Matthew Scarcella

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Matthew Scarcella
Personal information
Full name Matthew Angelo Scarcella
Date of birth (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Central midfielder, Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
(on loan from Sydney FC)
Number 6
Youth career
–2021 Sydney Olympic
2021–2022 Xanthi F.C.
2022– Sydney FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Sydney Olympic 1 (0)
2023– Sydney FC NPL 41 (0)
2023– Sydney FC 6 (0)
2024– → Newcastle Jets (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025

Matthew Scarcella (born 4 March 2004) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for Newcastle Jets on loan from Sydney FC in the A-League Men.

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Career

Scarcella pushed through the youth ranks at National Premier Leagues NSW club Sydney Olympic before signing for Greek sister club Xanthi F.C. with fellow players Mohamed Adam, and Fabian Monge. [1] Whilst at Xanthi, Scarcella was called up for the Australian U23s 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification. [2]

Scarcella made his debut for Sydney FC in the 2023 Australia Cup Round of 32 against the Central Coast Mariners as a second half substitution, contributing with a converted penalty during the penalty shootout as Sydney FC defeated the Mariners 10–9 to progress through to the round of 16. [3]

Loan to Newcastle Jets

To aid his development and receive more match time, Sydney loaned out Scarcella to rival New South Wales A-League club Newcastle Jets in June 2024 ahead of the 2024-25 A-League season. [4]

Honours

Sydney FC

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References

  1. ↑ "Star players from Sydney Olympic depart for Greek club, Xanthi FC". Greek Herald. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hammond, Caroutas & Scarcella added to Australia U23s for Indonesia fixtures". Football Australia. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Smithies, Tom (30 November 2023). "As Ufuk Talay promises to give youth a go, here are five faces to watch at Sydney FC". A-Leagues. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jets lure another young gun away from Sydney FC as midfielder arrives on loan from Sky Blues". A-Leagues.
  5. ↑ "2023 Australia Cup Final". Australia Cup. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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