Bobby Duncan (footballer, born 2001)
English footballer (born 2001)
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Bobby Frederick Duncan (born 26 June 2001) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bobby Frederick Duncan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Whiston, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mossley Hill | |||
| St Helens Town | |||
| 2010–2011 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2011–2017 | Manchester City | ||
| 2018–2019 | Liverpool | ||
| 2019–2020 | Fiorentina | ||
| 2020–2021 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Linense | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 8 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| England U16 | |||
| England U17 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early and personal life
Duncan was born in Whiston and raised in Prescot.[3] He attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School and St Bede's College.[3]
He is a cousin of Steven Gerrard.[4][5] He is a lifelong Liverpool fan.[3]
Club career
Duncan began his career with Mossley Hill, St Helens Town, Wigan Athletic and Manchester City.[3][6][7]
He left Manchester City in August 2017, and spent a year without a club as they retained his registration, before signing a three-year professional contract with Liverpool in 2018.[3] He was part of the side that won the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup, Liverpool's fourth triumph in the competition, scoring a late equaliser in the final against his former team Manchester City.[8]
He made his senior debut for Liverpool in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers in July 2019, scoring the final goal in a 6–0 win.[9]
In August 2019 he was linked with a move away from the club, and his agent accused Liverpool of "bullying", which the club denied.[4] He later expressed regret about how he had left Liverpool.[10]
In September 2019 he signed for Italian club Fiorentina.[11] He returned to England in September 2020, signing a three-year contract with Derby County.[12] He made his senior debut on 9 January 2021, in a 2–0 FA Cup loss away at non-league club Chorley.[13][14] At the start of the 2021–22 season he trained with Plymouth Argyle, although the clubs could not agree terms for a loan move.[15]
In July 2022 he signed for Spanish club Linense.[16][17][18] He left the club in 2023, and thereafter remained without a club.[19]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Linense | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||