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Jorden Scott
2013 MAAC Coach Of The Year
Jorden Scott enters his 11th year as Head Coach of the Manhattan Men's Soccer team in 2023.
Scott was named as the eighth coach in in the history of the program after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant and has over 16 years of coaching and playing experience.
During the 2022 campaign, Scott guided the Jaspers to an 8-5-6 mark, 5-1-4 record in MAAC play, as Manhattan advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament. Rookie Nasim Akki was named the 2022 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year.
In the 2021 season, Scott posted six wins, with four in MAAC play, while earning a spot in the MAAC tournament for the third time in the last four years. They clinched the spot in the tournament after posting a 2-0 win over Rider in the final game of the season. Goalkeeper Danny DiMarco earned MAAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in net in that pivitoal contest. Scott also lead the team to its third straight win over Bronx neighbor Fordham, 1-0.
In 2019, he guided the Jaspers to their second MAAC Tournament appearance in three years, while Adrien Awana became the first player in over 20 years to earn back-to-back All-MAAC First Team honors. Berti Fourrier also collected Second Team honors for the second-straight season.
In 2018, Manhattan achieved a program-record 12 wins, including its highest non-conference winning percentage at .875. During that impressive run, the Kelly Green and White recorded its first win over a ranked opponent in program history, taking down No. 25 Fordham at Gaelic Park on September 18. College Soccer News ranked Manhattan 30th in the nation for the week ending September 23 after the win. The United Soccer Coaches also had Manhattan in the East Region Poll Top 10 for seven weeks during the year, reaching as high as third among teams from the MAAC, AAC and the Big East. In addition, Manhattan received votes in the USC Top 25 National Poll for the first time as a program. The Jasper defense picked up a program-best nine shutouts while allowing a program-low 12 goals on the season.
Under Scott's tutelage in 2018, Awana was named to the All-MAAC First Team, while Marcellin Gohier and Fourrier collected All-MAAC Second Team honors.
Scott guided the Jaspers to its second-most wins in program history in 2017, going 9-8-1 (6-3-1 MAAC). The team's six MAAC wins and 19 conference points are the most during his seven years in charge. Manhattan also advanced to the MAAC Tournament for the first time since 2015 and hosted its first-ever postseason match at Gaelic Park.
In that 2017 campaign, the Jaspers set then-program records for the fewest goals allowed (16) and tied the high mark with eight shutouts. Gohier became the program's first MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year and was named to the All-MAAC First Team. In addition, Lucas Da Silva and Luke Greaves were selected to the All-MAAC Second Team.
In his first year at the helm of the program in 2013, Scott was named MAAC Coach of the Year. He led the Jaspers to a 5-3-2 conference record and a top-four seed in the MAAC tournament for just the fifth time in program history, while reaching the postseason under the four-team format for the first time since 2001. The five MAAC victories also tied the program record, while the 17 points set a school record.
Manhattan dropped a heartbreaker in the semifinals to Monmouth via penalty kicks. Tommy Amos earned All-MAAC Second Team honors during the regular season while Daniel Festa and Jake Scavetta earned MAAC All-Tournament Team honors. Additionally, Andrew Melitsanopoulos notched a spot on the MAAC All-Rookie Team.
In 2016, Ryan Shields was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team while the Jaspers registered draws with NCAA participants Rider and Fordham.
During the 2015 season, Abraham Bartoah became Scott's first-ever All-MAAC First Team selection as the Jaspers defeated Saint Peter's in the opening round of the conference tournament before dropping a one-goal heartbreaker to MAAC Regular Season Champion Monmouth.
In 2014, Amos repeated on the All-MAAC team and was joined by Bartoah.
Scott has served as the Academy Director at Sports Domain Academy in Montclair, NJ and has coached within the organization since 2003. In this role, he trains players 18 years and under across the tri-state region. During his tenure at Sports Domain Academy, several of Scott's teams have earned state and national recognition. He coaches the Montclair Gauchos (U16 boys) who, in 2012, reached the U.S. Youth National Championships in Phoenix, after winning the New Jersey State Cup and capturing the Region 1 title with a dramatic 4-3 overtime win against Olney Maryland.
From 2004-2008, Scott worked as the Football for Life Program Director in Maun & Kasane, Botswana (Africa) training over 300 children ages 7 to 15 living in poverty.
In the United Kingdom, Scott was the head coach of the University of Glamorgan (First Team) from 2001-2003 which competed at an elite level within British University Sport. He also spent two years as the head coach of the men's and women's national teams at the University of Wales Athletic Union.
At the collegiate level, Scott was the team captain of the first team at University of Glamorgan and for Wales Universities. He also played five years (1993-97) as a youth professional with Ayr United FC in Scotland.
Scott earned his bachelor's degree in Sports Psychology from the University of Glamorgan in 2002, and gained his Masters in Organizational Leadership from Manhattan College in 2021. Scott holds a UEFA B coaching license and a NSCAA Premier Diploma.
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