Skotsen started out in junior team of Bohun Lwów, but after it was closed down by the Polish authorities in 1931, he continued to play at Tryzub Lwów. In 1934 Skotsen debuted for the Tryzub's senior team. In 1935-1939 he played
Ukraina Lwów in the district league of
Lwów Voivodeship. During the
World War II and Soviet occupation in 1939 Skotsen was added to
FC Dynamo Lviv. In January–April 1940 he was listed as a player of
FC Dynamo Moscow. Later Skotsen was called on to army and was sent to organize army team in
Lviv,
DKA Lviv. From September 1940 to June 1941 he was on a roster of
FC Dynamo Kyiv. After the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Skotsen returned to Lviv where he coached a local team of the city opera and played for the revived
Ukraina Lwów in 1941–1943. In 1943 Skotsen was a playing coach for Dovbush Kolomyia and Lemko Sanok. In 1944 he moved to Slovakia where he joined
MŠK Žilina playing at the
1943–44 Slovenská liga. The next season Skotsen spent in Ukraina Saltzburg. In 1946-47 he played for Ukraina Ulm and Phönix-Alemannia Karlsruhe (a predecessor of
Karlsruher SC). In 1948 Skotsen played for
Olympique Charleroi in the
1947–48 Belgian First Division. Couple of seasons between 1948 and 1950 he spent playing for
OGC Nice. After that, he emigrated to
Canada where he played for several Ukrainian teams. == Managerial career ==