Elvis Scott

Elvis Geovany Scott Ruiz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈelβis esˈkot]; born 1 August 1978) is a Honduran former football striker who last played for Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca.

Elvis Scott
Personal information
Full name Elvis Geovany Scott Ruiz
Date of birth (1978-08-01) 1 August 1978
Place of birth Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Platense 62 (21)
2001–2002 Olimpia
2002 Marathón 37 (13)
2003 Alianza
2003–2004 Olimpia
2004–2005 Universidad
2005–2006 Motagua (2)
2006–2009 Changchun Yatai 65 (21)
2008 → Beijing Guoan (loan) 19 (4)
2009 Marathón 3 (1)
2010 Platense (2)
2010 Necaxa
2011 Platense
2012 Juventud Retalteca 16 (2)
International career‡
2000–2006 Honduras 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2013
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Scott and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Club career

Scott started his career at hometown club Platense before spells at several different teams in the Honduran National League. He also had a season, the 2003 Clausura, in El Salvador with Alianza.[1] He was bought by the Chinese club Changchun Yatai in December 2005, along with his teammate Victor Mena and Olimpia player Samuel Caballero.[2] He returned to Honduras in summer 2009 and was snapped up by Marathón just in time for the 2009 Apertura.[3]

He joined Necaxa from Platense for the 2010 Apertura season[4] but claiming the club owed him money he left them[5] and he returned to Platense in August 2011,[6] but he moved abroad again to play for Guatemalan side Juventud Retalteca in January 2012.[7] In June 2012 he returned to Platense to seal another contract with the club.[8]

Club career stats

Last update: 31 July 2009

SeasonTeamCountryDivisionAppsGoals
98/99Platense Honduras1123
99/00Platense Honduras13412
00/01Platense Honduras1166
01/02Marathón Honduras1?13
02/03Olimpia Honduras1??
2003Alianza El Salvador1??
03/04Olimpia Honduras1??
04/05Olimpia Honduras1??
05/06Motagua Honduras1??
2006Changchun Yatai China1236
2007Changchun Yatai China12312
2008Changchun Yatai China140
2008Beijing Guoan China1184
2009Changchun Yatai China1153
2009Marathón Honduras131

International career

He was a member of Honduras' squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[9]

Scott made his senior debut for Honduras in an August 2000 friendly match against Haiti and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal. His second and final international was a February 2006 friendly match against China.

International goals
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 August 2000New York City, United States Haiti4–04–0friendly match

References
  1. Scott se siente libre de culpa – El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  2. Elvis Scott y Víctor Mena jugarán en China – Terra (in Spanish)
  3. Elvis Scott ya entrena con los verdolagas Archived 2 July 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  4. Elvis Scott está hecho un “rayo” – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  5. Scott pone claro a Necaxa Archived 2 July 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  6. Elvis Scott podría jugar en Platense – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  7. Henry Martínez pasó al Heredia – El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  8. Walter Hernández, Jaime Rosales y Elvis Scott entrenan con el Platense Archived 16 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  9. Elvis Scott – FIFA competition record (archived)
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