David Ousted Hansen (born 1 February 1985) is a retired Danish

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who played as a

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. He played with SønderjyskE and

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each ye ...

, before moving to the Major League Soccer in 2013 where he went on to represent

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and Chicago Fire. At the end of his career, Ousted returned to Europe playing with Hammarby IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Career

Denmark

Ousted started his career with Brøndby IF, but did not play any senior games for the club. He then played for a number of Danish 1st Division teams, before making his breakthrough with Superliga club SønderjyskE. Ousted was brought to

Randers FC Randers FC () is a professional football club based in Randers, East Jutland, Denmark, that plays in the Danish Superliga, the top flight of the Danish football league system. Founded on 1 January 2003, the club builds upon the license of Rande ...

in the summer of 2010 for an undisclosed fee in a swap deal with Australian goalkeeper Nathan Coe. In the 2010–2011 UEFA Europa League, Ousted made six appearances for Randers. Ousted led Randers to a third-place finish in the

2012–13 Danish Superliga The 2012–13 Danish Superliga season was the 23rd season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship. It marked the 100 year anniversary of the first ever Danish Football Championship, held in 1912–13. The seaso ...

season which saw the club qualify for the

2013–14 UEFA Europa League The 2013–14 UEFA Europa League was the 43rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the fifth season under its current title. The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final was played between Sevilla and Benfica at th ...

. In total, Ousted played 103 matches for Randers and kept 35 clean sheets.

Major League Soccer

Ousted signed with

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...

of Major League Soccer as a free agent on 20 June 2013. With Vancouver he won the Save of the Week award for Week 3 and Week 16 of the

2014 Major League Soccer season The 2014 Major League Soccer season was the 102nd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, the 36th with a national first-division league, and the 19th season of Major League Soccer. This season featured 19 total cl ...

as well as led the league in clean sheets that year. In 2015 Ousted was officially named to the MLS All Star Team and started the second half of a 2–1 victory against English side

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...

. In July 2016, he was included in the roster for the

2016 MLS All-Star Game The 2016 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 21st annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, took place on July 28, 2016 (7:30 p.m. EDT, 4:30 p.m. local time) at Avaya Stadium, the home of the San Jose Earthquakes. The game was te ...

. He indicated that he planned to leave the club on 1 January 2018, when his contract expired. On 8 January 2018, Ousted signed with MLS side

, with his former side Vancouver receiving a second-round draft pick in the

2018 MLS SuperDraft The 2018 MLS SuperDraft was the nineteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. As customary, the SuperDraft was held in conjunction with the annual United Soccer Coaches convention. The 2018 UCS was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania bet ...

. On 27 January 2019, Ousted was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Fire.

Hammarby IF

On 20 February 2020, Ousted transferred to the Swedish club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. He signed a one-year contract, with an option for a further. On 30 May 2021, Ousted won the

2020–21 Svenska Cupen The 2020–21 Svenska Cupen was the 65th season of the Svenska Cupen and the ninth season with the current format. Hammarby won the cup for the first time and secured a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference Le ...

, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 August 1940, Häcken has p ...

in the final, where he saved Bénie Traoré's attempt. On 4 December 2021, he came in as a substitute in a 5–3 home win against Kalmar FF, marking his last appearance for Hammarby. Ousted decided to retire from professional football at the end of the year.

Midtjylland

Despite announcing his retirement at the end of 2021, it was confirmed on 26 January 2022, that Ousted had signed a deal until the end of the season with

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each ye ...

club

FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Supe ...

. On 22 May 2022 Midtjylland confirmed, that Ousted was one out of seven players, which contracts had came to an end, and therefore would leave the club. the decision was later changed when the club confirmed on 24 June that Ousted had signed a new deal for the rest of the year. However, on 31 August 2022, Ousted once again announced his retirement from football.DAVID OUSTED TAGER AFSKED MED FC MIDTJYLLAND
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Honours

Vancouver Whitecaps *

Voyageurs Cup The Voyageurs Cup (french: Coupe des Voyageurs) is the domestic trophy for professional soccer in Canada, awarded to the best men's and women's clubs in the country. The Cup was conceived and commissioned by fans of the Canada men's national ...

: 2015 Hammarby IF *

Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...

: 2020–21 Midtjylland *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...

: 2021–22

References

External links

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National team profile
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Danish Superliga statistics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ousted, David 1985 births Living people People from Roskilde Danish footballers Danish expatriate footballers Danish Superliga players Brøndby IF players Akademisk Boldklub players SønderjyskE Fodbold players Randers FC players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players D.C. United players Chicago Fire FC players Hammarby Fotboll players Association football goalkeepers Denmark youth international footballers Major League Soccer players Allsvenskan players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Sweden Major League Soccer All-Stars Sportspeople from Region Zealand