Scott Horta (born October 3, 1988 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States) is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer.

Career

Horta grew up in New Jersey and attended Notre Dame High School there, playing soccer on the high school team for four years. At Notre Dame High School, he was a three-year letter winner and was named to the first team All-State by the Coaches Association of New Jersey. After graduating high school, he attended Towson University and played for the Towson Tigers men soccer team. He began to play for the Puerto Rico National Team during his freshman year of college. After graduating from Towson, Horta joined the New Jersey-based Pipeline S.C.

Scott Horta

International

Between 2008 and 2011, Horta played for the Puerto Rico National Team in eight games.

Scott Horta

He has been capped twice, starting both FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Honduras.

Scott Horta

Personal life

Horta is married to former UMBC women's soccer player Sarah Purdum. The two live together in Maryland.

References

1988 births

Living people

Notre Dame High School (New Jersey) alumni

Puerto Rican men's footballers

Puerto Rico men's international footballers

Towson Tigers men's soccer players

Men's association football defenders

Sportspeople from Princeton, New Jersey

Soccer players from Mercer County, New Jersey