FRISCO, Texas (January 24, 2023) – FC Dallas forward Tarik Scott and North Texas SC defender Malachi Molina have been called up by Jamaica U-20 MYNT head coach John Wall for a training camp in Trinidad and Tobago from January 22 through February 2.
Scott, 18, became FC Dallas’ 34th Homegrown player on November 15, 2022, and spent the 2023 preseason with Dallas prior to injuring his ACL and LCL in his right knee during a preseason game against Malmö FF. Scott made his professional debut on March 26, 2022, with MLS NEXT Pro’s North Texas SC where he scored his first professional brace in NTSC’s 3-1 win against MNUFC2. Scott is the third MoneyGram international call-up of the 2024 season for FC Dallas.
Scott joined the FC Dallas youth system at age five in 2011 before joining the FC Dallas Academy system in 2016. With the FC Dallas Academy, Scott won the 2018 Dallas Cup and the 2019 Bayern Adidas Campus Cup. He was also the 2021 U-17 MLS NEXT Cup Golden Boot winner after scoring four goals for the FC Dallas U-17 Academy team.
Molina, 17, signed his first professional contract with North Texas SC on August 31, 2023. The Miami, Florida native made his professional debut in the 2-1 win over MNUFC2 at Choctaw Stadium on April 16. He made six appearances and logged 416 minutes during the 2023 season. Molina is the first MoneyGram international call-up of the 2024 season for North Texas SC.
Molina featured for the Reggae Boyz in the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship in Guatemala. He started in all three group stage matches securing a second-place finish. The right back started and played the 90 minutes in Jamaica’s 2-1 defeat to Guatemala in the round of 16.
JAMAICA U-20 MYNT ROSTER BY POSITION –
GOALKEEPERS (3): Joshua Grant, Taywane Lynch, D’Jone Davis.
DEFENDERS (7): Michael Forbes, Ahir Dixon, Malachi Molina, Ronaldo Barrett, Malachi Grant, Keyanni Jackson, Omario Henry.
MIDFIELDERS (8): Christopher Ainsworth, Romarion Thomas, Kobi Thomas, Kyron Horsley-Mckay, Denzel McKenzie, Jahmani Bell, Nickoy Gayle, Adrian Reid Jr.
FORWARDS (5): Demarion Harris, Dustin Cohen, Tarik Scott, Brian Burkett, Tyrese Gowe.
