Long Island’s Joe Scally continues meteoric soccer rise with second USMNT World Cup selection
Joe Scally, a 23-year-old soccer player from Long Island, has been selected for the USMNT World Cup team for the second consecutive time. Scally, who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach, expressed his excitement and gratitude for the support of his family and community. His journey in soccer has been influenced by his family's deep-rooted connection to the sport.
- ▪Joe Scally is the youngest non-German to play 150 Bundesliga matches.
- ▪He was the youngest member of the USMNT at the 2022 World Cup.
- ▪Scally joined NYCFC's youth academy at age 14 and signed a pro contract at 15.
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Soccer Long Island’s Joe Scally continues meteoric soccer rise with second USMNT World Cup selection By Alex Mitchell Published May 26, 2026, 11:35 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Joe Scally is seeing stars — and stripes. Long Island’s most talented soccer player is tugging on a Team USA jersey for the second World Cup in a row, after the 23-year-old anxiously awaited the good news while surrounded by family in their Lake Grove home last weekend. “It was a very, very stressful, long day, but once [the call] came, we were ecstatic,” Scally told The Post after taking the stage at the USA roster reveal in Lower Manhattan on Monday.
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