Scott attended the University of Akron on a soccer scholarship after a recruiter spotted him playing for the Canadian U-19 national team.
In 1989, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League selected Scott in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1989 MISL Draft.
He suffered a career ending knee injury that season even as the Dustdevils won the CISL championship.
[4] He made his debut for Canada in a March 1993 friendly match against the USA and went on to earn a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals.
He was included in Canada's 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, and his final international was an 8–0 demolition by Mexico at that tournament.