Full name Paolo Scurti Years Team | Playing position Name Paul Scurti | |
Date of birth (1951-10-02) October 2, 1951 (age 64) | ||
Paolo "Paul" Scurti was an Italian-American soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team.
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Professional
Scurti moved to the United States with his family when he was eleven. In 1972, he signed with the Baltimore Bays of the American Soccer League. In 1974, he moved to the Baltimore Comets of the North American Soccer League in 1974. He played the 1974 and 1975 NASL seasons in Baltimore, but moved to the San Diego Jaws for the 1976 season after the Comets folded. He played the 1978 season with the California Surf but played only two games with them.
National team
Scurti earned his one cap with the national team in a 7-0 loss to Poland on March 26, 1975. He started the game, but was taken off for Pat McBride in the 62nd minute. He also played an unofficial game, a 10-0 loss to Italy on April 2, 1975. In that game, he came off at halftime for Alex Skotarek.