Duk (footballer)

Duk
Personal information
Full name Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes
Date of birth (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)
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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 26 November 2024[1][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup

International

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As of match played 16 November 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde 2022 2 0
2023 3 0
Total 5 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Duk at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "Luis 'Duk' Lopes". Aberdeen Football Club. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Duk voted Player of the Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Aberdeen take disciplinary action as Duk goes AWOL | BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ Duk at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  7. ^ "Duk". Nationall Football Team. Retrieved 14 June 2022.