Scott van-der-Sluis

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
Place of birth Connah's Quay, Wales
Position 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 Runcorn Linnets 5 (0)
2022–2023 Shelbourne 0 (0)
2024 Widnes
2025 Bangor City 1876
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)

Scott van-der-Sluis (born 9 January 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer, who plays 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. In 2026, he appeared on the third series of Love Island: All Stars, finishing in third place.

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]

In late 2025 he joined Bangor City 1876[8] but did not make a first-team appearance.

International career

Van-der-Sluis has represented Wales at U15, U16 and U17 level a total of 10 times, winning the Victory Shield in 2015.[9]

Personal life

Van-der-Sluis is the younger brother of former footballer Jamie Reed.[10]

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 and departing on Day 52.[11].[12] Less than a month after leaving the British version, Van-der-Sluis joined the fifth series of Love Island USA where he was eliminated after just one week.[13] He then took part in the spin-off Love Island Games, where he was dumped after three days.[14] Since he appeared on three different versions of the Love Island franchise in under three months, he became one of the most frequent contestants to appear in the show's history.[15] In 2026, Van-der-Sluis entered the third series of Love Island: All Stars as the first bombshell on Day 1, reaching the final alongside partner Leanne Amaning and finishing in third place.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Coleman, Tom (18 May 2019). "The full Swansea retained list as Fer and other big names leave". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bangor City suspended over unpaid wages". BBC Sport. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Shelbourne announce signing of Welsh goalkeeper Scott Van der Sluis". Shelbourne FC. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Andrew Dempsey (1 July 2022). "League of Ireland: Confirmed summer signings in the 2022 Premier & First Division". Pundit Arena. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bonagee United beaten by superb Shelbourne in FAI Cup". 26 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Damien Duff: 'I was shocked and saddened that Scott chose a villa in Mallorca full of beautiful, single women over myself, the staff and players'". Independent.ie. 15 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Scott van-der-Sluis Returns to Sign for Bangor". The Bangor Aye. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". www.runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Katie (17 December 2025). "Love Island star 'signs up for All Stars as sibling lets slip he's on show'". Daily Mirror.
  11. ↑ "Who is Scott van der Sluis? Meet the Love Island 2023 contestant and footballer".
  12. ↑ "Love Island stars dump one couple days before final". Digital Spy. 26 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "New Love Island bombshell confirmed as League of Ireland goalkeeper Scott van der Sluis". Independent.ie. 15 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "The complete Love Island Games line-up and all the ex contestants". Capital. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Scott van-der-Sluis reveals what fans can expect from Love Island Games: 'It's very different'". 14 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Love Island All Stars 2026 ages: How old are the cast and who is the oldest?". Capital. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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