Alex Scott net worth: $2 million
Alex Scott net worth is around $2 million in 2023.
Alex Scott is arguably the best-known female expert covering both men’s and women’s football in England.
Alex has emerged as one of the leading football TV commentators in recent years, helping to pave the way for female broadcasters in the sport.
Alex had a successful playing career of her own, featuring for Arsenal, Birmingham City and Boston Breakers before retiring in 2018 at the age of 33.
Scott has regularly appeared on Sky Sports’ and BBC Sport’s coverage of top-flight football in England.
Alex Scott is a pioneer for women’s football and a role model to young sportsmen and women everywhere. Alex Scott is an ex-footballer and commentator from London, who mostly played as a right-back for Arsenal and the England women’s team.
As the first female commentator for the FIFA video games series, and before that, the first female host of Football Focus.
Alex Scott other Ventures:
In 2011, Alex Scott founded the Alex Scott Academy in partnership with Kingston College and Puma, for female footballers aged 16–19 years. This represented the first such academy in the UK and was intended to highlight the growth of the women’s game. Alex Scott also wrote a weekly women’s football column in the Morning Star newspaper.
Alex Scott was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to football.
Alex Scott Biography:
| Full name | Alexandra Virina Scott |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 1984 (age 38) |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Position(s) | Right-back |
| Youth career | |
| 1992–1999 | Arsenal |
Alex Scott was born in Poplar, East London to a British mother with Northern Irish, English and Lithuanian-Jewish heritage and a Jamaican father.
During the filming of the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? in 2021, Alex Scott discovered that her maternal great-grandfather was a Jew who opposed fascism in East London, and that her 4x great grandfather, a black man, owned 26 slaves/
Scott attended Langdon Park School which has been granted Sports College status. Scott and rapper Dizzee Rascal, also a past pupil, both represented GB (in their own fields) at the 2012 London Olympics.
Her footballing career began in 1992, at the age of eight, when Scott was signed on with Arsenal. Alex played with Arsenal until 2004, when she played a season at Birmingham City.
Alex Scott did a stint in America playing for the newly established Women’s Professional Soccer league between 2009 and 2011.
In the inaugural 2009 Women’s Professional Soccer season, Alex played in 17 games for the Breakers. She scored one goal and added one assist. In 2010, Alex featured in 21 games and registered two assists. Scott started 14 of her 15 matches in 2011. In December 2011, Alex returned to Arsenal on loan for the duration of a three-match pre-season tour of Japan
Between 2002-2017, Scott also played in the England women’s international team and even competed at the 2012 London Olympics.
In 2017, Alex Scott was made an MBE for her services to football.
Alex Scott played her last game in May 2018 and pursued a career as a commentator thereafter. In 2019, Alex Scott competed on Strictly Come Dancing.
How old is Alex Scott?:
Born on 14th October 1984 in London, Alex Scott is 39-years old in 2023.
Who is Alex Scott’s boyfriend?:
Alex Scott is believed to be single at the moment, but she keeps a tight lid on her personal life.
According to reports, Alex Scott was previously linked to Corrie actor Sam Robertson, who plays Ken Barlow’s grandson Adam.
Scott was also rumoured to be having a fling with her dance partner Neil Jones. The two denied any romance.
Alex Scott and teammate Kelly Smith shared a house in Hertfordshire. The pair were team mates in America while both played for the Boston Breakers.Both returned to England to play for Arsenal together in 2012, after the collapse of their American league. In her 2022 memoir, Alex Scott confirmed that she and Smith briefly dated.
