Dilly Duka
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Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Dilaver Duka[1] | ||||||||||
Date of birth | September 15, 1989 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Montville, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | FC Motown | ||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2007–2008 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 36 | (10) | ||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2008 |
New Jersey Rangers | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
2008–2009 |
Newark Ironbound Express | 7 | (1) | ||||||||
2010–2012 |
Columbus Crew | 45 | (2) | ||||||||
2013–2014 |
Chicago Fire | 37 | (4) | ||||||||
2014–2015 |
Montreal Impact | 41 | (5) | ||||||||
2016–2017 |
Columbus Crew | 15 | (1) | ||||||||
2017 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
2017 | → New York Red Bulls II (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
2018 | FC Motown | 6 | (6) | ||||||||
2019 | Partizani Tirana | 13 | (1) | ||||||||
2020– | FC Motown | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
2009 | United States U20 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||
2012 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 24 October 2019 (UTC) |
Dilaver Duka (born on September 15, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League.
Career
Youth and college
Duka grew up in Montville, New Jersey, to an Albanian family originally from
During his college years Duka played two seasons with the
Professional
Columbus Crew
Duka was drafted in the first round (eighth overall) of the
Duka scored his first career goal on October 15, 2011, in a 3–0 victory over
Duka notched two assists from 20 appearances in 2012.[14]
Chicago Fire
After three seasons in Columbus, Duka was traded to
Duka began the 2014 season in Chicago, but appeared in just six of the first 19 matches. He did start away to his former club Columbus on May 24, but was subbed off after 61 minutes in a 2–0 defeat.[18] His final appearance with the Fire came on July 6 in a 1–1 away draw with Sporting KC, when he came on as a substitute at halftime for Alex.[19]
Montreal Impact
On July 29, 2014, Duka departed Chicago when he was traded to the
with three goals for Montreal, appearing in all 14 matches after the trade.In the
In the 2015 Canadian Championship, Duka appeared in three of four games for the Impact, only being benched in the second leg of the championship against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[29] In the first leg, he had started and played 76 minutes before being replaced by Andrés Romero.[30] With the 4–2 aggregate defeat, Montreal was denied a berth in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.
Duka opened the
At the end of the 2015 season, Montreal expressed interest in bringing Duka back for 2016, with the player saying, "Now, I’m just waiting for the Impact to make an offer. I’m going to look at that. If that’s good, I’ll definitely come back."[37] However, on January 18, 2016, Duka announced he would not return to Montreal, with the club quoted as saying he wanted to pursue opportunities in Europe.[38] The Impact retained his rights in MLS.
Return to Columbus
After leaving Montreal following the 2015 season, Duka returned to Columbus on June 20, 2016, after Columbus acquired his right of first refusal from Montreal in exchange for general allocation money, targeted allocation money, and a second round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[39] He made his return to Columbus July 3, 2016, playing 17 minutes as a substitute in a 3–2 win against Sporting KC.[40] Duka's first goal back with Crew SC came October 1, 2016, in a 3–0 victory over his former club, Chicago Fire.[41] He ended the 2016 season with one goal and one assist in 15 appearances.
Duka was waived by Columbus on July 10, 2017.[42]
New York Red Bulls
Duka was picked up by the New York Red Bulls on August 10, 2017.[43]
International
Duka played in all three games for the United States in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. He scored the third goal and gave an assist in the team's 4–1 win over Cameroon.
Duka made his lone appearance with the U-23 national team on February 29, 2012, against Mexico, in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics. He was not selected to the US team for the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, where the United States was eliminated in the group stage.[44]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup[b] | Continental
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Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
New Jersey Rangers
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2008[7] | PDL
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0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Newark Ironbound Express
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2008[6] | PDL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
2009 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Columbus Crew | 2010 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2011 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
2012 | 20 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
Total | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
Chicago Fire
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2013 | MLS | 31 | 4 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 4 | ||
2014 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
Montreal Impact
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2014 | MLS | 14 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
2015 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 5 | ||
Total | 41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 57 | 8 | ||
Columbus Crew SC | 2016 | MLS | 15 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
New York Red Bulls | 2017 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
New York Red Bulls II (loan) | 2017 | USL
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
FC Motown | 2018[47] | NPSL | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 13 | 12 | |
Partizani Tirana | 2018–19 | Albanian Superliga
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0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 157 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 194 | 28 |
- ^ Includes the MLS Cup Playoffs and NPSL Playoffs
- ^ Includes the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship
Honors
FC Motown
- Keystone Conference Regular Season Champion: 2018
- Keystone Conference Champion: 2018
- Northeast Region Champion: 2018
- NPSL Keystone Conference XI Team: 2018[48]
- NPSL Northeast Region XI Team: 2018[49]
Partizani Tirana
- Albanian Superliga Champion: 2018–19
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. October 6, 2009. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2009.
- ^ Asport (September 30, 2013). "Ekskluzive: Dilaver "Dilly" Duka në Kombëtaren Shqiptare (video)". Retrieved September 30, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- The Record (Bergen County), January 15, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2011. "Duka, a Montville resident and former Rutgers standout, played at Red Bull Academy and nearly signed with his hometown club over the summer as a homegrown player."
- ^ Staff. "Rutgers Recruiting Class Nationally Ranked: Scarlet Knights rated 27th by College Soccer News" Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, August 3, 2007. Accessed February 23, 2011. "Highlighting this group of standout players is Dilly Duka (Montville, N.J.), a midfielder from Montville High School, who Reasso has described as one of the best attacking midfielders graduating from the state of New Jersey last spring."
- ^ Former Rutgers Standout Dilly Duka Signs With Major League Soccer Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Duka Traded For Oduro". The Columbus Dispatch.
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- ^ "Match Report: Impact falls 4–2 to Red Bulls following difficult road trip". ImpactMontreal.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: Impact scores two on the road but falls 3–2 in Houston". ImpactMontreal.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: Impact scores two in dominating, shutout over San Jose". ImpactMontreal.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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- ^ "America 1–1 Montreal Impact". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Montreal Impact 2–4 America". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Vancouver wins 2015 Amway Canadian Championship". CanadaSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Young Canadians shine in 2: 2 draw in Montreal". CanadaSoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Match report: Impact loses 1–0 in Washington". ImpactMontreal.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Match report: Impact wins 4–1 in convincing performance over Real Salt Lake". ImpactMontreal.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: Impact shuts out New England 3–0 at Stade Saputo". ImpactMontreal.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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- ^ "Impact acquire Lucas Ontivero, lose Dilly Duka". MontrealGazette.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC sign Dilly Duka after acquiring his rights from Montreal". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ ColumbusCrewSC.com. "Kamara records brace in wild match at Kansas City".
- ^ ColumbusCrewSC.com. "Afful, Meram & Duka provide fireworks in final home match of 2016".
- ^ "Crew SC waives Dilly Duka". MLS. July 10, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ NewYorkRedBulls.com. "New York Red Bulls Sign Midfielder Dilly Duka".
- ^ "Caleb Porter Selects Official 20-Player Roster for 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying". March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Dilly Duka at Soccerway
- ^ Dilly Duka at Major League Soccer
- ^ "FC Motown 2018 match reports". NPSL.com. National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "NPSL Announces 2018 Conference XI Selections". National Premier Soccer League. July 13, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "NPSL Announces 2018 Region XI Selections". National Premier Soccer League. July 20, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.