Scott van-der-Sluis
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 van-der-Sluis playing for Bangor City in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott van-der-Sluis | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Connah's Quay, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shelbourne | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009-2010 | Manchester United | ||
| 2010-2014 | Liverpool | ||
| 2015-2018 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018-2019 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Merthyr Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | Northwich Victoria | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Runcorn | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bangor City | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Shelbourne | 1 | (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, correct as of 18:27, 27 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Scott van-der-Sluis is a Welsh professional footballer, who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division side Shelbourne as a goalkeeper.
Early life
Van-der-Sluis was brought up by his Dutch mother in Connah's Quay, Wales and attended Wepre primary school.
Youth football and club 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 an eventual four years, leaving at the expiration of his contract in 2019.[1]
He has 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.
Premier League winner and current Shelbourne manager Damien Duff said about his signing:
"Scott has only trained with us this week but has already impressed us greatly. He has all the attributes we want from a goalkeeper so that is why the deal has been done so quickly. He is very ambitious and was eager to come to the LOI which speaks volumes about Shelbourne and the league."[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]
International career
He has represented Wales at U15, U16 and U17 level a total of 10 times, winning the Victory Shield in 2015.[7]
Personal life
Van-der-Sluis currently resides in Dublin, Ireland. He recently changed his name from Scott Reed, and is the younger brother of former professional footballer Jamie Reed.[8][failed verification]
References
- ^ Coleman, Tom (2019-05-18). "The full Swansea retained list as Fer and other big names leave". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Bangor City suspended over unpaid wages". BBC Sport. 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Shelbourne announce signing of Welsh goalkeeper Scott Van der Sluis". Shelbourne FC. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ Andrew Dempsey (2022-07-01). "League of Ireland: Confirmed summer signings in the 2022 Premier & First Division". Pundit Arena. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Bonagee United beaten by superb Shelbourne in FAI Cup". 26 August 2022.
- ^ "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk.
- ^ "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-02.