Scott van-der-Sluis

Scott van-der-Sluis (born 9 January 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. In 2023, he appeared as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island and the fifth series of Love Island USA, as well as the spin-off Love Island Games.

Scott van-der-Sluis

Van-der-Sluis playing for Bangor City in 2021
Personal information
Birth name	Scott van-der-Sluis
Date of birth	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Connah's Quay, Wales
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2009–2010	Manchester United
2010–2014	Liverpool
2015–2018	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Swansea City	0	(0)
2019	→ Merthyr Town (loan)	10	(0)
2020	Northwich Victoria	11	(0)
2020	Runcorn Linnets	6	(0)
2020–2021	City of Liverpool	1	(0)
2021–2022	Bangor City	8	(0)
2022-2022	Runcorn Linnets	5	(0)
2022–2023	Shelbourne	0	(0)
International career
2014-2016	Wales U15	6	(0)
2016	Wales U16	3	(0)
2017	Wales U17	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:43, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Van-der-Sluis signed for Manchester United as an eight-year-old in 2009. A boyhood Liverpool fan, he moved to the Reds' academy in 2010 and spent five seasons with the club.

After leaving Liverpool in 2015, Van-der-Sluis joined Swansea City and moved to South Wales for four years, leaving at the expiration of his contract in 2019.^[1]

He also played in the English non-league system, for Northwich Victoria, Runcorn Linnets and Merthyr Town.^[2]

Bangor City

In 2021, Van-der-Sluis came back to his native North Wales and signed for Cymru Leagues club Bangor City, quickly establishing himself as club-captain. However, following a Football Association of Wales league suspension that stopped the club from playing matches, Van-der-Sluis left the club in early 2022.^[3]

Shelbourne

On 16 June 2022, Van-der-Sluis signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne.^[4][5] On 26 August 2022, he made his debut for Shelbourne, keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 FAI Cup win against Bonagee United.^[6] On 30 November 2022, he renewed his contract with Shelbourne for the upcoming 2023 season.

In June 2023, it was announced that he had left the club without making a league appearance, in order to participate on Love Island; Shelbourne manager Damien Duff said Van-der-Sluis would not be returning to the club.^[7]

International career

He has represented Wales at U15, U16 and U17 level a total of 10 times, winning the Victory Shield in 2015.^[8]

Personal life

Van-der-Sluis is the younger brother of former footballer Jamie Reed.

Love Island

In 2023, Van-der-Sluis was confirmed as a contestant on the tenth series of Love Island, entering the villa as a "bombshell" on Day 11.^[9] He was dumped alongside Abi Moores on Day 52.^[10] Less than a month after being dumped from British version, Van-der-Sluis joined the fifth series of Love Island USA. He was eliminated after just one week.^[11] He then took part in the spin-off Love Island Games, where he was dumped after three days.^[12] Since Van-der-Sluis has appeared on three different versions on the Love Island franchise in under three months, he is one of the most frequent contestants to appear in the show's history.^[13]