Bobby Duncan (born 26 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Whiston, England | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| England U16 | |||
| England U17 | |||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 7 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:46, 5 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editDuncan was born in Whiston and raised in Prescot.[2] He attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School and St Bede's College.[2]
He is a cousin of Steven Gerrard.[3][4] He is a lifelong Liverpool fan.[2]
Club career
editDuncan began his career with Mossley Hill, St Helens Town, Wigan Athletic and Manchester City.[2][5][6]
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.[2] 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.[7]
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.[8]
In August 2019 he was linked with a move away from the club, and his agent accused Liverpool of "bullying", which the club denied.[3] He later expressed regret about how he had left Liverpool.[9]
In September 2019 he signed for Italian club Fiorentina.[10] He returned to England in September 2020, signing a three-year contract with Derby County.[11] He made his senior debut on 9 January 2021, in a 2–0 FA Cup loss away at non-league club Chorley.[12][13] At the start of the 2021–22 season he trained with Plymouth Argyle, although the clubs could not agree terms for a loan move.[14]
In July 2022 he signed for Spanish club Linense.[15][16][17]
International career
editHe has represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth level.[2][1]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 16 May 2023[1]
| 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 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Bobby Duncan at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Pearce, James (4 August 2018). "Who is Bobby Duncan? Everything you need on Liverpool's new man". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ a b "Bobby Duncan: Liverpool reject accusations of 'mentally bullying' youth team player". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Who is Bobby Duncan? Steven Gerrard's cousin being 'destroyed by bullies' at Liverpool after Manchester City transfer". talksport.com. 29 August 2019.
- ^ Pearce, James (4 August 2018). "Money not the motivation for Bobby Duncan – but he's impatient to prove he belongs at the top". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Profiles of Liverpool and Man United teenage talents Bobby Duncan and Mason Greenwood". sport360.com.
- ^ "Liverpool Lift The 2019 FA Youth Cup After Shootout Victory Over Manchester City". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Tranmere Rovers - Liverpool played on Thursday 11 July 2019". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Byrom, David (1 April 2021). "What happened to Steven Gerrard's cousin since he quit Liverpool". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ "Bobby Duncan: Liverpool sell teenage forward to Fiorentina". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Derby sign ex-Liverpool forward Duncan". BBC Sport. 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Chorley upset depleted Derby in FA Cup". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021.
- ^ Milne, Alex (29 July 2021). "Duncan's demise - what has happened to Gerrard's cousin soon to be at 5th club". mirror.
- ^ "Latest on possible loan move for Derby's ex-Liverpool striker Bobby Duncan". Derbyshire Live. 31 August 2021 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Cavilla, Tom (1 August 2022). "Ex Liverpool striker Bobby Duncan's career takes another twist after Derby exit". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ "'The truth will be told' - Ex-Liverpool prospect Bobby Duncan hits back at former agent over Anfield exit". goal.com.
- ^ "Bobby Duncan: "¿Jugar en la Balona un paso atrás? Para nada; es un reto"". europasur.es. 13 August 2022.