Height: 6’0″
Weight: 195
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Nationality: Jamaica
Birthdate: 07/08/95
Last Club: Louisville City FC
LAST SEASON
The 2025 season saw Jordan Scarlett lead the team to its most successful year yet. Hartford Athletic’s captain made 25 appearances, with 24 starts, and logged 2,165 minutes in the regular season, while playing and starting all but one game of the USL Jägermeister Cup – which Athletic went on to win. Over the course of the regular season, Scarlett won 12 of 23 tackles, 99 of 173 duels and 47 of 77 aerial duels. The Bronx, NY native also ranked in the top five on the team for clearances (119), blocks (19) and interceptions (18). In addition to making crucial defensive plays, Scarlett added two goals and one assist throughout the regular season, along with providing the winning goal in Hartford’s Jägermeister Cup semifinal match. Scarlett will be wearing the captain’s armband again in 2026 and will be remaining with the club through 2027, as he has extended his contract for one additional year.
USL EXPERIENCE
Returning to Hartford for his 10th season in the USL, Scarlett has repeatedly made his mark as a great defender. He has over 15,000 minutes played in the league with almost 200 appearances. Additionally, Scarlett has attended seven League or Cup finals, including five Eastern Conference Finals and one USL Championship Final. He was set for one more USL Championship Final but the game was cancelled due to COVID-19. Scarlett’s first season in the USL was in 2017 with New York Red Bulls II. He played there for three seasons, where he ranked near the top of the team in most defensive stats. Scarlett’s best year with NeTaw York was his 2019 campaign, when he appeared in 27 matches and started in 26. He led the club in clearances, blocks, and interceptions, outpacing his second-place teammates by 19 in blocks and 30 in interceptions. This performance landed Scarlett a contract with Tampa Bay Rowdies, spending three more seasons in the southeast. Once again dominating, he led the club in interceptions and tackles in 2020 and continued to shine through the 2022 season. After his successful run in Tampa, he signed with Louisville City FC in 2023 before joining Hartford Athletic in 2024 for a standout first season as captain and defensive anchor.
OUTSIDE THE USL
Scarlett began playing soccer for Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx his sophomore year, playing through his senior year. During his short high school career, he scored 19 goals in 34 appearances. Scarlett then went on to play for Iona College, spending three seasons there. In that time, he earned two All-MAAC Academic Team selections and one All-MAAC Second Team honor. During college, he competed with Reading United AC of the USL Premier Development League and Lehigh Valley United of USL2. He would forgo his senior season, being taken 61st overall by the New York Red Bulls in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
HONORS & AWARDS
- Nominated for Hartford Athletic Fans’ Choice Defender of the Year (2025)
- USL TOTW, Week 25 (2025)
- USL TOTW 2x (2022)
- USL All-League Second Team (2020)
