{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1980)}} {{About||the theater company in Austin, Texas|Zach Theatre|the American actor|Zachary Scott|the baseball executive|Zack Scott}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zach Scott | image = Zach Scott (cropped).jpg | caption = Scott in 2013 | full_name = Zacharias Scott | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|07|02}} | birth_place = Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | position = Defender | currentclub = | collegeyears1 = 1998–2001 | college1 = Gonzaga Bulldogs | collegecaps1 = 48 | collegegoals1 = 5 | years1 = 2002–2008 | clubs1 = Seattle Sounders | caps1 = 154 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2009–2016 | clubs2 = Seattle Sounders FC | caps2 = 118 | goals2 = 1 | totalcaps = 272 | totalgoals = 9 | medaltemplates = }}
'''Zacharias Scott''' (born July 2, 1980) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. A one-club player, Scott now serves as a periodic contributor to local Seattle Sounders television broadcasts.<ref name=Broadcast1>{{cite news|author=Sounders FC Communications|title=Sounders FC announces complete 2017 regional broadcast lineup |work=SoundersFC.com|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/03/01/sounders-fc-announces-complete-2017-regional-broadcast-lineup|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=March 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name=Broadcast2>{{cite news|title=Television and Radio Broadcasts|work=SoundersFC.com|url=http://www.soundersfc.com/matchday/broadcasting-network/television|access-date=March 20, 2017}}</ref>
==Career==
===Youth and college=== Scott grew up in Hawaii where he attended Maui High School.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Collias|first1=Robert|title=Maui High grad Scott signs with Sounders|url=http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/516007.html|publisher=Maui News|access-date=3 December 2015|date=March 13, 2009}}</ref> He was an All State soccer player his senior season. He then attended Gonzaga, playing on the men's soccer team from 1998 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gonzaga University senior defender Zach Scott of Haiku, Hawai'i has been named to the Soccer America men's Team of the Week|url=http://www.wccsports.com/news/sports_m-soccer_spec-rel_102401aaa_html|publisher=West Coast Conference Sports|access-date=3 December 2015|date=October 23, 2001}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seattle's Zach Scott Clawed His Way to MLS Pinnacle|url=http://americansoccernow.com/articles/seattle-s-zach-scott-clawed-his-way-to-mls-pinnacle|publisher=American Soccer Now|access-date=3 December 2015|date=November 20, 2014}}</ref>
===Professional=== thumb|left|Playing for the Seattle Sounders in 2014 Scott signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in 2002. On October 3, 2002, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.misl.net/news/?id=148&cat=1 |title=FORCE ROSTER TAKING SHAPE |access-date=July 10, 2008 |archive-date=April 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415223210/http://www.misl.net/news/?id=148&cat=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, he ended the season with the San Diego Sockers. Scott signed a one-year contract with the Sockers in the fall of 2003, but took an indefinite leave of absence from the team in December 2003 and never rejoined the Sockers.
The most memorable game of Scott's 2008 season was in the quarter finals of the US Open Cup against the Kansas City Wizards, where he capped an outstanding defensive performance with the winning penalty shootout goal, sending Seattle to the semifinals for the second year in a row.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/usopencup/quarterfinals/261004.html | title=Sounders Top Kansas City in Penalties | publisher=USL Soccer | access-date=July 9, 2008 | archive-date=November 21, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121231704/http://www.uslsoccer.com/usopencup/quarterfinals/261004.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
After two months on trial, Scott signed with Major League Soccer expansion side Seattle Sounders FC in February 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/516007.html|title = Ground Rule Trouble: Red Sox bounce Rays in 13 on odd call}}</ref>
On September 15, 2016, Scott said that he would retire at the end of the 2016 season, his 15th with the Sounders.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pentz |first=Matt |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Longtime Sounders stalwart Zach Scott to retire at the end of this season |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/longtime-sounders-stalwart-zach-scott-to-retire-at-the-end-of-this-season/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> He had been nicknamed "Mr. Sounder" by former Sounders coach Sigi Schmid for his career with the club as well as his personality.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ruiz |first=Don |date=May 16, 2014 |title=Scott a fitting nominee for 'Mr. Sounder' title |url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/soccer/mls/sounders-fc/article32179776.html |work=Tri-City Herald |access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> The Sounders went on to win the MLS Cup Final in Scott's last season and he finished his playing career with one MLS title, two USL First Division titles, four U.S. Open Cups and an MLS Supporters' Shield.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sounders FC Communications |date=March 1, 2017 |title=Sounders FC announces complete 2017 regional broadcast lineup |url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/03/01/sounders-fc-announces-complete-2017-regional-broadcast-lineup |work=SoundersFC.com |access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref>
On March 1, 2017, Seattle Sounders FC and the ECS supporters' group hosted a testimonial match for Scott to honor his 15-year career with the organization.<ref>{{cite news |last=Parchman |first=Will |date=March 2, 2017 |title=Supporters, family and friends send Zach Scott off with testimonial match |url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/03/02/supporters-family-and-friends-send-zach-scott-testimonial-match |work=SoundersFC.com |access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|U.S. Open Cup !colspan="2"|Champions League !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="8"|Seattle Sounders FC |2009 |MLS |9||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||9||0 |- |2010 |MLS |4||0||0||0||2||0||4||0||10||0 |- |2011 |MLS |12||0||1||0||3||0||7||0||23||0 |- |2012 |MLS |20||1||3||1||5||1||3||0||31||3 |- |2013 |MLS |21||0||2||0||1||0||3||0||27||0 |- |2014 |MLS |18||0||4||0||5||1||colspan="2"|–||27||1 |- |2015 |MLS |20||0||3||0||0||0||3||0||26||0 |- |2016 |MLS |14||0||3||0||3||0||0||0||20||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !118!!1!!16!!1!!19!!2!!20!!0!!173!!4 |}
==Honors== '''Seattle Sounders (USL)''' *USL First Division Championship: 2005, 2007 *A-League/USL-1 Commissioner's Cup: 2002, 2007 *A-League Western Conference Championship: 2004
'''Seattle Sounders FC''' *MLS Cup: 2016 *MLS Supporters' Shield: 2014 *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{MLS player|zach-scott}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Zach}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Soccer players from Hawaii Category:Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players Category:Seattle Sounders FC players Category:A-League (1995–2004) players Category:USL First Division players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer players Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Category:Cleveland Force (2002–2005 MISL) players Category:San Diego Sockers (2001–2004) players Category:Men's association football defenders