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Deroy Duarte
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Deroy D'Encarnação Duarte (born 4 July 1999) is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Cape Verde national team.
Key Information
Club career
[edit]Sparta Rotterdam
[edit]Duarte played youth football for Sparta Rotterdam. As the Tweede Divisie was reintroduced, he began playing regularly for Jong Sparta Rotterdam who had joined the Dutch football league system.[4][3] In the 2016–17 season, he was on Sparta's first-team bench for a few games without making an appearance.[3]
He made his professional debut for Sparta in the 2017–18 season, replacing Stijn Spierings in the 81st minute of a 3–0 away loss to VVV-Venlo.[5] Sparta was relegated to the Eerste Divisie that season.[6] However, he was part of the team that finished second and returned to the Eredivisie after winning the promotion play-off against TOP Oss and De Graafschap.[7]
In the following 2019–20 season, he was mainly a substitute, with his brother Laros Duarte among the players ahead of him in the pecking order.[3][8] However, he established himself as a regular starter in his fifth and final season at Sparta, during the 2020–21 season.[3] His contract with Sparta expired in June 2021, with Duarte having scored a total of 13 goals in 115 appearances for the club.[3]
Fortuna Sittard
[edit]On 12 August 2021, Duarte signed a three-year contract with Fortuna Sittard, who acquired him on a free transfer from Sparta.[9] Two days later, he made his debut in the season opener against Twente, which was won 2–1.[10] On 26 February 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Cambuur.[11]
Ludogorets Razgrad
[edit]In June 2024, he moved to Bulgaria, joining Ludogorets Razgrad.[12]
International career
[edit]Born in the Netherlands, Duarte is of Cape Verdean descent. He was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[13] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 2–0 friendly win over Guadeloupe.[14]
Personal life
[edit]He is the younger brother of the footballer Laros Duarte.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 February 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Sparta | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | |||
| 2017–18 | Tweede Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Tweede Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | 32 | 12 | |||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 102 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 115 | 13 | |||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Total | 87 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 92 | 4 | ||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | Bulgarian First League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15[e] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 270 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 323 | 30 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Beker, Bulgarian Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 28 March 2023[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Deroy D'Encarnacao Duarte – U19 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Deroy Duarte – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Deroy Duarte at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Plannen tweede divisie gaan door". NOS (in Dutch). 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "VVV vs. Sparta Rotterdam – 12 August 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Advocaat en Sparta ontgoocheld: 'We zijn het niet waard'". NOS (in Dutch). 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Sparta en RKC promoveren dankzij bizarre comebacks naar Eredivisie". NU (in Dutch). 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Beck, Tim (25 January 2021). "De Duarte-broers: een ander pad, hetzelfde reisdoel". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Fortuna versterkt middenveld met Deroy Duarte". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Fortuna Sittard – FC Twente 2:1 (Eredivisie 2021/2022, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "VAR frustreert Fortuna, waarna duel kantelt en Cambuur dankzij Boere nog wint". NOS (in Dutch). 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Mladenova, Kremena (24 June 2024). "Лудогорец представи официално новите си попълнения Дуарте и Куртулуш" (in Bulgarian). bta.bg. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Bebé estreia-se em convocatórias dos Tubarões Azuis (Cabo Verde)". A Bola. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Live events Guadalupe vs Cape Verde – International Friendly 2022". besoccer.com.
- ^ "Creoles Abroad: Deroy Duarte renews with Sparta Rotterdam" (in Portuguese). CrioloSports. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Deroy Duarte at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Deroy Duarte at WorldFootball.net
- Deroy Duarte at Soccerway
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