Alec Dufty

Alec Dufty
Personal information
Full name Alec Dufty
Date of birth (1987-03-11) March 11, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Binghamton, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers
2006–2008 Evansville Purple Aces
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Raleigh Elite 6 (0)
2009 New York Red Bulls 1 (0)
2010 AC St. Louis 30 (0)
2010 → Chicago Fire (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2012 Chicago Fire 0 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2013 UIC Flames (Assistant coach)
2013–2014 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (Assistant coach)
2015 Toronto FC II (Assistant coach)
2016– Swope Park Rangers (Goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alec Dufty (born March 11, 1987) is a former American soccer player and current coach.[1] He is currently a goalkeeper coach with Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.[2]

Career

College and amateur career

Dufty grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father, David Dufty, was a third round draft pick (48th overall) of the San Jose Earthquakes in the 1975 NASL draft. The 6'6" David Dufty played four years at Colgate University and would have been the tallest player in the NASL, but was not signed by the Earthquakes.[3] Alec Dufty played college soccer at Appalachian State University and the University of Evansville, where he was an All-Missouri Valley Conference selection in his final two years.

During his college years Dufty also played with Raleigh Elite in the USL Premier Development League.[4]

Professional career

Dufty was signed by New York Red Bulls on 12 March 2009,[5] and made his MLS debut on 11 April 2009 as a substitute for Danny Cepero in the eighth minute of a Major League Soccer match against Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium. Dufty did not concede a goal as New York held Houston to a scoreless draw.[6] However, despite a strong display, he was waived by the club only three days later.

After being released, Dufty signed a contract to become part of the Major League Soccer League-Wide Reserve Goalkeeper Pool. In May 2009 he was called up by Columbus Crew to provide cover for Andy Gruenebaum while Will Hesmer was injured. On 27 February 2010 signed for newly founded USSF D2 Pro League club AC St. Louis.[7]

On March 1, 2011, Dufty signed a contract with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.[8] At the season's end his 2012 contract option was declined by Chicago and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Dufty was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.[9]

International

Dufty was called up to the United States U-20 men's national soccer team for a friendly versus Argentina in May 2007.[10] Dufty did not play, though, as Argentina won 1–0 in front of 3,531 people at PAETEC Park in Rochester, New York.[11]

Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2009 New York Red Bulls MLS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total USA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Alec Dufty - LinkedIn".
  2. ^ Popovic, Dufty Round out Rangers’ Coaching Staff Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Carolina Railhawks Derail AC St. Louis' Alec Dufty's Happy Homecoming". 13 April 2010.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  5. ^ "RBNY signs goalkeeper Alec Dufty". Red Bull New York. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 16 April 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Match Tracker". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 16 April 2009. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ Soccer Scene USA: AC St. Louis Adds Six More To The Roster Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Fire Sign Alec Dufty | Chicago Fire Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  9. ^ Toronto Lets Chicago Slip Away | Toronto FC Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Zizzo Replaces Padilla on U-20 Roster". United States Soccer Federation. 2007-04-27. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  11. ^ "Braghieri header gives Argentina 1-0 victory in friendly". Soccer Times. 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2009.