Kenny Deuchar

Kenny Deuchar

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kenny Deuchar


fullname = Dr Kenneth Robert John Deuchar
nickname = The Doctor, Dr. Goals
height = height|m=1.91
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|7|6|df=y
cityofbirth = Stirling
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Real Salt Lake
clubnumber = 16
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998–2002
2002–2004
2004–2008
2007
2007
2008–
clubs = Falkirk
East Fife
Gretna
Northampton Town (loan)
St. Johnstone (loan)
Real Salt Lake
caps(goals) = 24 0(1)
66 (31)
90 (63)
17 0(3)
10 0(6)
27 0(3)
pcupdate = 18 August 2008

Dr Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar (born 6 July 1980) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer. In 2005, he equaled Jimmy Greaves' British record of six league hat-tricks in a season. [ [http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=399&id=302482005 Scotsman.com Sport] ]

Career

Deuchar was born in Stirling and began his part-time footballing career at Falkirk, but after suffering a string of injuries, including two broken legs, he left to join East Fife. He led East Fife to promotion, whilst also working as a full time doctor, but he had the desire to pursue a full-time football career.

He was offered a place at big spending Scottish Third Division club Gretna, and signed immediately. In his first season he led Gretna to the Second Division smashing records along the way. He shattered the record for most league goals in a season of 24 with 38 goals in only 30 games. [ [http://www.gretna-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadpcrr.asp?pid=35522 http://www.gretna-mad.co.uk] ] During a friendly against Threave Rovers in 2006 he managed to score eleven goals in an 18–0 thrashing. [ [http://www.gretnafootballclub.co.uk/news/?p=27 Gretna FC Offical Site] ] He has not completely left medicine behind, as he continued to work one day a week at a Scottish hospital while at Gretna [cite web |url=http://www.gretnafootballclub.co.uk/news/?p=179 |title=Deuchar requests transfer |publisher=Gretna F.C. |date=2006-12-01 ] and worked one day a week at Wishaw General Infirmary before his move to the U.S. [cite web |url=http://www.gretnafootballclub.co.uk/news/?p=323 |title=Deuchar nets TV role |publisher=Gretna F.C. |date=2007-04-01 ]

Jeff Stelling, host of Sky Sports' "Soccer Saturday" programme, always makes reference to "The Good Doctor" having scored a goal whenever Deuchar's name appears on the vidiprinter.

During the 2006-07 season, he fell out of favour, but still managed to score 4 goals in 9 matches. On 1 December 2006, Gretna officially announced that Deuchar had requested a transfer. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/6199844.stm |title=Deuchar asks for exit from Gretna |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-12-01 ]

On January 31 2007, he joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/6318723.stm "Northampton sign Deuchar on loan" - BBC Sport] ] and on 24 February 2007, Deuchar scored his first goal for Northampton in their 3–0 victory over Rotherham, which was his first goal in English football.

On 30 August 2007, Deuchar joined St. Johnstone on emergency loan until December 3 2007. During this three-month period he scored ten goals in fourteen games and helped the Saints to a Challenge Cup win, their first cup success in their history. On 3 December, he returned to Gretna and scored six goals in his eleven SPL games for the bottom club.

On February 26, 2008, Deuchar signed with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake. His final game with Gretna saw him score 2 goals against Rangers, but Gretna lost 4 - 2cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7266475.stm|title=Gretna's Deuchar signs MLS deal|publisher=BBC|date=2008-02-27|accessdate=2008-02-27] . He made his debut for his new club as a 70th-minute substitute for Real Salt Lake in their 1-1 draw with Chicago Fire on 29 March, 2008. He went on to score his first goal in a 3-1 defeat away at the hands of CD Chivas USA on the 05 April, 2008. Deuchar's flick-on headers have also been essential to the team as they have created many chances and goals for Salt Lake's speedier forwards, most notably Robbie Findley.

Deuchar is a company director in Town House Restaurants Ltd which owns the Wheelhouse restaurant, located close to the Falkirk Wheel in Falkirk and the new Boathouse restaurant at Auchinstary basin, in Kilsyth. [ [http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/Soccer-star-kicks-off-hotel.1497094.jp Soccer star kicks off hotel plan - The Falkirk Herald] ]

ee also

* List of current MLS players

References

External links

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