Alec Dufty
{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alec Dufty
| image = Alec Dufty.jpg
| fullname = Alec Dufty
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|11}}
| birth_place = Binghamton, New York, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=5}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2005
| youthclubs1 = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| youthyears2 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs2 = Evansville Purple Aces
| years1 = 2006
| clubs1 = Raleigh Elite
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009
| clubs2 = New York Red Bulls
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010
| clubs3 = AC St. Louis
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = → Chicago Fire (loan)
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2011–2012
| clubs5 = Chicago Fire
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
| manageryears1 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs1 = UIC Flames (Assistant coach)
| manageryears2 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs2 = Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (Assistant coach)
| manageryears3 = 2015
| managerclubs3 = Toronto FC II (Assistant coach)
| manageryears4 = 2016–
| managerclubs4 = Swope Park Rangers (Goalkeeper coach)
}}
Alec Dufty (born March 11, 1987) is a former American soccer player and current coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/alec-dufty/39/198/438|title=Alec Dufty - LinkedIn}} He is currently a goalkeeper coach with Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.[http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1063210&SPID=177709&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210632663&DB_OEM_ID=32800 Popovic, Dufty Round out Rangers’ Coaching Staff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127182821/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1063210&SPID=177709&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210632663&DB_OEM_ID=32800 |date=2016-01-27 }}
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.{{cite web|url=https://acstlfanatic.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/carolina-railhawks-derail-ac-st-louis-alec-duftys-happy-homecoming/|title=Carolina Railhawks Derail AC St. Louis' Alec Dufty's Happy Homecoming|date=13 April 2010}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22370.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=2010-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610095317/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/22370.html |archive-date=2011-06-10 }}
=Professional career=
Dufty was signed by New York Red Bulls on 12 March 2009,{{cite news|title=RBNY signs goalkeeper Alec Dufty |url=http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090317&content_id=226759&vkey=news_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107 |publisher=Red Bull New York |date=2009-03-17 |accessdate=16 April 2009 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite web |title=Match Tracker |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04112009_NYHOU |publisher=Major League Soccer |accessdate=16 April 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} 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.[http://soccersceneusa.blogspot.com/2010/02/ac-st-louis-adds-six-more-to-roster.html Soccer Scene USA: AC St. Louis Adds Six More To The Roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708063415/http://soccersceneusa.blogspot.com/2010/02/ac-st-louis-adds-six-more-to-roster.html |date=2011-07-08 }}
On March 1, 2011, Dufty signed a contract with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-sign-alec-dufty |title=Fire Sign Alec Dufty | Chicago Fire Soccer Club |access-date=2011-03-02 |archive-date=2011-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305020856/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-sign-alec-dufty |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://www.torontofc.ca/content/chicago-slips-away Toronto Lets Chicago Slip Away | Toronto FC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074543/http://www.torontofc.ca/content/chicago-slips-away |date=2015-05-18 }}
=International=
Dufty was called up to the United States U-20 men's national soccer team for a friendly versus Argentina in May 2007.{{cite news|title=Zizzo Replaces Padilla on U-20 Roster |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_281896.html |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |date=2007-04-27 |accessdate=16 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221021332/http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_281896.html |archive-date=February 21, 2009 }} Dufty did not play, though, as Argentina won 1–0 in front of 3,531 people at PAETEC Park in Rochester, New York.{{cite news |title=Braghieri header gives Argentina 1-0 victory in friendly |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2007/u20men/games/may15.htm |publisher=Soccer Times |date=2007-05-17 |accessdate=16 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029081114/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2007/u20men/games/may15.htm |archive-date=29 October 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
Statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | |||||
| colspan=3 | USA
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Open Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | North America ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | New York Red Bulls | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| rowspan=1 | Total
! colspan=2 | USA !1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|alec-dufty}}
{{Swope Park Rangers squad}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:North Carolina FC U23 players
Category:New York Red Bulls players
Category:Chicago Fire FC players
Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers men's soccer players
Category:Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:USL League Two players