Katie Scott (soccer)

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Katie Scott
Personal information
Full name Katharine Lillian Scott [1]
Date of birth (2007-06-20) June 20, 2007 (age 17) [1]
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Outside back, midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Penn State Nittany Lions
Number 19
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Penn State Nittany Lions 11 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Kansas City Current 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 United States U-15
2023 United States U-16
2024 United States U-17 13 (1)
Medal record
Women's soccer
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Dominican Republic 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024

Katharine Lillian Scott (born June 20, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played one season of college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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Early life and college career

Scott was raised in Fairview, Pennsylvania, the only daughter of Karen and Nick Scott, and has three older brothers. She comes from a family of many Penn State alumni, including her parents who played for the men's soccer and women's gymnastics teams. Scott played club soccer as a right winger or center forward for Internationals SC, the nearest ECNL team despite being two hours away in Ohio, where she was a three-time ECNL All-American and two-time United Soccer Coaches All-American. [2] [3] She attended Fairview High School, where she played for the basketball team but not the soccer team. She committed to Penn State over offers from other top programs like North Carolina and Virginia and graduated from high school one year early to start college at the age of 17. [2] [4]

Penn State Nittany Lions

At age 17, Scott played for the Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2024 season. She had 2 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances (4 starts), dealing with injury early in the season and missing about a month while at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She scored both of her goals and made all four starts during the NCAA tournament, helping Penn State reach the quarterfinals, where she scored in a 2–1 loss to eventual champions North Carolina. [2] [5]

Club career

Kansas City Current

The Kansas City Current announced on January 8, 2025, that they had signed Scott to a one-year contract. [6]

International career

Scott was called into the United States national under-15 team by head coach Katie Schoepfer at the start of 2022. [7] Despite being a natural forward for club, she established her place on the youth national team by showing versatility and moving to defensive midfielder or outside back. [3] [8] She helped lead the United States to victory at the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, captaining the squad in the semifinals against the Dominican Republic and appearing off the bench in the final against Canada. [9] [10] Two years later, Scott started for the United States as they defeated Mexico in the final of the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. [11] She appeared in all 6 games (4 starts) at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, helping the United States place third, its best result since 2008. [12] [13]

Honors

United States U-17

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024 – Squad List (USA)" (PDF). FIFA. p. 15. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Katie Scott". Penn State Nittany Lions . Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Katie Scott: The U-17 WYNT's Swiss Army Knife". United States Soccer Federation. January 31, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ Copper, Mike (November 7, 2022). "College recruiting: Fairview's Katie Scott continues family's connection with Penn State". Erie Times-News . Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Haughey, Kate (November 16, 2024). "Penn State women's soccer's freshmen showcase offensive approach in NCAA Tournament win". Daily Collegian . Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kansas City Current signs trio of collegiate stars Two U17 World Cup stars and a NCAA National Champion set to join Kansas City". Kansas City Current. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ Copper, Mike (January 14, 2022). "Fairview student Katie Scott invited to USA Soccer training camp for under-15 team". Erie Times-News . Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ Copper, Mike (July 28, 2022). "Fairview's Katie Scott goes for gold with U.S. at Under-15 international tournament". Erie Times-News . Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  9. ↑ Copper, Mike (August 10, 2022). "Fairview's versatile Katie Scott stars in USA U-15 girls soccer team's Concacaf title run". Erie Times-News . Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ "USA Wins 2022 Concacaf Girls' U-15 Championship With 4-1 Victory Over Canada On Goals From Alex Pfeiffer, Kennedy Fuller, Abby Ballek And Ashlyn Puerta". United States Soccer Federation. August 7, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ "U.S. U-17 Women's Youth National Team Wins 2024 Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship With 4-0 Victory Over Hosts Mexico". United States Soccer Federation. February 11, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ "USA Defeats England 3–0 to Take Third Place at 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ Katie Scott at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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