Elvis Geovany Scott Ruiz (; born 1 August 1978) is a Honduran former

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who last played for Guatemalan side

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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. He was bought by the Chinese club

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in December 2005, along with his teammate Victor Mena and Olimpia player

Samuel Caballero Jorge Samuel Caballero Álvarez (; born 24 December 1974 in Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios department, Honduras) is a retired Honduran football defender. He currently is the president of Honduran national league club Deportes Savio. Club ...

. He returned to Honduras in summer 2009 and was snapped up by Marathón just in time for the 2009 Apertura. He joined

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from Platense for the 2010 Apertura season but claiming the club owed him money he left them and he returned to Platense in August 2011, but he moved abroad again to play for Guatemalan side

in January 2012. In June 2012 he returned to Platense to seal another contract with the club.

Club career stats

Last update: 31 July 2009

International career

He was a member of Honduras' squad at the

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. Scott made his senior debut for

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in an August 2000

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against

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and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal. His second and final international was a February 2006 friendly match against

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International goals

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