.
Career statistics
Honours
Chelsea Reserves
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FA Youth Cup
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:
2013–14,
2014–15,
2015–16
*
UEFA Youth League:
2014–15,
2015–16
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Bath, Somerset
American men's soccer players
United States men's youth international soccer players
English men's footballers
England men's youth international footballers
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Chelsea F.C. players
SC Telstar players
Newcastle United F.C. players
FC Cincinnati players
Orange County SC players
American people of English descent
American people of Irish descent
American people of Italian descent
English people of American descent
Sportspeople of American descent
English people of Irish descent
English people of Italian descent
Sportspeople of Italian descent
Irish people of American descent
Irish people of English descent
Irish people of Italian descent
Footballers from Somerset