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Scott van-der-Sluis is a Welsh professional footballer, who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division side Shelbourne as a goalkeeper.

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Scott van-der-Sluis

van-der-Sluis playing for Bangor City in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Scott van-der-Sluis
Date of birth	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth	Connah's Quay, Wales
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Shelbourne
Number	40
Youth career
2009-2010	Manchester United
2010-2014	Liverpool
2015-2018	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018-2019	Swansea City	0	(0)
2019	→ Merthyr Town (loan)	10	(0)
2020	Northwich Victoria	11	(0)
2020	Runcorn	6	(0)
2021–2022	Bangor City	8	(0)
2022–	Shelbourne	1	(0)
National team
2014-2016	Wales U15	6	(0)
2016	Wales U16	3	(0)
2017	Wales U17	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Van-der-Sluis was brought up by his Dutch mother in Connah's Quay, Wales and attended Wepre primary school.

Youth football and club career

Van-der-Sluis signed for Manchester United as an eight-year-old in 2009.

A boyhood Liverpool fan, he moved to the Reds' academy in 2010 and spent five seasons with the club.

After leaving Liverpool in 2015, van-der-Sluis joined Swansea City and moved to South Wales for an eventual four years, leaving at the expiration of his contract in 2019.[1]

He has also played in the English non-league system, for Northwich Victoria, Runcorn Linnets and Merthyr Town.[2]

Bangor City

In 2021 van-der-Sluis came back to his native North Wales and signed for Cymru Leagues club Bangor City, quickly establishing himself as club-captain. However, following a Football Association of Wales league suspension that stopped the club from playing matches, van-der-Sluis left the club in early 2022.[3]

Shelbourne

On 16 June 2022 van-der-Sluis signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne.

Premier League winner and current Shelbourne manager Damien Duff said about his signing:

"Scott has only trained with us this week but has already impressed us greatly. He has all the attributes we want from a goalkeeper so that is why the deal has been done so quickly. He is very ambitious and was eager to come to the LOI which speaks volumes about Shelbourne and the league."[4][5]

On 26 August 2022 he made his debut for Shelbourne, keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 FAI Cup win against Bonagee United. [6]

International career

He has represented Wales at U15, U16 and U17 level a total of 10 times, winning the Victory Shield in 2015.[7]

Personal life

Van-der-Sluis currently resides in Dublin, Ireland. He recently changed his name from Scott Reed, and is the younger brother of former professional footballer Jamie Reed.[8]^{[failed verification]}

References

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