Dilly Duka

Dilly Duka
Dilly Duka (2013)
Personnel
birthday	September 15, 1989
place of birth	Montville , New Jersey ,  USA
size	175 cm
position	midfield
Juniors
Years	station
2007-2008	Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2008-2009	Jersey Express SC	7 (1)
2008	NJ-LUSO Parma	0 (0)
2010–2012	Columbus crew	46 (2)
2013-2014	Chicago Fire	37 (4)
2014-2016	Montreal Impact	41 (5)
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National team
Years	selection	Games (goals) 2
2009	United States (U20)	13 (2)
2012	United States (U23)	1 (0)
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1 Only league games are given. Was standing: 2 Status: na

Dilly Duka (born September 15, 1989 in Montville , New Jersey ) is an Albanian - American football player who is mainly used in midfield .

Career

Youth and amateur football

Duka grew up in Montville as the son of Albanian immigrants from Debar . While at Rutgers University , Duka played 36 games for his university's college team. He scored ten goals and prepared five more. In 2008 and 2009 he also played for Newark Ironbound Express in the USL Premier Development League .

Club career

On January 14, 2010, he was chosen as the eighth pick in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus crew . He made his competitive debut on June 29, 2010 in a cup game for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup against the Rochester Rhinos .

After two seasons, Duka was transferred to Chicago Fire on February 1, 2013 . The Columbus crew received Dominic Oduro in return .

On July 29, 2014, Duka left Chicago and switched to Montreal Impact in exchange for Sanna Nyassi . In the 2014 season, Duka played 14 league games for Impact and scored three goals. In the following 2015 season , he scored two goals in 27 games. In addition, he was used in three playoff games in the 2015 season, where he also scored a goal.

In early 2016, Montreal Impact announced that Duka would not be in the Canadians' squad for the 2016 season . This was justified with the fact that Duka wanted to move to a European football league and was no longer interested in being used for the Canadians.

National team

Duka is generally eligible to play for both the US and Albanian national soccer teams. Initially, Duka decided on the US national team.

At the U-20 World Cup in 2009 , Duka was used in all three USA games.

In the meantime, however, Duka has contacted the Albanian Football Association FSHF and is waiting for his nomination for the Albanian national team.

Web links

Commons : Dilly Duka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Dilly Duka in the database of weltfussball.de
• Dilly Duka in the database of MLSSoccer.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ekskluzive: Dilaver "Dilly" Duka në Kombëtaren Shqiptare (video) | aSport.info. (No longer available online.) In: asport.info. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015 ; accessed on September 21, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ 2010 MLS SuperDraft Tracker. In: mlssoccer.com. 2010, accessed September 21, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Duka Traded For Oduro. In: dispatch.com. The Columbus Dispatch, December 2013, accessed September 21, 2015 . 
4. ^ Montreal Impact swap Sanna Nyassi to Chicago Fire for out-of-favor Dilly Duka. In: mlssoccer.com. July 29, 2014, accessed September 21, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Dilly Duka in the database of MLSSoccer.com (English)
6. ↑ Impact acquire Lucas Ontivero, loose Dilly Duka. In: montrealgazette.com. Montreal Gazette, accessed March 13, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Ekskluzive: Dilaver "Dilly" Duka në Kombëtaren Shqiptare (video) | aSport.info. (No longer available online.) In: asport.info. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015 ; accessed on September 21, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.