Duk (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Montelavarenses | ||
2010–2011 | Sporting CP | ||
2011–2014 | Montelavarenses | ||
2014–2015 | Oeiras | ||
2015–2017 | Belenenses | ||
2017–2020 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Benfica B | 42 | (11) |
2022– | Aberdeen | 78 | (20) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (2) |
2018 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (2) |
2022– | Cape Verde | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:09, 29 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023 (UTC) |
Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes[2] (born 16 February 2000), commonly known as Duk, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. Born in Portugal, he represents Cape Verde at international level.
Career
[edit]Duk began his career at Montelavarenses, playing 42 games for the B side across 2 seasons, scoring 11 goals. In July 2022, Duk signed for Aberdeen on a three-year deal from Benfica for an undisclosed fee.[3]
In March 2023 he was named Cinch Premiership player of the month.[4]
Internationally, Duk has represented Portugal at Under-18 and U19 level, but made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2022.
Controversies
[edit]Prior to the 2024–25 season, Duk failed to report back to the club for pre-season training. The club subsequently confirmed that Duk was absent without leave and would be proceeding with disciplinary measures against the player.[5]
On 7 September 2024, Aberdeen confirmed that Duk had rejoined first team training. He stated: “I would like to sincerely apologise to everyone associated with Aberdeen for my absence over the last period. I deeply regret being away. I am grateful to the Club, the manager, my teammates and supporters for giving me a chance. I will work hard every day to try and help the team".
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benfica B | 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 3 | ||||
2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 20 | 8 | – | – | – | 20 | 8 | ||||
Total | 42 | 11 | – | – | – | 42 | 11 | |||||
Aberdeen | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 43 | 18 | |
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 7 | |
2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 78 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 100 | 25 | ||
Career total | 120 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 142 | 36 |
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 November 2023[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cape Verde | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Duk at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Luis 'Duk' Lopes". Aberdeen Football Club. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Duk voted Player of the Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen take disciplinary action as Duk goes AWOL | BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Duk at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ "Duk". Nationall Football Team. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- 21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Sporting CP footballers
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Portuguese football forward stubs