In an interview with the “Rheinische Post”, the right defender reveals how he found Borussia Mönchengladbach. A scouting team from the Bundesliga club discovered the then still minor in a training camp. At that time, Joe Scally was already a U-17 international in his country, the USA.
For Scally, the first meeting was informal
It all started in a hotel in Florida. “At the time I was still so young that everything was purely informal,” the current professional tells the newspaper. The offer at the time: At the age of 18, the talent could come to Germany to take a closer look at everything. His family should also move to the Central European country with him.
On site, the young star then decided to change. At the beginning of the year it became official: The US boy from New York City FC was bought for 1.8 million euros. Both the club and the players were very pleased: “Being able to play in Germany is a big dream, so I couldn’t be happier,” said the newcomer about the events at the time.
Patience pays off
As is so often the case in life, this saying also applied to the right footer. In the past season he was only on the field for the reserve of the former German champions in the Regionalliga West. But the defensive player was quickly able to make a name for himself and convince his bosses of his playing qualities. As a thank you there was the professional debut in the game against Bayern on August 13th. In the following eight games he was able to defend his regular place in his position against competitors and even score a goal.
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