Scott Sutter
{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Scott Sutter
| image = Scott Sutter 2009.jpg
| upright = 1.1
| full_name = Scott Lee Sutter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Enfield, London, England
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1996–1998
| youthclubs1 = Millwall
| youthyears2 = 1998–2000
| youthclubs2 = Barnet
| youthyears3 = 2000–2002
| youthclubs3 = Aston Villa
| youthyears4 = 2002–2003
| youthclubs4 = Charlton Athletic
| youthyears5 = 2003
| youthclubs5 = Grasshoppers
| years1 = 2003–2009
| clubs1 = Grasshoppers
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2009–2017
| clubs2 = Young Boys
| caps2 = 185
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2012
| clubs3 = → Zürich (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = Orlando City SC
| caps4 = 51
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2010
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
Scott Lee Sutter (born 13 May 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Previously he spent 14 years playing in the Swiss Super League for Grasshopper Zürich, FC Zürich and Young Boys and in Major League Soccer for Orlando City SC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born in England, Sutter represented Switzerland at the under-21 and the senior level.
Early life
Sutter was born in Enfield, and grew up in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire where his family still live. Sutter is the son of an English-born mother of Polish descent[http://www.derbund.ch/bern/dossier/alles-zu-den-berner-young-boys/Scott-Suter-Ein-Spieler-mit-vielen-Talenten/story/31323350 Scott Suter: Ein Spieler mit vielen Talenten] Der Bund, 5 October 2009 and a Swiss father. He attended Chancellor's School in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire and was a childhood fan of Tottenham Hotspur.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/sport/story.aspx?brand=NorthLondon24&category=Sportspurs&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=sport&itemid=WeED10+Aug+2010+12%3A08%3A30%3A020|publisher=Hampstead and Highgate Express|title=Meet Scott, the Spurs fan who could ruin Tottenham's Champions League dream|accessdate=16 August 2010|date=10 August 2010}}
Club career
=Grasshoppers=
Sutter moved to Switzerland in 2002 aged 16 to join Grasshopper Club Zürich. After one year in the U18s and U21s he was called up to the main squad. His first game came aged 18 against Neuchâtel Xamax. He established himself as a first team regular and played in over 80 games including UEFA Cup qualification and group stages in the last two years. At the start of the 2007–08 season Sutter sustained a serious injury to his right ankle and underwent an operation which was successful.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
=Young Boys=
In June 2009 Sutter moved to Young Boys from Grasshoppers, signing a contract until June 2012. He scored his first goal for the Bern club on 29 October 2009, in a 7–1 away league victory over Bellinzona.{{Cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=273593&league=SUI.1&cc=5739 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103220438/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=273593&league=SUI.1&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |publisher=ESPN Soccernet|title=Bellinzona 1–7 Young Boys |accessdate=17 August 2010}} He made appearances for Young Boys in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, against Fenerbahçe and Tottenham Hotspur.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8918259.stm |title=Young Boys 3 – 2 Tottenham |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk |work=BBC Sport |date=17 August 2010 |accessdate=11 September 2010 |author=Mandeep Sanghera}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8939577.stm |title=Tottenham 4 – 0 Young Boys (agg 6 – 3) |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk |work=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2010 |accessdate=11 September 2010 |author=Mandeep Sanghera }}
In January 2012 Sutter was in talks with English club Blackburn Rovers with regards to a possible transfer.{{cite news |url=http://www.bscyb.ch/news-detail.aspx?navi=4&detail=1287 |title=Scott Sutter reist nach Blackburn |publisher=Young Boys Website |work=Young Boys |date=26 January 2012 |accessdate=26 January 2012 |author=Young Boys |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120722113359/http://www.bscyb.ch/news-detail.aspx?navi=4&detail=1287 |archivedate=22 July 2012}} On 14 February 2012 he joined Swiss club FC Zürich on loan till the end of the season.{{cite news |url=http://www.fcz.ch/profis/news_detail.htm?id=1563 |title=Scott Sutter leihweise von YB zum FC Zürich |publisher=FC Zürich Website |work=FC Zürich |date=14 February 2012 |accessdate=14 February 2012 |author=FC Zürich}}
=Orlando City SC=
On 3 March 2017, Sutter was signed by MLS club Orlando City SC.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/03/03/orlando-city-sign-veteran-defender-scott-sutter-swiss-club-young-boys |title=Orlando City sign veteran defender Scott Sutter from Swiss club Young Boys |publisher=MLSSoccer.com |author=Sam Stejskal |date=3 March 2017 |accessdate=16 March 2017 }} He made his debut on 1 April, appearing as a substitute away at Columbus Crew before making his first start the following weekend, beating New York Red Bulls 1–0 at home. Sutter's first goal for Orlando and his only one of the 2017 season came on 22 June 2017, heading home a Kaká free kick in stoppage time to earn a 1–1 draw at Seattle.
Between 5 August and 2 September 2018, Sutter had a notably productive goal-spell scoring 3 times in 4 games, 2 of which were stoppage time equalizers against New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union respectively. At the end of the 2018 season the club announced they had declined his contract option, making him a free agent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/orlando-city-sc/orlando-city-2018-contract-options/|title=Orlando City declines options for eight players after tough 2018 season {{!}} Pro Soccer USA|website=www.prosoccerusa.com|language=en-US|access-date=28 November 2018}}
=Vancouver Whitecaps FC=
On 30 January 2019, Sutter joined MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/01/30/whitecaps-fc-add-right-back-scott-sutter|title=Whitecaps FC add right back Scott Sutter | Vancouver Whitecaps FC}} He was released by Vancouver at the end of the season.{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/10/17/vancouver-whitecaps-exercise-2020-options-reyna-nerwinski-and-ricketts| title = Vancouver Whitecaps exercise 2020 options on Reyna, Nerwinski and Ricketts {{!}} MLSSoccer.com}}
International career
In November 2005, Sutter featured for the Switzerland U21s in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification playoff match against Portugal and played a further youth friendly against Romania the following April. Despite receiving a call up for the Swiss senior team in late 2006, Sutter stated that he no longer wished to be considered for selection for the Swiss national side as he wanted to play for England: "It hit me when I was in a bar supporting England with all my mates, wearing my England shirt and I knew that the next week I was going to be playing for Switzerland. It just didn't feel right. I was English".[http://www.insidefutbol.com/2009/04/02/young-england-lion-sutter-blazing-trail-abroad/5603/ Young England Lion Sutter Blazing Trail Abroad] Inside Futbol, 2 April 2009
However, in August 2010 he accepted another call up for the Swiss squad{{Cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/europe/story/Swiss-call-up-English-born-Sutter-for-Euro-qualifier|title=Swiss call up English-born Sutter|date=30 August 2010|accessdate=6 September 2010|publisher=Associated Press}} and made his debut on 3 September as a halftime substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw with Australia after replacing Stephan Lichtsteiner.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/09/03/world/friendly/switzerland/australia/983853/ |title=Switzerland vs. Australia |date=7 September 2010|accessdate=3 September 2010|publisher=Soccerway}} "Switzerland has given me so much," Sutter said explaining the decision to play for the Swiss national team. "I went through so much with my injury and they gave me the opportunity to play. I would be stupid to turn it down because at one point I didn't think I would play football again. Switzerland is my home but it is also out of gratitude. It is my way of giving something back."{{cite news|url=http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6362511,00.html|title=SUTTER MYSTIFIED BY CONSTANT GOSSIP|publisher=Football365|date=6 September 2010|accessdate=6 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909112755/http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6362511,00.html|archivedate=9 September 2010}} He featured in one more international match for Switzerland, a 1–0 away defeat to Montenegro in a qualifier for UEFA Euro 2012.
Personal life
Sutter holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/01/30/whitecaps-fc-add-right-back-scott-sutter|title=Whitecaps FC add right back Scott Sutter|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup.}} !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="7"|Grasshoppers
|rowspan="6"|Swiss Super League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06
|27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | |
| 2006–07
|30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 5 |
| 2007–08
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 5 |
| rowspan="9"|Young Boys
|rowspan="8"|Swiss Super League |28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 1 | |
| 2010–11
|32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 2 | |
| valign="centre"|2011–12
|13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | |
| 2014–15
|24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | |
| 2016–17
|19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!185 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 46 | 2 | colspan="2"|—||249 | 7 | ||
| Zürich (loan)
|Swiss Super League |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Orlando City SC
|2017 |rowspan="2"|MLS |32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2018
|19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!311 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 399 | 17 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|39849|name=Scott Sutter |accessdate=24 February 2011}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Switzerland
|2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 2 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{SFL|team=52469|player=558092}}
- [https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/Scott-Sutter Scott Sutter] on MLSSoccer.com
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