Alex Scott is a former football player and is currently working as a sports presenter and pundit for BBC. The Arsenal player has made 140 appearances for the English National team. Moreover, Scott also represented the England football team in the 2012 London Olympics. In 2011, Alex Scott opened “The Alex Scott Academy”, the first of its kind in the UK for female football players aged 16-19. Currently, Alex Scott is in Qatar to cover the mega event of the FIFA World Cup 2023.
Alex Scott Age
Alex Scott was born on 14 October 1984. The former Arsenal football player is 38 years old currently.
Alex Scott Husband
Alex Scott recently admitted to being single currently. However, she also revealed that she first fell in love with her Arsenal teammate Kelly Smith. The duo first met in 2005 when Smith was five-years senior than Scott. Scott revealed being in a long-term relationship with Kelly Smith. Subsequently, she has also been linked with actor Sam Robertson. However, neither of the ever confirmed the rumors.
Parents
Alex Scott was born in Poplar, London, UK to mother Carol McKee and Jamaican father Tony Scott. In 2022, Alex Scott revealed that his father Tony abused and bullied her as a child. Tony Scott left the family, Alex, her mother Carol, and her brother when she was 7. Scott’s brother, Ronnie Scott also confirmed Alex’s claim of their father being violent during their childhood.
Biography
Alex Scott was born in 1984 in Poplar, London. Scott went to the Langdon Park School, deemed a sports school. Scott signed a deal with Arsenal when she was just 8-years-old. Scott went on to play for Arsenal in three separate periods. In the midst, she joined Birmingham City in 2004-05 and then three years for Boston Breakers in the American Women’s Professional Soccer.
Scott scored the game-winning goal for Arsenal in the 2007 UEFA Women’s Cup Final leading them to a victory in the championship. Moving on, she went on to play for England at the U19 and U21 levels, as well as at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship. Subsequently, Alex represented Great Britain in the 2012 Olympic games. Scott, consequently, won the bronze at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and silver at the 2009 UEFA Women’s Euros. Scott bid adieu to the game in 2017, ending her career as the second-highest cap holder for England.
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Alex Scott Net Worth
Scott has a reported net worth of $2 million currently. her impressive worth is a result of a successful football career followed by her current career as a sports presenter.
