Elijah Monte Scott (born 3 February 2006) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Lecce. Born in Germany, he has represented Germany and the United States internationally at youth level.

Elijah Scott
Personal information
Full name Elijah Monte Scott[1]
Date of birth (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Lecce
Youth career
–2022 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
2023–2024 VfB Stuttgart
2025– Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 VfB Stuttgart II 1 (0)
2025– Lecce 0 (0)
International career
2023 Germany U18 2 (0)
2026– United States U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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As a youth player, Scott joined the youth academy of German side SG Sonnenhof Großaspach. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of German side VfB Stuttgart in 2023, where he played in the UEFA Youth League[2] and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2024, where he made one league appearance and scored zero goals.[3] Subsequently, he signed for Italian Serie A side Lecce in 2025.[1]

International career

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Scott is a Germany and United States youth international. On 15 November 2023, he debuted for the Germany under-18 national team during a 2–1 away friendly loss to the Czech Republic.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Elijah Scott at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Elijah Scott – von den VfB-Junioren in die Serie A?" [Elijah Scott – from VfB Stuttgart's youth teams to Serie A?] (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. "Fünf frühere VfB-Profis in Italien – mit Höhen und Tiefen" [Five former VfB Stuttgart professionals in Italy – with highs and lows] (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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