| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvis Geovany Scott Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Cortés, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1&fras1;2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2006 | Honduras | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2013 | |||
Elvis Geovany Scott Ruiz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈelβis esˈkot]; born 1 August 1978 in Puerto Cortés) 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 on 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
- ^ Scott se siente libre de culpa - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ Elvis Scott y Víctor Mena jugarán en China - Terra (in Spanish)
- ^ Elvis Scott ya entrena con los verdolagas Archived 2 July 2013 at Archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Elvis Scott está hecho un “rayo” - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Scott pone claro a Necaxa Archived 2 July 2013 at Archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Elvis Scott podría jugar en Platense - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Henry Martínez pasó al Heredia - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Walter Hernández, Jaime Rosales y Elvis Scott entrenan con el Platense Archived 16 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Elvis Scott – FIFA competition record
External links
- Elvis Scott at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile (in Spanish)
- List of Motagua goalscorers of all-time