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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Angelo Scarcella | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hødd | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2021–2022 | Xanthi F.C. | ||
| 2022–2025 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sydney FC NPL | 41 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sydney FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Newcastle Jets (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hødd | 20 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 June 2026 | |||
Matthew Angelo Scarcella (born 4 March 2004) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Hødd in the Norwegian First Division.
Career
[edit]Scarcella pushed through the youth ranks at National Premier Leagues NSW club Sydney Olympic before signing for Greek sister club Xanthi F.C. with fellow players Mohamed Adam, and Fabian Monge.[1] Whilst at Xanthi, Scarcella was called up for the Australian U23s 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.[2]
Scarcella made his debut for Sydney FC in the 2023 Australia Cup Round of 32 against the Central Coast Mariners as a second half substitution, contributing with a converted penalty during the penalty shootout as Sydney FC defeated the Mariners 10–9 to progress through to the round of 16.[3]
Loan to Newcastle Jets
[edit]To aid his development and receive more match time, Sydney loaned out Scarcella to rival New South Wales A-League club Newcastle Jets in June 2024 ahead of the 2024–25 A-League season.[4]
Hødd
[edit]Honours
[edit]Sydney FC
References
[edit]- ↑ "Star players from Sydney Olympic depart for Greek club, Xanthi FC". Greek Herald. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ "Hammond, Caroutas & Scarcella added to Australia U23s for Indonesia fixtures". Football Australia. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ Smithies, Tom (30 November 2023). "As Ufuk Talay promises to give youth a go, here are five faces to watch at Sydney FC". A-Leagues. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ "Jets lure another young gun away from Sydney FC as midfielder arrives on loan from Sky Blues". A-Leagues.
- ↑ "Matthew Scarcella klar for Hødd" [Matthew Scarcella ready for Hødd]. Hødd (in Norwegian). 3 September 2025.
- ↑ "2023 Australia Cup Final". Australia Cup. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Matthew Scarcella at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sydney FC players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- IL Hødd players
- A-League Men players
- National Premier Leagues Men's players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen