Gary Boughton Explained

Gary Boughton
Fullname:Gary Boughton
Birth Date:16 November 1988
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York, United States
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:FC Buffalo
Collegeyears1:2006–2009
College1:Medaille Mavericks
Years1:2007–2008
Clubs1:Fort Wayne Fever
Caps1:28
Goals1:7
Years2:2009
Clubs2:Austin Aztex U23
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:2010
Clubs3:Newark Ironbound Express
Caps3:3
Goals3:1
Years4:2010
Clubs4:Houston Leones
Caps4:12
Goals4:0
Years5:2011
Clubs5:F.C. New York
Caps5:21
Goals5:1
Years6:2011–2015
Clubs6:Rochester Lancers (indoor)
Caps6:67
Goals6:39
Years7:2012
Clubs7:FC Buffalo
Caps7:11
Goals7:2
Years8:2013
Clubs8:Niagara United
Caps8:9
Goals8:1
Years9:2015
Clubs9:Cedar Rapids Rampage (indoor)
Caps9:2
Goals9:0
Years10:2015–2016
Clubs10:Syracuse Silver Knights (indoor)
Caps10:10
Goals10:3
Years11:2017
Clubs11:FC Buffalo
Caps11:6
Goals11:1
Years12:2018–
Clubs12:Rochester Lancers (indoor)
Caps12:24
Goals12:15
Pcupdate:August 1, 2016

Gary Boughton (born November 16, 1988) is an American soccer player played in the USL Premier Development League, USL Professional League, Major Indoor Soccer League, National Premier Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer League.

Career

College and amateur

Boughton played college soccer at Medaille College. He led his Medaille team to four straight undefeated conference championships, three trips to the NCAA tournament, and in his senior year smashed the NCAA career assists record, registering 82 career assists in his four years. He also tallied 35 goals in 86 career collegiate games. Boughton's individual achievements included being named an NSCAA Scholar All-American twice, an NSCAA Regional All-American four times, AMCC Conference Player of the Year twice, AMCC 1st Team All-Conference player four times, and AMCC Newcomer of the Year.

During his college years Boughton also played extensively in the USL Premier Development League, for Fort Wayne Fever,[1] the Austin Aztex U23s,[2] Newark Ironbound Express[3] and the Houston Leones.[4]

Professional

Boughton signed his first professional contract in 2011 when he was signed by F.C. New York of the USL Professional Division.[5] He made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in New York's first-ever game, a 3–0 loss to Orlando City,[6] and scored his first professional goal on June 10 in a 3–0 win over the Dayton Dutch Lions.[7] Following the USL season Boughton trained with MLS side Sporting Kansas City. He participated in a Reserve League match on September 18, entering in the second half of a 1–0 win over Real Salt Lake.[8]

Boughton joined the Rochester Lancers in 2011, their inaugural season in the Major Indoor Soccer League. After tallying 8 goals in 21 games during his rookie season, Boughton signed a new multi-year contract with the team. In 2012, he signed a contract with FC Buffalo of the National Premier Soccer League. In 2013, he went north of the border to sign with Niagara United of the Canadian Soccer League.[9] [10]

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010034753/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/22325.html . 2012-10-10 . dead .
  2. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL). www.uslsoccer.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009100557/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/8969453.html . 2012-10-09.
  3. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610082354/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/8986443.html#STATS . 2011-06-10 . dead .
  4. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100429061238/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/8969397.html#STATS . 2010-04-29 . dead .
  5. http://www.medaillesports.com/2011/03/18/boughton-signs-pro-contract-with-f-c-new-york/ Boughton Signs Pro Contract with F.C. New York
  6. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2012-02-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021010233/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175583.html . 2013-10-21 .
  7. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615103457/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175665.html . 2011-06-15 .
  8. Web site: 2011 | Real Salt Lake . 2011-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610024633/http://www.realsaltlake.com/news/2011/09/mls-reserve-league-recap-rsl-0-1-skc.html . 2012-06-10 . dead .
  9. Web site: Niagara United ready for soccer season. Smith. Cory. St. Catharines Standard. 2016-08-01.
  10. Web site: 2014 First Division Stats Canadian Soccer League. canadiansoccerleague.ca. en-US. 2018-01-08. 2017-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20170529231150/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2014-first-division-stats/. dead.
  11. Web site: MLS Reserve League Recap - RSL 0 : 1 SKC Real Salt Lake . www.realsaltlake.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925034513/http://www.realsaltlake.com/news/2011/09/mls-reserve-league-recap-rsl-0-1-skc . 2011-09-25.