De Anza Force goalkeeper Brady Scott is a recent U-20 callup and a contender for the third GK spot at the 2017 U-20 World Cup. His updated DA page says he has previously trained with Vitesse (twice) and West Ham, as well as trialed with Arsenal. There's no known word on his plans after DAF, but he may well be interested in Europe, so he's one to keep an eye on. http://dafc.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1654449&player=98091597
He did really well with the U-20 team in recent camps this year. I'm predicting him to be the team's starter at the 2019 U-20 World Cup.
Scott has evidently joined the U21s of FC Koeln in the Bundesliga: Die Neuzugänge der U21 im Überblick Brady Scott (17, TW, De Anza Forte/USA) http://geissblog.koeln/2017/06/sechs-neue-sechs-abgaenge-so-sieht-die-neue-u21-aus/
FC Köln U21 is their reserve team, the same as Köln II or Köln U23. They participate in Regionalliga West. Scott is age-eligible for Köln's U19 Bundesliga side, and who knows, he may end up playing for them if he can't yet break in to the Köln reserves. But it's a nice sign that, at least for now, he's been brought straight to the reserves instead of the U19s. Köln II had two main starters last season. One was 21-yo Sven Müller, who looks to have played decently in Regionalliga, and made one Bundesliga start as well. His contract expires after 2017-18. The other was 23-yo Matthias Hamrol, who started whenever Müller moved up to the Bundesliga bench to back up Thomas Kessler. Hamrol statistically did much worse and appears to have departed (his contract is up and he's trialing in Poland). The first team's starter is 24-yo Timo Horn, who was Germany's starter at last year's Olympics, and has had three solid Bundesliga seasons in a row after two solid 2. Bundesliga seasons. His contract expires after 2021-22 (he could potentially be sold before then), at which time Scott would turn 23. The first team backup is 31-yo Thomas Kessler, who has been under contract with Köln for a decade and made a handful of Bundesliga starts last season when Horn was out due to injury. His contract expires after 2018-2019. I've never seen Scott play before but the YNT coaches seem to think highly of him, and he made this year's U20 World Cup squad as a backup.
Everything I've heard about Scott is good... people withing US Soccer really seem to rate him. He'll be a regular this U-20 cycle heading towards the 2019 U-20 WC
Scott turns 18 today. Perhaps we'll see an announcement from Köln soon that confirms the earlier blog report.
Interview: https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/brady-scott-ready-for-move-to-germany_aid42109 U.S. goalkeeper Brady Scott recently jumped at the chance to head to Europe when he hit that age milestone, signing with FC Köln in Germany in lieu of an opportunity at the University of Virginia. Scott is excited about the move abroad, after working towards the goal of turning pro. His mom, who played pro volleyball in France, will join him for the first year as he transitions to the area. The club will provide German lessons with the aim to help make things as easy as possible. Signing a three-year deal, Scott is tempering his expectations as he jumps into a new challenge.
Found an article on him. Seems like he's highly rated at Koln. He might be the U-21 back up keeper, despite being U-19 eligible. Not sure that makes much sense though. If he's not going to play regularly with the U-21's, he should be playing regularly with the U-19's. He can be moved up to the U-21's for matches when the U-21 #1 is in the team for the first team as the back up. http://geissblog.koeln/2017/07/duell-im-tor-us-talent-ueberzeugt-und-macht-druck/
Brady Scott enjoying his first training session with @fckoeln's 1st team!#PROFC #fcköln #ussoccer #bundesliga pic.twitter.com/Sz5PRKo3q7— PRO Football Consultants (@PROFC_Soccer) July 25, 2017
Nice! This article says Scott got a spot in camp with the first team due to some injury problems with Thomas Kessler. Good to see Brady was given it over other keepers with Köln's reserves. http://geissblog.koeln/2017/07/kessler-setzt-aus-stoeger-testet-u21-talent-brady-scott/ @bungadiri "Great Scott! Brady Scott at FC Köln"
Brady Scott, Brandon Austin, and Justin Garces is a pretty great triple threat of GK prospects. The article also mentions he could play w/ the U-21 team this weekend as the usual U-21 #1 is attending a training camp
Has anyone actually seen Austin play yet? Until I see him play or there's some indication that he's very good, I'll take Lopez over him, but I do agree that our U-20 keepers for the next cycle are going to be very good.
That's fair. I haven't seen him play much at all personally but he drew a lot of praise last season with the U-18s for his performances during the spurs FA cup run. They got thrashed by Chelsea in the semis but Austin made numerous impressive saves to keep them in the game at least early on and was still able to get positive comments from the local press and chelseas coach as well.
Now heading to a first-team training camp in Austria. Good break for young US keeper Brady Scott. Just called into @fckoeln_en squad for training camp in Kitzbühel after Thomas Kessler injury.— Derek Rae (@RaeComm) July 27, 2017
USA teenager Brady Scott eager to emulate Pulisic and Co. after signing for Cologne http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/B...eager-to-emulate-christian-pulisic-455961.jsp Following on from the eye-catching rise of Christian Pulisic at Borussia Dortmund, Haji Wright and Weston McKennie earning promotion to the senior Schalke squad and Jonathan Klinsmann signing for Hertha Berlin, the next American youngster has arrived in the Bundesliga eager to make his mark: Brady Scott. The goalkeeper, who only turned 18 at the end of June, penned a three-year deal with Cologne at the start of July 2017, moving from De Anza Force in the San Francisco Bay Area after turning down an opportunity at the University of Virginia. Although initially brought in to bolster the reserve side, the Petaluma, California native stepped up to the first team squad almost immediately as an injury to Thomas Kessler left a space open at the Billy Goats' training camp in Kitzbühel, Austria. It represented the next milestone in the incredible rise Scott has enjoyed over the past year. A regular in the USA's U-18 and U-19 camps, he was included in the U.S. squad that reached the quarter-finals at this year's FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. And although he did not play – Klinsmann was first-choice goalkeeper – Scott is eager to take the positives. "The experiences of playing at international level have been a key in my development," he told top drawer soccer. "Because of these games, I feel that the adjustment to German soccer will be significantly easier." And he is in no doubt that the home of the world champions is the right move for him: “Germany produces world-class goalkeepers including Manuel Neuer, Marc-André Ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp, Timo Horn, and Bernd Leno. Specifically at Cologne, the club has recently produced Horn and Sven Müller, who have both been developed through their academy. So there is a clear path to the first team and the club like to sign their own products.” There is no doubting that. Jonas Hector, Lukas Klünter and Salih Özcan, who recently won the prestigious Fritz Walter gold medal, are other examples of youth players being given a chance in the first team at Cologne, and Scott is keen to add his name to that list. "My football goals for the first season with Cologne are to get as many games as possible and to improve as much as possible," he said. "Within the next few years, I'll do my best to earn a spot on the first team. I’m hoping to still be able to be a part of the US national team program and represent my country." If his fellow young compatriots are anything to go by, that looks like a safe bet.
Starts 2nd half of friendly: 46': Im zweiten Durchgang spielen: Scott (Tor), Klünter, Meré, Sörensen, Rausch, Clemens, Lehmann, Nartey, Jojic, Zoller, Cordoba #effzeh— 1. FC Köln (@fckoeln) August 7, 2017
US U-20 goalkeeper Brady Scott will be on FC Köln first team roster for its German Cup match on Saturday vs Lehrer— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) August 10, 2017
Zunächst auf der #effzeh-Bank: Scott, Maroh, Rudnevs, Zoller, Guirassy, Meré, Nartey. #LTSKOE— 1. FC Köln (@fckoeln) August 12, 2017