Manny Duku
Dutch footballer (born 1992)
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Immanuelson Kwadwo Opoku Duku (born 28 December 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rochdale.
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Duku in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Immanuelson Kwadwo Opoku Duku[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rochdale | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Legmeervogels | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Legmeervogels | ||
| 2012–2014 | Abcoude | ||
| 2014–2015 | Breukelen | ||
| 2015 | VV Eemdijk | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Chesham United | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Kings Langley | 44 | (7) |
| 2017 | Banbury United | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Hayes & Yeading United | 39 | (33) |
| 2018–2019 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Barnet (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2019 | Torquay United | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | Hayes & Yeading United | 7 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Raith Rovers | 20 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | Havant & Waterlooville | 18 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | York City | 30 | (4) |
| 2023 | Manchester 62 | 6 | (6) |
| 2024 | Maidstone United | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Wealdstone | 9 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Hednesford Town | 24 | (10) |
| 2025 | Solihull Moors | 9 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | Tamworth | 25 | (6) |
| 2026– | Rochdale | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:45, 11 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Amsterdam, Duku started his career with Legmeervogels. He was on trial with the reserve team of Eredivisie side Heerenveen[2] at the age of 18 in 2011, before enjoying spells in the lower leagues with Legmeervogels, Abcoude, Breukelen and VV Eemdijk. He left for England to join Oxford City on a trial basis in 2015, despite not playing a minute of football for his new club, VV Eemdijk.[3]
Following his first pre-season in England, Duku opted to join Chesham United over Oxford and went on to only appear four times for the Buckinghamshire-based side before making the switch to Hemel Hempstead Town.[3] After just a sole appearance in an FA Trophy tie against Eastbourne Borough,[4] Duku went on to enjoy spells with Kings Langley and Banbury United before joining Southern League Division One East side Hayes & Yeading United in June 2017.[5] He finished as the club's top scorer, with 39 goals in all competitions across the 2017–18 season.[6]
On 26 July 2018, Duku agreed to deal to join League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal.[7] On the opening day of the 2018–19 campaign, he went on to make his Football League debut during Cheltenham's 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town.[8] Duku joined Barnet on loan in October 2018 until the end of the calendar year.[9]
In February 2019 he joined FC Halifax Town on loan for a month.[10] On 12 June 2019 it was announced that Duku had joined National League club Torquay United.[11] On 9 December 2019, it was announced his contract was cancelled by mutual consent so he could return to the Netherlands with his young family. Later in an interview with Dutch website "Voetbalzone", the player contradicted this, saying this was only a statement of the club, not himself.[12] Duku re-joined former club Hayes & Yeading United on 1 January 2020.[13]
On 3 August 2020, Duku signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers.[14]
On 16 June 2021, Duku signed for fellow Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a one-year deal.[15] He left the club by mutual agreement in January 2022.[16]
On 3 February 2022, Duku signed for National League South side Havant & Waterlooville.[17] He left the club at the end of the season.[18]
In July 2022, Duku joined newly promoted, York City in the National League.[19] He scored his first goal for the club on his debut in a friendly against Middlesbrough.[20] He was released after one season with the club.[21] Upon the expiry of his contract, Duku moved to Gibraltar to join Manchester 62.[22]
In January 2024, Duku returned to England, signing for National League South side Maidstone United.[23] In March 2024, Duku signed for National League club Wealdstone.[24] He scored twice in ten games before being released at the end of the season.[25]
In July 2024, Duku joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Hednesford Town.[26] He scored 19 goals in 38 games in all competitions[27] before joining Solihull Moors on a short term deal in March 2025.[28] After scoring 4 goals in 9 appearances, Duku was released by Solihull upon the conclusion of the 2024–25 season.[29]
On 18 July 2025, it was announced that Duku had signed for National League side Tamworth.[30] He left the club by mutual agreement on 9 January 2026.[31]
On 15 January 2026, he signed for Rochdale on a contract until the end of the season.[32]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Duku is of Ghanaian descent.[33]
Career statistics
- As of 3 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chesham United | 2015–16[34] | Southern League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2015–16[34] | National League South | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kings Langley | 2015–16[34] | Southern League Division One Central | 15 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17[34] | Southern League Premier Division | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 49 | 7 | |||
| Banbury United | 2016–17[34] | Southern League Premier Division | 12 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2017–18[34] | Southern League Division One East | 39 | 33 | 5 | 4 | — | 6[c] | 2 | 50 | 39 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 2018–19[1] | League Two | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Barnet (loan) | 2018–19[1] | National League | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2018–19[1] | National League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Torquay United | 2019–20[1] | National League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2019–20[1] | Southern League Premier Division South | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Raith Rovers | 2020–21[1] | Scottish Championship | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3[d] | 0 | 28 | 10 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2021–22[1] | Scottish Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2021–22[1] | National League South | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| York City | 2022–23[1] | National League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | 36 | 7 |
| Manchester 62 | 2023–24[1] | Gibraltar Football League | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Maidstone United | 2023–24[34] | National League South | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wealdstone | 2023–24[1] | National League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Hednesford Town | 2024–25[27] | Northern Premier League Division One West | 24 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 2 | 38 | 19 |
| Solihull Moors | 2024–25[1] | National League | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Tamworth | 2025–26[1] | National League | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 1 | 28 | 7 |
| Rochdale | 2025–26[1] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 316 | 97 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 380 | 124 | ||
- One appearance in Southern League Cup, three in FA Trophy
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Southern League Division One East play-offs
- Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Includes FA Trophy and Walsall Senior Cup
- Appearances in National League Cup
