Deroy Duarte

Cape Verdean footballer (born 1999)
Deroy Duarte
Personal information
Full name Deroy D'Encarnação Duarte[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Sittard
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2016 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Jong Sparta 32 (12)
2017–2021 Sparta Rotterdam 102 (12)
2021– Fortuna Sittard 84 (4)
International career‡
2022– Cape Verde 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Deroy D'Encarnação Duarte (born 4 July 1999) is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Sparta Rotterdam

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

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]

International career

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.[12] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 2–0 friendly win over Guadeloupe.[13]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of the footballer Laros Duarte.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 April 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
Division 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[a] 1 30 4
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 34 5 0 0 4[a] 0 38 5
2019–20 Eredivisie 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
2020–21 Eredivisie 29 4 1 0 1[b] 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 22 1 0 0 — 22 1
Total 55 2 1 0 — 56 2
Career total 189 26 5 0 9 1 203 27
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
  2. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs

International

As of match played 25 March 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde 2022 6 0
2023 6 0
2024 5 0
Total 17 0

References

  1. ^ "Deroy D'Encarnacao Duarte – U19 EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Deroy Duarte – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Deroy Duarte at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Plannen tweede divisie gaan door". NOS (in Dutch). 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ^ "VVV vs. Sparta Rotterdam – 12 August 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Fortuna versterkt middenveld met Deroy Duarte". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Fortuna Sittard – FC Twente 2:1 (Eredivisie 2021/2022, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Bebé estreia-se em convocatórias dos Tubarões Azuis (Cabo Verde)". A Bola. Archived from the original on 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  13. ^ "Live events Guadalupe vs Cape Verde – International Friendly 2022". besoccer.com.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Deroy Duarte at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

  • Deroy Duarte at WorldFootball.net
  • Deroy Duarte at Soccerway
  • v
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Fortuna Sittard – current squad
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Cape Verde squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
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