Career
College and amateur
Boughton played college soccer at Medaille College. He led his Medaille team to four straight undefeated conference championships, three trips to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, and in his senior year smashed the National Collegiate Athletic Association career assists record, registering 82 career assists in his four years. He also tallied 35 goals in 86 career collegiate games.
During his college years Boughton also played extensively in the USL Premier Development League, for Fort Wayne Fever, the Austin Aztex U23s, Newark Ironbound Express and the Houston Leones.
Professional
Boughton signed his first professional contract in 2011 when he was signed by F.C. New York of the USL Professional Division. Following the USL season Boughton trained with Master of Library Science side Sporting Kansas City.
Boughton joined the Rochester Lancers in 2011, their inaugural season in the Major Indoor Soccer League. After tallying 8 goals in 21 games during his rookie season, Boughton signed a new multi-year contract with the team