Duncan Oughton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Duncan Edward Oughton | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Karori, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2013 | Columbus Crew (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Toronto FC (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2009 |
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Duncan Oughton (born 14 June 1977 in Karori) is a retired New Zealand association football player. Oughton played professionally in the United States for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and represented New Zealand internationally. He was an assistant coach for Toronto FC until 31 October 2014, when the team let Ryan Nelsen and five of his assistant coaches go.
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.
Upon graduating, Oughton was selected 10th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew. Oughton immediately found playing time with the Crew, playing 20 games as a rookie, including 12 starts. He maintained a starting role for the Crew for the majority of his early career, in part due to 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 in 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 nine first team appearances in 2006 and only five in 2008. In 2009, Oughton scored a bicycle kick goal against USL 1st Division Rochester Rhinos in a US Open Cup match, however, the Crew lost in penalties, with Oughton'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.
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