{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = David Ousted | image = Hammarby IF - Mjällby AIF 20210417 David Ousted.jpg | upright = | caption = Ousted in 2021 | full_name = David Ousted Hansen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|2|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Roskilde, Denmark | height = 1.92 m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | years1 = 2003–2006 | clubs1 = Brøndby | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = → NFA (loan) | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = → AB (loan) | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = HIK | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2007–2010 | clubs5 = SønderjyskE | caps5 = 58 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2010–2013 | clubs6 = Randers | caps6 = 103 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2013–2017 | clubs7 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC | caps7 = 142 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = D.C. United | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = Chicago Fire | caps9 = 14 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2020–2021 | clubs10 = Hammarby IF | caps10 = 47 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2022 | clubs11 = Midtjylland | caps11 = 11 | goals11 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Denmark U19 | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}
'''David Ousted Hansen''' (born 1 February 1985) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played with SønderjyskE and Randers in the Danish Superliga, before moving to the Major League Soccer in 2013 where he went on to represent Vancouver Whitecaps, D.C. United 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 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 season which saw the club qualify for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. In total, Ousted played 103 matches for Randers and kept 35 clean sheets.<ref name="VWFC add Danish Superliga keeper David Ousted">{{cite web|title=VWFC add Danish Superliga keeper David Ousted|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2013/06/vwfc-add-ousted|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>
===Major League Soccer=== Ousted signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer as a free agent on 20 June 2013.<ref name="VWFC add Danish Superliga keeper David Ousted"/> With Vancouver he won the Save of the Week award for Week 3 and Week 16 of the 2014 Major League Soccer season 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/07/20/sebastian-giovinco-kei-kamara-among-22-players-named-2015-att-mls-all-star-game|publisher=mlssoccer.com|title=Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22-man shortlist named for 2015 MLS all star squad|date=20 July 2015}}</ref> In July 2016, he was included in the roster for the 2016 MLS All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/villa-pirlo-and-kaka-headline-mls-all-star-squad-face-arsenal|title=Villa, Pirlo and Kaka headline MLS All-Star squad to face Arsenal|publisher=FourFourTwo|date=17 July 2016|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> He indicated that he planned to leave the club on 1 January 2018, when his contract expired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/david-ousted-forlader-vancouver/|title=David Ousted forlader Vancouver|website=bold.dk|date=8 November 2017 |access-date=9 November 2017|trans-title=David Ousted Leaves Vancouver}}</ref> On 8 January 2018, Ousted signed with MLS side D.C. United, with his former side Vancouver receiving a second-round draft pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2018/01/08/d-c-united-acquires-veteran-goalkeeper-david-ousted/|title=D.C. United acquires veteran goalkeeper David Ousted|first=Steven|last=Goff|date=8 January 2018|access-date=8 January 2018|website=www.WashingtonPost.com}}</ref>
On 27 January 2019, Ousted was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2019/01/27/chicago-fire-soccer-club-acquires-goalkeeper-david-ousted|title=Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Goalkeeper David Ousted|publisher=Chicago Fire Soccer Club|date=27 January 2019|access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref>
===Hammarby IF=== On 20 February 2020, Ousted transferred to the Swedish club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.<ref name="hammarby">{{cite web|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/abbe-khalili-och-david-ousted-till-hammarby/|title=Abbe Khalili och David Ousted till Hammarby|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=20 February 2020|access-date=20 February 2020|language=sv|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220125217/https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/abbe-khalili-och-david-ousted-till-hammarby/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He signed a one-year contract, with an option for a further.<ref name="contract">{{cite web|url=https://fotbollsthlm.se/hammarby/officiellt-hammarby-dubbelvarvar-khalili-och-ousted-klara/|title=Hammarby värvar Khalili och Ousted: "Fick hjälp av Zlatan"|publisher=Fotboll STHLM|date=20 February 2020|access-date=20 February 2020|language=sv}}</ref>
On 30 May 2021, Ousted won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final, where he saved Bénie Traoré's attempt.<ref name="cupwin">{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/cuper/2021/05/hammarby-cupvinnare-efter-straffdrama/|title=Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=30 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021|language=sv}}</ref><ref name="cupwin2">{{cite web|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/historisk-och-dramatisk-cupfinalseger-mot-hacken/|title=Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=30 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021|language=sv|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616235344/https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/historisk-och-dramatisk-cupfinalseger-mot-hacken/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/malrikt-nar-bajen-avslutade-2021-med-tre-poang/|title=Målrikt när Bajen avslutade 2021 med tre poäng|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=4 December 2021|access-date=4 December 2021|language=sv}}</ref>
===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 club FC Midtjylland.<ref>[https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/fc_midtjylland/fcm-henter-pensioneret-udlandsdansker/9099806 FCM henter pensioneret udlandsdansker], ekstrabladet.dk, 26 January 2022</ref> On 22 May 2022, Midtjylland announced that Ousted was one out of seven players, whose contracts had come to an end and therefore would leave the club.<ref>[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/syv-fcmere-takker-af-efter-saesonen/ SYV FCM’ERE TAKKER AF EFTER SÆSONEN], fcm.dk, 22 May 2022</ref> The decision was later changed when the club announced on 24 June that Ousted had signed a new deal for the rest of the year.<ref>[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/david-ousted-tager-ny-toern-i-fc-midtjylland/ DAVID OUSTED TAGER NY TØRN I FC MIDTJYLLAND], fcm.dk, 24 June 2022</ref> However, on 31 August 2022, Ousted once again announced his retirement from football.<ref>[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/david-ousted-tager-afsked-med-fc-midtjylland/ DAVID OUSTED TAGER AFSKED MED FC MIDTJYLLAND], fcm.dk, 31 August 2022</ref>
==Honours== '''Vancouver Whitecaps''' * Voyageurs Cup: 2015
'''Hammarby IF''' * Svenska Cupen: 2020–21
'''Midtjylland''' *Danish Cup: 2021–22
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|David Ousted}} *{{MLS player|david-ousted}} *{{DBU|4837}} *[https://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=11139 David Ousted] official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}} *{{drdkstat|471088|archive=20120309020810}} *{{Soccerway|david-ousted/34954}}
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