Ethan Scally

Ethan Scally
Personal information
Date of birth	8 June 2008
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Los Angeles FC
Number	41
Youth career
	Los Angeles FC
College career
Years	Team
2026–	Cornell Big Red
Senior career*
Years	Team
2024–	Los Angeles FC 2
International career‡
2025–	Japan U17
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 November 2025

Ethan Scally (Japanese: Shuji Muramatsu (村松秀司, Muramatsu Shuji); born 8 June 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in the United States, he represents Japan at international level.

Early life

Scally was born on 8 June 2008 in Los Angeles, California, United States. A native of the city, he is the son of a Japanese mother and an American father.^[1] Growing up, he played American football.^[2]

Club career

As a youth player, Scally joined the youth academy of American side Los Angeles FC. In 2024, he was promoted to the club's reserve team.^[3]

International career

Scally is a Japan youth international. During April 2025, he played for the Japan national under-17 football team at the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.

References

^ "「プレッシャーはある。でも...」キャプテン&守護神の村松秀司がU-17W杯での活躍誓う！異色のキャリアを突き進む男が"初の世界戦"" ["There is pressure, but..." Captain and goalkeeper Hideji Muramatsu vows to do his best at the U-17 World Cup! A man with an unusual career heading into his "first world match"] (in Japanese). Soccer Digest Web. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
^ "PK練習で3本ストップ。アメリカから台頭の守護神、GK村松秀司(ロサンゼルスFC)がU-17日本代表をU-17W杯とアジア制覇へ導く" [Stopping three penalty kicks in training. The rising star goalkeeper from the United States, Goalkeeper Shuji Muramatsu (Los Angeles FC), leads the U-17 Japan National Team to victory in the U-17 World Cup and Asian Championships] (in Japanese). Gekisaka. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
^ Ethan Scally at WorldFootball.net

External links

Ethan Scally at WorldFootball.net

[1] "「プレッシャーはある。でも...」キャプテン&守護神の村松秀司がU-17W杯での活躍誓う！異色のキャリアを突き進む男が"初の世界戦"" ["There is pressure, but..." Captain and goalkeeper Hideji Muramatsu vows to do his best at the U-17 World Cup! A man with an unusual career heading into his "first world match"] (in Japanese). Soccer Digest Web. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[2] "PK練習で3本ストップ。アメリカから台頭の守護神、GK村松秀司(ロサンゼルスFC)がU-17日本代表をU-17W杯とアジア制覇へ導く" [Stopping three penalty kicks in training. The rising star goalkeeper from the United States, Goalkeeper Shuji Muramatsu (Los Angeles FC), leads the U-17 Japan National Team to victory in the U-17 World Cup and Asian Championships] (in Japanese). Gekisaka. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[3] Ethan Scally at WorldFootball.net

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