Scott Horta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Horta | ||
| Date of birth | October 3, 1988 | ||
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Horta is married to former UMBC women's soccer player Sarah Purdum. The two live together in Maryland.
References[edit]
- ^ "NDHS | Private Catholic High School in Lawrenceville NJ". www.ndnj.org. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "MEET THE TIGERS: Junior Defender Scott Horta - Towson Tigers". Towson Tigers. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "13 Scott Horta - Towson University Tiger Athletics". Towson Tigers. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ Coach Scott Horta receives his third “Call up” to the Puerto Rican team Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Scott Horta at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Scott Horta". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Notre Dame High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Puerto Rican men's footballers
- Puerto Rico men's international footballers
- Towson Tigers men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Princeton, New Jersey
- Soccer players from Mercer County, New Jersey
- Puerto Rican football biography stubs