Laros Michael D'Encarnação Duarte (born 28 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Laros Duarte
Personal information
Full name Laros Michael D'Encarnação Duarte
Date of birth (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Puskás Akadémia
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Jong PSV 73 (2)
2019Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 16 (3)
2019–2021 Sparta Rotterdam 37 (2)
2021–2024 Groningen 76 (8)
2024– Puskás Akadémia 0 (0)
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 17 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:16, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Duarte 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]

On 23 August 2024, Duarte joined Puskás Akadémia in Hungary on a three-year contract.[4]

International career

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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.[5]

Personal life

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He is the older brother of Deroy Duarte.[6] Despite his last name, place of birth and country of descent; he is not related to fellow footballer Lerin Duarte.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Laros Duarte at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Jeugdspeler Duarte tekent bij PSV - PSV (in Dutch)
  3. ^ "FC GRONINGEN BINDT LAROS DUARTE" (in Dutch). Groningen. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Hollandiából érkezett erősítés" [Reinforcements arrived from the Netherlands] (in Hungarian). Puskás Akadémia. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Cabo Verde enfrenta Togo na disputa pela liderança do grupo na qualificação para a CAN 2023". Expresso das Ilhas.
  6. ^ "Creoles Abroad: Deroy Duarte renews with Sparta Rotterdam" (in Portuguese). CrioloSports. 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ "PSV contracteert Duarte van Sparta".
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