Earthquakes Trade for Sealy

The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the team has acquired Kansas City Wizards forward Scott Sealy. Per league and team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sealy was acquired in exchange for allocation money from the Wizards.

Sealy, 27, is in his fourth season in Major League Soccer this year, and he has scored 28 goals and notched five assists in 88 games in his career. This season, he has played 13 games and scored two goals for the Wizards.

“Scott is a proven goal scorer in this league,” said Doyle. “He has a good sense around the net and should immediately bolster our attack. He is an excellent addition to our team.”

As a rookie in 2005, Sealy burst onto the MLS scene with nine goals and two assists and was named a finalist for MLS Rookie of the Year. He led all rookies in goals that year after netting his first career goal against the Earthquakes on April 23, 2005. He appeared in 28 games that season. After netting a career-high 10 goals in 2006, he scored seven more goals in just 18 appearances in 2007. He started all three playoff games for Kansas City in 2007 as he helped them reach the Western Conference Championship game.

A native of Trinidad, Sealy has made 12 appearances for the Trinidad and Tobago National Team. He scored a goal in his first appearance in a Trinidad and Tobago uniform on June 20, 2004 against the Dominican Republic. Sealy also played in several World Cup qualifying matches in 2005.

Prior to joining MLS, Sealy was a standout forward for Wake Forest. He finished his career as Wake Forest’s second all-time leading goal scorer with 43 goals. Sealy was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team along with being Offensive Player of the Year in his senior year. He played with fellow San Jose teammates James Riley and Amir Lowery at Wake Forest.