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Duncan Oughton 
Personal information Full name Duncan Edward Oughton Date of birth June 14, 1977 Place of birth Karori, New Zealand Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Defender/Midfielder Youth career –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 2009Duncan Oughton (born June 14, 1977[1] in Karori) is a retired New Zealander footballer. Oughton played professionally in the United States for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and represented New Zealand internationally.[2]
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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.[2][3]
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.[2][4][5]
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.[6][7] His final appearance for New Zealand was as a second half substitute in the 2-0 loss to South Africa on 17 June 2009.[2]
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 2004-05-31 Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia 
Solomon Islands2–0 3–0 2004 OFC Nations Cup 2 2004-06-4 Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia 
Tahiti8–0 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
References
- ^ Soccerway profile
- ^ a b c d Oughton retires
- ^ Oughton retires, joins front office
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "New Zealand - All Whites name Confederations Cup squad". Oceania Football confederation. 7 May 2009. http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/new-zealand---all-whites-name-squad-for-fifa-confederations-cup.
- ^ "2009 Confederations Cup - New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/teams/team=43978/squadlist.html. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
External links
- MLS player profile
- Duncan Oughton – FIFA competition record
New Zealand squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup 
New Zealand squad – 2004 OFC Nations Cup Third Place New Zealand squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Categories:- 1977 births
- Columbus Crew players
- Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer players
- Living people
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- People from Wellington City
- New Zealand expatriate soccer players
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