Ethan Scally
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Scally | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Angeles FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Cornell Big Red | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Los Angeles FC 2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Japan U17 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2025 | |||
Ethan Scally (村松秀司, Muramatsu Shuji; born Shuji Muramatsu on 8 June 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he represents Japan at international level.
Early life
Scally was born on 8 June 2008 in Los Angeles, California, United States. A native of the city, he is the son of a Japanese mother and an American father.[1] Growing up, he played American football.[2]
Club career
As a youth player, Scally joined the youth academy of American side Los Angeles FC. In 2024, he was promoted to the club's reserve team.[3]
International career
In August 2022, Scally received his first call-up to the United States under-15 national football team for training. However, he did not play in any matches.[4]
Scally is a Japan youth international. During April 2025, he played for the Japan national under-17 football team at the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. He was also in the Japanese squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5][6]
References
- ^ "「プレッシャーはある。でも...」キャプテン&守護神の村松秀司がU-17W杯での活躍誓う！ 異色のキャリアを突き進む男が"初の世界戦"" ["There is pressure, but..." Captain and goalkeeper Hideji Muramatsu vows to do his best at the U-17 World Cup! A man with an unusual career heading into his "first world match"] (in Japanese). Soccer Digest Web. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "PK練習で3本ストップ。アメリカから台頭の守護神、GK村松秀司(ロサンゼルスFC)がU-17日本代表をU-17W杯とアジア制覇へ導く" [Stopping three penalty kicks in training. The rising star goalkeeper from the United States, Goalkeeper Shuji Muramatsu (Los Angeles FC), leads the U-17 Japan National Team to victory in the U-17 World Cup and Asian Championships] (in Japanese). Gekisaka. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Ethan Scally at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Sixty Players Gather For U.S. Under-15 Men's Youth National Team Talent Identification Camp". ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Ethan Scally may have had one of the very best U17 World Cups as a keeper. He came up huge in the round of 16 for Japan against North Korea in PKs. Also saved one last match as well. Currently playing for LAFC, and then on his way to Cornell. Getting it done on and off the pitch 👏". Instagram. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "On The World's Stage 🌎🇯🇵". Twitter. LAFCAcademy. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
External links
- Ethan Scally at WorldFootball.net