Youth and college Scott grew up in Hawaii where he attended
Maui High School. He was an All State soccer player his senior season. He then attended
Gonzaga, playing on the men's soccer team from 1998 to 2001.
Professional Scott signed with the
Seattle Sounders of the
USL First Division in 2002. On October 3, 2002, he signed with the
Cleveland Force of the
Major Indoor Soccer League. However, he ended the season with the
San Diego Sockers. Scott signed a one-year contract with the Sockers in the fall of 2003, but took an indefinite leave of absence from the team in December 2003 and never rejoined the Sockers. The most memorable game of Scott's 2008 season was in the quarter finals of the
US Open Cup against the
Kansas City Wizards, where he capped an outstanding defensive performance with the winning
penalty shootout goal, sending Seattle to the semifinals for the second year in a row. After two months on trial, Scott signed with
Major League Soccer expansion side
Seattle Sounders FC in February 2009. On September 15, 2016, Scott said that he would retire at the end of the 2016 season, his 15th with the Sounders. He had been nicknamed "Mr. Sounder" by former Sounders coach
Sigi Schmid for his career with the club as well as his personality. The
Sounders went on to win the
MLS Cup Final in Scott's last season and he finished his playing career with one
MLS title, two
USL First Division titles, four
U.S. Open Cups and an
MLS Supporters' Shield. On March 1, 2017,
Seattle Sounders FC and the
ECS supporters' group hosted a
testimonial match for Scott to honor his 15-year career with the organization. ==Career statistics==