Initially announced in 2019, New York City FC parted ways with Homegrown signing Joe Scally in a transfer to Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach at the end of the 2020 season in a deal worth a fee of around $2 million, with incentives that could grow to $7 million. Since then, Scally has mostly featured for Gladbach’s reserve side, making 12 appearances to date.
Earlier today, the 18-year-old right back featured extensively for Gladbach in a friendly against 3. Liga team Viktoria Koln. Here’s a look at some highlights.
According to one onlooker, Scally impressed, being “skillful on the ball, decent passer/crosser, reads the game fairly well, [and] good enough speed to hang.