Scott Thomsen

PLAYER PROFILE: SCOTT THOMSEN

By: PXI STAFF (@ProspectXI)

Position: Midfielder/Defender
Primary Role: Wide Midfielder/Full Back
Height: 5’10””
Weight: 165
DOB: 12/31/1993
Nationality: United States
Preferred Footed: Left
Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS)
Twitter: @ScottyThomsen

No US National Team Experience.

Senior at Virginia (NCAA –D1), Signed a Homegrown contract with the New York Red Bulls (MLS).

2008-2009: PDA U16 (USSDA) – 32 games, 28 starts, 6 goals, 2 yellows
2009-2010: PDA U16 (USSDA) – 11 games, 11 starts, 4 goals
2010-2011: NY Red Bulls U18 (USSDA) – 23 games, 17 starts, 10 goals, 1 yellow
2011-2012: NY Red Bulls U18 (USSDA) – 26 games, 24 starts, 9 goals, 1 yellow
2012: Virginia (NCAA – D1) – 21 games, 21 starts, 6 assists, 2 shots on target, 1 yellow
2013: Virginia (NCAA – D1) – 17 games, 10 starts, 2 goals, 2 assists, 10 shots on target, 1 yellow
2014: Virginia (NCAA – D1) – 23 games, 22 starts, 1 goals, 7 assists, 15 shots on target, 2 yellows
2015: NY Red Bulls U23 (PDL) – 8 games, 592 minutes, 2 total shots
2015: Virginia (NCAA – D1) – 5 games, 3 starts

Scott is a versatile player that played in key role in Virginia winning the National Championship during the 2014 season, but missed most of the 2015 season with an injury. The New Jersey native was named to the first team all-state and ESPNHS All-American for his high school Christian Brothers Academy, where he won the State’s championship. Scott also has vast USSDA experience, originally playing with PDA U-16 before moving to the New York Red Bulls U-18 team where Scott played in 49 games, starting 41 of them and scoring 19 goals before joining University of Virginia.

Scott played in 61 games in his first three seasons at Virginia playing both in a holding midfield role, as a wide midfielder or as a full back and was most effective sending crosses from the wing or via free kicks. In 2014 Virginia won the NCAA Division 1 National Championship with Scott playing valuable minutes, including providing the game winning assist in the first round and played a key role in the final against UCLA despite missing a penalty kick in the shootout.

Scott was projected to be a homegrown signing after the 2015 NCAA season, but an early season sports hernia injury saw him miss 12 games. He did come back at the end of the season playing as a left-back. The New York Red Bulls did sign Thomsen to a Homegrown contract after the 2015 season and he can be useful player especially for the New York Red Bull II side in USL although he needs to prove he can remain healthy.

+ New York Red Bulls Academy experience
+ Won High School State Championship in New Jersey
+ Played with the New York Red Bulls U18 USSDA team
+ Played four seasons with Virginia in NCAA Division 1
+ Signed a Homegrown contract with New York Red Bulls