Duncan Oughton (born June 14, 1977 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand footballer who plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Year founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Crew, Americas Hardest Working Team Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006 Owner Clark Hunt First Game Columbus Crew 4–0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6–1 New England... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ...

Oughton played college soccer at Cal State Fullerton from 1997 to 2000. Before joining CS Fullerton, he played at Otago University in New Zealand. As a senior as CS Fullerton, he scored 17 goals and 8 assists. An NCAA tournament game between Indiana University and the University of Tulsa in 2004 College soccer is a term used to describe soccer that is played by teams operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes. ... California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), often referred to as Fullerton State or Cal State Fullerton, is a part of the California State University System. ... The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealands oldest university with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006. ...

Upon graduating, Oughton was selected 10th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the 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 past three years, and is particularly useful because of his ability to play numerous positions in the midfield and defence. Oughton has played 91 total games for the team in the last four years, registering two goals and six assists. He 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. This turned out to be a huge mistake and reflected poorly upon his management team who failed to fully explore the possibilites avilable to Oughton at the new A-League franchise, Wellington Phoenix, where Oughton would have furthered his international ambitions much more effectively. The 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... In association football a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goalkeeper. ... For other uses, see Knee (disambiguation). ... Leonard Bisaku (born 22 October 1974 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian football midfielder who currently plays for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. ...

Oughton is also an important player for the New Zealand national team, receiving his first cap in 2002 in a win over Tahiti in the Oceania Nations Cup. First international New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; June 17, 1922) Biggest win New Zealand 13 - 0 Fiji (Auckland, New Zealand; August 16, 1981) Biggest defeat New Zealand 0 - 10 Australia (Wellington, New Zealand; July 11, 1936) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1982) Best result Round 1... First International Tahiti 2 - 2 New Zealand (Papeete, Tahiti; September 21, 1952) Largest win Tahiti 30 - 0 Cook Islands (Papeete, Tahiti; September 2, 1971) Worst defeat New Zealand 10 - 0 Tahiti (Adelaide, Australia; June 4, 2004) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - OFC Nations Cup Appearances 7 (First... OFC Nations cup logo The OFC Nations Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. ...

See also

• List of current MLS players