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Scott Horta

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Scott Horta
Personal information
Full name Scott Horta
Date of birth (1988-10-03) October 3, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2002–2006 Notre Dame Irish
2007–2010 Towson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Pipeline S.C.
International career
2008–2011 Puerto Rico 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott Horta (born October 3, 1988, in Princeton, New Jersey, United States) is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer.

Career

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Horta grew up in New Jersey and attended Notre Dame High School[1] there, playing soccer on the high school team for four years.[2] At Notre Dame High School, he was a three-year letter winner and was named to the first team All-State by the Coaches Association of New Jersey. After graduating high school, he attended Towson University and played for the Towson Tigers men soccer team.[3] He began to play for the Puerto Rico National Team during his freshman year of college. After graduating from Towson, Horta joined the New Jersey–based Pipeline S.C.[4]

International

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Between 2008 and 2011, Horta played for the Puerto Rico National Team in eight games.[5]

He has been capped twice, starting both FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Honduras.[6]

Personal life

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Horta is married to former UMBC women's soccer player Sarah Purdum. The two live together in Maryland.

References

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  1. ^ "NDHS | Private Catholic High School in Lawrenceville NJ". www.ndnj.org. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  2. ^ "MEET THE TIGERS: Junior Defender Scott Horta - Towson Tigers". Towson Tigers. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ^ "13 Scott Horta - Towson University Tiger Athletics". Towson Tigers. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  4. ^ Coach Scott Horta receives his third “Call up” to the Puerto Rican team Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Scott Horta at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Scott Horta". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved 2014-04-30.