Duncan Oughton

Duncan Oughton

Personal information
Full name	Duncan Edward Oughton
Date of birth	June 14, 1977 (1977-06-14)
Place of birth	Karori, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1997	University of Otago
1997–2000	Cal State Fullerton Titans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2010	Columbus Crew	136	(3)
National team‡
2002–2009	New Zealand	25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2009

Duncan Oughton (born June 14, 1977 in Karori) is a retired New Zealander association football player. Oughton played professionally in the United States for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and represented New Zealand internationally.

Career

Youth and College

Oughton attended the University of Otago in New Zealand, before moving to the United States to play college soccer at Cal State Fullerton from 1997 to 2000. As a senior as CS Fullerton, he scored 17 goals and was credited with 8 assists.

Professional

Upon graduating, Oughton was selected 10th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew. Duncan immediately found playing time with the Crew, playing 20 games as a rookie, 12 of which he started. He has maintained a starting role for the Crew for the majority of his career, and is particularly useful because of his ability to play numerous positions in the midfield and defence. Oughton missed the entire 2005 season with a knee injury and was released in May 2006. However, he continued to train with the team, and on 18 August 2006 the team waived Leonard Bisaku and re-signed Oughton. However, Oughton's playing time with the Crew became more sporadic; he made just 9 first team appearances in 2006, and only 5 in 2008. In 2009, Duncan scored a bicycle kick goal against USL 1st Division team, the Rochester Rhinos, in an US Open Cup match. However, the Crew lost in penalties, with Duncan's being saved. In the 2009 MLS season, Oughton has been given the chance to be back in the first team and was rewarded with two straight starts, earning an assist.

After the 2010 MLS season Columbus declined Oughton's contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Oughton became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft.

On February 3, 2011 Oughton announced his retirement from playing and was hired as the Assistant Technical Director for Columbus.

International

Oughton has represented the New Zealand national team, on numerous occasions. He received his first cap in 2002 in a win over Tahiti in the Oceania Nations Cup and went on to make 25 appearances and score 2 goals in A-internationals.

He was a member of New Zealand's 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup squad, and had a second taste of the big tournament atmosphere when he was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squad to travel to South Africa. His final appearance for New Zealand was as a second half substitute in the 2-0 loss to South Africa on 17 June 2009.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2004-05-31	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia	Solomon Islands	2–0	3–0	2004 OFC Nations Cup
2	2004-06-4	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia	Tahiti	8–0	10–0	2004 OFC Nations Cup

Honors

Columbus Crew

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2008
• Major League Soccer Supporters Shield (3): 2004, 2008, 2009
• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2002

External links

• MLS player profile
• Duncan Oughton – FIFA competition record