Elvis Scott

Elvis Scott

Personal information
Full name	Elvis Geovany Scott Ruiz
Date of birth	(1978-08-01) 1 August 1978 (age 46)
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.

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.

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

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
98/99	Platense	Honduras	1	12	3
99/00	Platense	Honduras	1	34	12
00/01	Platense	Honduras	1	16	6
01/02	Marathón	Honduras	1	?	13
02/03	Olimpia	Honduras	1	?	?
2003	Alianza	El Salvador	1	?	?
03/04	Olimpia	Honduras	1	?	?
04/05	Olimpia	Honduras	1	?	?
05/06	Motagua	Honduras	1	?	?
2006	Changchun Yatai	China	1	23	6
2007	Changchun Yatai	China	1	23	12
2008	Changchun Yatai	China	1	4	0
2008	Beijing Guoan	China	1	18	4
2009	Changchun Yatai	China	1	15	3
2009	Marathón	Honduras	1	3	1

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 August 2000	New York City, United States	Haiti	4–0	4–0	friendly 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”^[permanent dead link‍] – 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^[permanent dead link‍] – 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)

External links

• Elvis Scott at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player profile (in Spanish)
• List of Motagua goalscorers of all-time