Scott Horta

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)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
2002–2006	Notre Dame Irish
2007–2010	Towson Tigers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011–	Pipeline S.C.
National team
2008–2011	Puerto Rico	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Scott Horta (born October 3, 1988 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States) is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer.

Career

Horta grew up in New Jersey and attended Notre Dame High School there, playing soccer on the high school team for four years.^[1] 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.^[2] 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..^[3]

International

Between 2008 and 2011, Horta played for the Puerto Rico National Team in eight games.^[4]

He has been capped twice, starting both FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Honduras.^[5]

References

1. "MEET THE TIGERS: Junior Defender Scott Horta - Towson Tigers". Towson Tigers. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
2. "13 Scott Horta - Towson University Tiger Athletics". Towson Tigers. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
3. Coach Scott Horta receives his third “Call up” to the Puerto Rican team
4. Scott Horta at National-Football-Teams.com
5. "FIFA Player Statistics: Scott Horta". FIFA. Retrieved 2014-04-30.