Scott Caldwell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Scott Caldwell | ||
Date of birth | March 15, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | South Shore United Blazers | ||
2006–2008 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
2008–2009 | New England Revolution | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Akron Zips | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Michigan Bucks | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Central Jersey Spartans | 7 | (3) |
2011 | Akron Summit Assault | 8 | (2) |
2012 | Michigan Bucks | 4 | (1) |
2013–2021 | New England Revolution | 229 | (5) |
2022– | Real Salt Lake | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2008 | United States U17 | 9 | (0) |
2009 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 26, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 18, 2013 |
Scott Caldwell (born March 15, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer. He previously played for New England Revolution.
Career
Youth, college and amateur
Caldwell spent a year with the New England Revolution academy, making six appearances in 2008-09 while rehabbing injuries. On February 9, 2009, it was announced that Caldwell committed to the University of Akron.[1] In his freshman year, Caldwell made 19 appearances and went 2-for-2 in penalty kicks at the College Cup. In 2010, he made 24 appearances and scored five goals, including a game winner in the NCAA College Cup final against Louisville to capture the school's first ever national title in any sport.[2] He also recorded an assist that year and was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the College Cup and Academic All-MAC. In his junior year, Caldwell finished first on the team in assists and second in points. He made 23 appearances and finished the year with six goals and 11 assists on his way to being named NSCAA All-America Third Team, CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team, First Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC and All-Ohio team. In his senior year, he led the team in points with 28. Appearing in 22 games and scoring nine goals and 10 assists on his way to being named NSCAA All-America First Team, NSCAA All-American Scholar Player of the Year, Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, Soccer America MVP First Team, Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Season First Team, CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, All-MAC First Team and Academic All-MAC.
During his college years, Caldwell also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Michigan Bucks, the Central Jersey Spartans and the Akron Summit Assault.[3][4][5][6]
Professional
On December 21, 2012, Caldwell signed with MLS club New England Revolution the second Homegrown Player in club history.[7] He made his professional debut for the club on March 16, 2013 in a 1-0 defeat on the road against the Philadelphia Union.[8]
at the end of the 2021 MLS Season Caldwell's contract was not picked up after nine years at the Revolution.[9] As of January 12th, 2022 he is a free agent. His last appearance for the club was October 20th with an 89th minute substitution in a 2-3 win on the road at DC United. His last start for the club was also a 2-3 win away to Chicago Fire on September 22nd.
On January 12, 2022, Caldwell signed as a free agent with Real Salt Lake on a two-year deal.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played November 17, 2021[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Michigan Bucks | 2010[12] | PDL | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Central Jersey Spartans | 2011[12] | PDL | 7 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||
Akron Summit Assault | 2011[12] | PDL | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Michigan Bucks | 2012[12] | PDL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
New England Revolution | 2013 | MLS | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
2014 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
2015 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
2016 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
2017 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
2018 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
2019 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2020 | 18 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 229 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 257 | 5 | ||
Career total | 250 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 281 | 11 |
Honors
Individual
- New England Revolution Most Valuable Player: 2015
University of Akron
- NCAA College Cup (1): 2010
- MAC Conference Tournament Champions (3): 2009, 2010, 2012
- MAC Conference Regular Season Champions (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
New England Revolution
References
- ^ "Men's Soccer Officially Announces Top-Ranked Recruiting Class". GoZips.com. University of Akron. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "The New Gold Standard: Men's Soccer Captures National Title". GoZips.com. University of Akron. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "2010 Michigan Bucks stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "2011 Central Jersey Spartans stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "2011 Akron Summit Assault stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "2012 Michigan Bucks stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Revs sign Scott Caldwell as Homegrown player". revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ Lemieux, Jeff (16 March 2013). "Final: Union 1, Revolution 0". revolutionsoccer.net. New England Revolution. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/revolution-announce-year-end-roster-decisions
- ^ https://www.rsl.com/news/rsl-signs-scott-caldwell [bare URL]
- ^ Scott Caldwell at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Scott Caldwell | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
External links
- Articles with bare URLs for citations from January 2022
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Weymouth, Massachusetts
- American soccer players
- Akron Zips men's soccer players
- Flint City Bucks players
- Central Jersey Spartans players
- Akron Summit Assault players
- New England Revolution players
- Association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Massachusetts
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- All-American men's college soccer players
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player winners
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Real Salt Lake players