Duke Hashimoto (born December 15, 1984 in Kapolei, Hawaii) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
Hashimoto played college soccer at Southern Methodist University from 2002 to 2005. In four seasons he appeared in 71 matches, scoring 26 goals and assisting on 20. He also played for the DFW Tornados in the USL Premier Development League.
He was drafted in the fourth round, 38th overall, by the Columbus Crew in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. One week before the start of the season the Crew traded Hashimoto to Real Salt Lake.
Hashimoto is just one of two Hawaii natives currently playing in the MLS, the other being Brian Ching of the Houston Dynamo and the .
He recently suffered a Knee Injury and will be out for the rest of the season.
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