Laros Duarte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laros Michael D'Encarnação Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Jong PSV | 73 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Sparta Rotterdam | 37 | (2) |
| 2021– | Groningen | 53 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 26 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:16, 14 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Laros Michael D'Encarnação Duarte (born 28 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Groningen.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
Club career[edit]
He made his debut for Eerste Divisie side Jong PSV in 2015. In the 2015–16 season, the footballer joined PSV. He used to play for Sparta Rotterdam from Rotterdam before he moved to Eindhoven.[2]
On 31 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Groningen.[3]
International career[edit]
Born in the Netherlands, Duarte is of Cape Verdean descent. He was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023.[4]
Personal life[edit]
He is the older brother of Deroy Duarte.[5] Despite his last name, place of birth and country of descent; he is not related to fellow footballer Lerin Duarte.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Laros Duarte at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Jeugdspeler Duarte tekent bij PSV - PSV (in Dutch)
- ^ "FC GRONINGEN BINDT LAROS DUARTE" (in Dutch). Groningen. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Cabo Verde enfrenta Togo na disputa pela liderança do grupo na qualificação para a CAN 2023". Expresso das Ilhas.
- ^ "Creoles Abroad: Deroy Duarte renews with Sparta Rotterdam" (in Portuguese). CrioloSports. 8 August 2017.
- ^ "PSV contracteert Duarte van Sparta".
External links[edit]
- Profile at PSV
- Career stats & profile - Voetbal International
- Laros Duarte at Soccerway
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rotterdam
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Jong PSV players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- FC Groningen players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players