Sheika Scott
Personal information
Full name Sheika Daleicha Scott Richardson
Date of birth (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006
Place of birth Talamanca, Costa Rica
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Forward
Team information
Current team
 Alajuelense
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Municipal Pococí
2022– Alajuelense
International career‡
2022– Costa Rica U-17 4 (3)
2022– Costa Rica U-20 4 (1)
2022– Costa Rica 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:56, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Sheika Daleicha Scott Richardson (born 22 October 2006) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for the Primera División club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica women's national team. Scott can play as an attacking midfielder, as well as a forward.

Club career

Municipal Pococi

On 8 August 2021, Scott became the youngest player to score in the Costa Rican Women's Premier Division, at just 14 years old.[1]

Alajuelense

On 22 December 2022, Scott was signed by Alajuelense for a one-year contract.[2][3] On 15 January 2023, she in played the Costa Rican Super Cup in her debut against Sporting F.C.. Scott entered at the 60th minute substituting for Shirley Cruz; Alajuelense would lose to Sporting in a penalty shootout by 1–3.[4]

On 27 January 2023, Scott made her debut with the club on the first date of the 2023 Apertura season against Sporting F.C., a game that ended with a 1–1 draw.[5] On 5 February, she faced Herediano on the second day of the season, at the 32nd minute, Scott scored her first goal with the red and black team, Alajuelense won the match 4–0.[6]

International career

On 4 November 2022, Scott was called up by Amelia Valverde to represent the Costa Rican team in two friendly matches.[7] She made her debut with the senior team on 11 November, replacing Carolina Venegas in a friendly match against the Netherlands, in which they were defeated by the score of 4–0.[8] Four days later, they faced Portugal, where Scott entered at the 62nd minute for Yerling Ovares, ending in a 1–0 defeat.[9]

On 6 July 2023, Scott was called up to the 23-player squad to play the 2023 World Cup.[10][11]

Honours

Alajuelense

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Génesis Castillo Mora (9 August 2021). "Sheika Scott; 14 años y está en la Primera División". Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ↑ LDA Alajuelense (22 December 2022). "LA JOVEN FUTBOLISTA SHEIKA SCOTT REFORZARÁ EL ATAQUE DE LAS LEONAS". Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Valeria Martínez (21 December 2022). "Alajuelense femenino suma una nueva ficha mundialista". Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ↑ José Manuel Madrigal (15 January 2023). "Sporting FC destrona a Las Leonas". Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Costa Rica FF (27 January 2023). "Primera fecha del Torneo Apertura 2023 - LDA vs Sporting F.C". Facebook. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Costa Rica FF (5 February 2023). "Herediano vs LDA". Facebook. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Ismael Hernández Porras (4 November 2022). "La Selección Femenina de Costa Rica se prepara para los amistosos contra Países Bajos y Portugal". Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Dinia Vargas (11 November 2022). "Países Bajos montó su fiesta goleando a la Sele Femenina". Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Redacción Capital (15 November 2022). "Portugal derrotó por la mínima diferencia a Costa Rica en amistoso femenino internacional". Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Julián Malek (6 June 2023). "Costa Rica anuncia la convocatoria oficial para el Mundial Femenino 2023". Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Fonseca, Graciela (6 July 2023). "Amelia Valverde: "Estas 23 tienen una responsabilidad grandísima a partir de hoy"" [Amelia Valverde: "These 23 have a huge responsibility as of today"] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Mexico's Soto, Velasco earn top honors at CWU20". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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