Scott van-der-Sluis

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Scott van-der-Sluis
Van-der-Sluis playing for Bangor City in 2021.jpg
Van-der-Sluis playing for Bangor City in 2021
Personal information
Birth name Scott van-der-Sluis
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Connah's Quay, Wales
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2009–2010 Manchester United
2010–2014 Liverpool
2015–2018 Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Swansea City 0 (0)
2019 → Merthyr Town (loan) 10 (0)
2020 Northwich Victoria 11 (0)
2020 Runcorn Linnets 6 (0)
2020–2021 City of Liverpool 1 (0)
2021–2022 Bangor City 8 (0)
2022-2022 Runcorn Linnets 5 (0)
2022–2023 Shelbourne 0 (0)
International career
2014-2016 Wales U15 6 (0)
2016 Wales U16 3 (0)
2017 Wales U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:43, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Scott van-der-Sluis (born 9 January 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. In 2023, he appeared as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island and the fifth series of Love Island USA , as well as the spin-off Love Island Games .

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Club career

Early career

Van-der-Sluis signed for Manchester United as an eight-year-old in 2009. A boyhood Liverpool fan, he moved to the Reds' academy in 2010 and spent five seasons with the club.

After leaving Liverpool in 2015, Van-der-Sluis joined Swansea City and moved to South Wales for four years, leaving at the expiration of his contract in 2019. [1]

He also played in the English non-league system, for Northwich Victoria, Runcorn Linnets and Merthyr Town. [2]

Bangor City

In 2021, Van-der-Sluis came back to his native North Wales and signed for Cymru Leagues club Bangor City, quickly establishing himself as club-captain. However, following a Football Association of Wales league suspension that stopped the club from playing matches, Van-der-Sluis left the club in early 2022. [3]

Shelbourne

On 16 June 2022, Van-der-Sluis signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne. [4] [5] On 26 August 2022, he made his debut for Shelbourne, keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 FAI Cup win against Bonagee United. [6] On 30 November 2022, he renewed his contract with Shelbourne for the upcoming 2023 season.

In June 2023, it was announced that he had left the club without making a league appearance, in order to participate on Love Island; Shelbourne manager Damien Duff said Van-der-Sluis would not be returning to the club. [7]

International career

He has represented Wales at U15, U16 and U17 level a total of 10 times, winning the Victory Shield in 2015. [8]

Personal life

Van-der-Sluis is the younger brother of former footballer Jamie Reed.

Love Island

In 2023, Van-der-Sluis was confirmed as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island , entering the villa as a "bombshell" on Day 11. [9] He was dumped alongside Abi Moores on Day 52. [10] Less than a month after being dumped from British version, Van-der-Sluis joined the fifth series of Love Island USA . He was eliminated after just one week. [11] He then took part in the spin-off Love Island Games , where he was dumped after three days. [12] Since Van-der-Sluis has appeared on three different versions on the Love Island franchise in under three months, he is one of the most frequent contestants to appear in the show's history. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Coleman, Tom (18 May 2019). "The full Swansea retained list as Fer and other big names leave". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bangor City suspended over unpaid wages". BBC Sport. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Shelbourne announce signing of Welsh goalkeeper Scott Van der Sluis". Shelbourne FC. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Andrew Dempsey (1 July 2022). "League of Ireland: Confirmed summer signings in the 2022 Premier & First Division". Pundit Arena. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bonagee United beaten by superb Shelbourne in FAI Cup". 26 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Damien Duff: 'I was shocked and saddened that Scott chose a villa in Mallorca full of beautiful, single women over myself, the staff and players'". Independent.ie. 15 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Who is Scott van der Sluis? Meet the Love Island 2023 contestant and footballer".
  10. ↑ "Love Island stars dump one couple days before final". Digital Spy . 26 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "New Love Island bombshell confirmed as League of Ireland goalkeeper Scott van der Sluis". Independent.ie. 15 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "The complete Love Island Games line-up and all the ex contestants". Capital. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Scott van-der-Sluis reveals what fans can expect from Love Island Games: 'It's very different' | Goss.ie".
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