Dilly Duka

Youth and college

Duka grew up in Montville, New Jersey, to an Albanian family originally from Debar. Duka played at Montville Township High School, won three New Jersey state titles and one national title at club level, spent time in the Red Bull Academy, and played college soccer at Rutgers University. During his time at Rutgers, he led the team in scoring and was a 2008 All-Big East selection. For his career, he played in thirty-six games, making thirty-five starts, scoring ten goals and contributing five assists. During his college years Duka played two seasons with the Newark Ironbound Express in the USL Premier Development League. He actually started 2008 with the New Jersey Rangers but he never made an appearance for the club.

Professional

Columbus Crew

Duka was drafted in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew. He made his debut for the Crew on August 14, 2010, against Real Salt Lake in a 2–0 defeat. Later that season he made his first start for Columbus, picking up a yellow card in a 1–0 victory at D.C. United on September 4, 2010. Duka made five appearances in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League, providing two assists, and also made three appearances in the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Duka scored his first career goal on October 15, 2011, in a 3–0 victory over New England Revolution. He trapped an attempted clearance outside the box and finished from the left side of the penalty area in the…

As of August 4, 2018