Scott van-der-Sluis

Scott van-der-Sluis (born Scott Reed; 9 January 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper. In 2023, he appeared as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island and the fifth series of Love Island USA, as well as the spin-off Love Island Games.

Scott van-der-Sluis
Van-der-Sluis playing for Bangor City in 2021
Personal information
Birth name Scott Reed
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001
Place of birth Connah's Quay, Wales
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2009–2010 Manchester United
2010–2014 Liverpool
2015–2018 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Swansea City 0 (0)
2019 → Merthyr Town (loan) 10 (0)
2020 Northwich Victoria 11 (0)
2020 Runcorn 6 (0)
2020–2021 City of Liverpool 1 (0)
2021–2022 Bangor City 8 (0)
2022–2023 Shelbourne 0 (0)
International career
2014-2016 Wales U15 6 (0)
2016 Wales U16 3 (0)
2017 Wales U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Van-der-Sluis signed for Manchester United as an eight-year-old in 2009. A boyhood Liverpool fan, he moved to the Reds' academy in 2010 and spent five seasons with the club.

After leaving Liverpool in 2015, Van-der-Sluis joined Swansea City and moved to South Wales for four years, leaving at the expiration of his contract in 2019.[1]

He also played in the English non-league system, for Northwich Victoria, Runcorn Linnets and Merthyr Town.[2]

Bangor City

In 2021, Van-der-Sluis came back to his native North Wales and signed for Cymru Leagues club Bangor City, quickly establishing himself as club-captain. However, following a Football Association of Wales league suspension that stopped the club from playing matches, Van-der-Sluis left the club in early 2022.[3]

Shelbourne

On 16 June 2022, Van-der-Sluis signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne.[4][5] On 26 August 2022, he made his debut for Shelbourne, keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 FAI Cup win against Bonagee United.[6] On 30 November 2022, he renewed his contract with Shelbourne for the upcoming 2023 season.

In June 2023, it was announced that he had left the club without making a league appearance, in order to participate on Love Island; Shelbourne manager Damien Duff said Van-der-Sluis would not be returning to the club.[7]

International career

He has represented Wales at U15, U16 and U17 level a total of 10 times, winning the Victory Shield in 2015.[8]

Personal life

Van-der-Sluis is the younger brother of former footballer Jamie Reed.

Love Island

In 2023, Van-der-Sluis was confirmed as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island, entering the villa as a "bombshell" on Day 11.[9] He was dumped alongside Abi Moores on Day 52.[10] Less than a month after being dumped from British version, Van-der-Sluis joined the fifth series of Love Island USA. He was eliminated alongside Johnnie Olivia after just one week.[11] He then took part in the the spin-off Love Island Games.[12] Since Van-der-Sluis has appeared on three different versions on the Love Island franchise in under three months, he is the most frequent contestant to appear in the show's history.[13]

References
  1. Coleman, Tom (18 May 2019). "The full Swansea retained list as Fer and other big names leave". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. "Bangor City suspended over unpaid wages". BBC Sport. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. "Shelbourne announce signing of Welsh goalkeeper Scott Van der Sluis". Shelbourne FC. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. Andrew Dempsey (1 July 2022). "League of Ireland: Confirmed summer signings in the 2022 Premier & First Division". Pundit Arena. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. "Bonagee United beaten by superb Shelbourne in FAI Cup". 26 August 2022.
  7. "Damien Duff: 'I was shocked and saddened that Scott chose a villa in Mallorca full of beautiful, single women over myself, the staff and players'". Independent.ie. 15 June 2023.
  8. "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk.
  9. https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/love-island-2023-contestant-scott-van-der-sluis/
  10. https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a44653922/love-island-2023-abi-scott-dumped/
  11. "New Love Island bombshell confirmed as League of Ireland goalkeeper Scott van der Sluis". Independent.ie. 15 June 2023.
  12. "The complete Love Island Games line-up and all the ex contestants". Capital. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. https://goss.ie/uk-showbiz/scott-van-der-sluis-reveals-what-fans-can-expect-from-love-island-games-its-very-different-354982
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