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{{Short description|Honduran footballer (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Elvis Scott
| image =
| fullname = Elvis Geovany Scott Ruiz
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1978|8|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Puerto Cortés]], [[Honduras]]
| height = {{height|m=1.82}}
| currentclub  = 
| clubnumber = 9
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1= <!--No info-->
| youthclubs1= <!--No info-->
| years1 = 1996–2001 | years2 = 2001–2002 | years3 = 2002 | years4 = 2003 | years5 = 2003–2004 | years6 = 2004–2005 | years7 = 2005–2006 | years8 = 2006–2009 | years9 =2008 | years10 =2009 | years11 = 2010 | years12 = 2010 | years13 = 2011 | years14 = 2012
| clubs1 = [[Platense F.C.|Platense]] | clubs2 = [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]] | clubs3= [[C.D. Marathón|Marathón]] | clubs4 = [[Alianza F.C. (El Salvador)|Alianza]] | clubs5 = [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]] | clubs6 = [[Pumas UNAH|Universidad]] | clubs7 = [[F.C. Motagua|Motagua]] | clubs8 = [[Changchun Yatai]] | clubs9 =→ [[Beijing Guoan]] (loan) | clubs10= [[C.D. Marathón|Marathón]] | clubs11= [[Platense F.C.|Platense]] | clubs12= [[C.D. Necaxa|Necaxa]] | clubs13= [[Platense F.C.|Platense]] | clubs14= [[Juventud Retalteca]]
| caps1 = 62 | goals1 = 21 | caps2 =  | goals3 = 13| caps3 = 37| goals2 =  | caps4 =  | goals4 = | caps7 =  | goals7 = 2 | caps8 = 65 | goals8 = 21 | caps9 = 19 | goals9 = 4 | caps10 = 3 | goals10 = 1 | caps11 =  | goals11 = 2 | caps14 = 16 | goals14 = 2
| nationalyears1= 2000–2006
| nationalteam1= [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]]
| nationalcaps1= 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 31 July 2009
| ntupdate = 19 May 2013
}}

{{family name hatnote|Scott|Ruiz|lang=Spanish}}
'''Elvis Geovany Scott Ruiz''' ({{IPA|es|ˈelβis esˈkot}}; born 1 August 1978) is a Honduran former [[Association football|football]] [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. He last played for the [[Juventud Retalteca]] football club from [[Guatemala]].

==Club career==
Scott started his career at hometown club [[Platense F.C.|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 F.C. (El Salvador)|Alianza]].<ref>[http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2003/06/10/deportes/depor5.shtml Scott se siente libre de culpa] – El Diario de Hoy {{in lang|es}}</ref> He was bought by the Chinese club [[Changchun Yatai]] in December 2005, along with his teammate [[Víctor Mena (footballer, born 1980)|Victor Mena]] and [[Club Deportivo Olimpia|Olimpia]] player [[Samuel Caballero]].<ref>[http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox228237.htm Elvis Scott y Víctor Mena jugarán en China] – Terra {{in lang|es}}</ref> He returned to Honduras in summer 2009 and was snapped up by [[C.D. Marathón|Marathón]] just in time for the 2009 Apertura.<ref>[http://old.latribuna.hn/2009/07/28/elvis-scott-ya-entrena-con-los-verdolagas/ Elvis Scott ya entrena con los verdolagas] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130702053159/http://old.latribuna.hn/2009/07/28/elvis-scott-ya-entrena-con-los-verdolagas/ |date=2 July 2013 }} – La Tribuna {{in lang|es}}</ref>

He joined [[C.D. Necaxa|Necaxa]] from Platense for the 2010 Apertura season<ref>[http://www.latribunadeportiva.hn/2010/08/03/elvis-scott-esta-hecho-un-rayo/ Elvis Scott está hecho un “rayo”]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} – La Tribuna {{in lang|es}}</ref> but claiming the club owed him money he left them<ref>[http://old.latribuna.hn/2011/04/07/scott-pone-claro-a-necaxa/ Scott pone claro a Necaxa] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130702050821/http://old.latribuna.hn/2011/04/07/scott-pone-claro-a-necaxa/ |date=2 July 2013 }} – La Tribuna {{in lang|es}}</ref> and he returned to Platense in August 2011,<ref>[http://www.latribunadeportiva.hn/2011/08/25/elvis-scott-podria-jugar-en-platense/ Elvis Scott podría jugar en Platense]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} – La Tribuna {{in lang|es}}</ref> but he moved abroad again to play for Guatemalan side [[Juventud Retalteca]] in January 2012.<ref>[http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Zona-Deportiva/Henry-Martinez-paso-al-Heredia  Henry Martínez pasó al Heredia] – El Heraldo {{in lang|es}}</ref> In June 2012 he returned to Platense to seal another contract with the club.<ref>[http://www.latribuna.hn/2012/06/29/walter-hernandez-jaime-rosales-y-elvis-scott-entrenan-con-el-platense/ Walter Hernández, Jaime Rosales y Elvis Scott entrenan con el Platense] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716172916/http://www.latribuna.hn/2012/06/29/walter-hernandez-jaime-rosales-y-elvis-scott-entrenan-con-el-platense/ |date=16 July 2012 }} – La Tribuna {{in lang|es}}</ref>

===Club career stats===
Last update: '''31 July 2009'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Season!!Team!!Country!!Division!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|98/99||align="left"|[[Platense F.C.|Platense]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||12||3
|-
|99/00||align="left"|[[Platense F.C.|Platense]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||34||12
|-
|00/01||align="left"|[[Platense F.C.|Platense]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||16||6
|-
|01/02||align="left"|[[C.D. Marathón|Marathón]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||?||13
|-
|02/03||align="left"|[[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||?||?
|-
|2003||align="left"|[[Alianza F.C. (El Salvador)|Alianza]]||align="left"|{{SLV}}||1||?||?
|-
|03/04||align="left"|[[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||?||?
|-
|04/05||align="left"|[[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||?||?
|-
|05/06||align="left"|[[F.C. Motagua|Motagua]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||?||?
|-
|2006||align="left"|[[Changchun Yatai]]||align="left"|{{CHN}}||1||23||6
|-
|2007||align="left"|[[Changchun Yatai]]||align="left"|{{CHN}}||1||23||12
|-
|2008||align="left"|[[Changchun Yatai]]||align="left"|{{CHN}}||1||4||0
|-
|2008||align="left"|[[Beijing Guoan]]||align="left"|{{CHN}}||1||18||4
|-
|2009||align="left"|[[Changchun Yatai]]||align="left"|{{CHN}}||1||15||3
|-
|2009||align="left"|[[C.D. Marathón|Marathón]]||align="left"|{{HON}}||1||3||1
|}

==International career==
He was a member of Honduras' squad at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{FIFA player|178989}}</ref>

Scott made his senior debut for [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] in an August 2000 [[friendly match]] against [[Haiti national football team|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 national football team|China]].

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1 || 20 August 2000 || [[New York City]], United States || {{fb|HAI}} || align="center" | '''4'''–0 || align="center" | 4–0 || [[friendly match]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=9745}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070609183755/http://www.latribuna.hn/news/48/ARTICLE/10255/2007-05-27.html Player profile] {{in lang|es}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225539/http://www.ciclonhn.com/motagua/historia/goleadores.html List of Motagua goalscorers of all-time]

{{Honduras Squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Puerto Cortés]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Honduran men's footballers]]
[[Category:Honduras men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Honduras]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Platense F.C. players]]
[[Category:C.D. Olimpia players]]
[[Category:C.D. Marathón players]]
[[Category:Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers]]
[[Category:Comayagua F.C. players]]
[[Category:F.C. Motagua players]]
[[Category:Changchun Yatai F.C. players]]
[[Category:Beijing Guoan F.C. players]]
[[Category:Chinese Super League players]]
[[Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players]]
[[Category:Honduran expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Honduran expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador]]
[[Category:Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala]]
[[Category:Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China]]