Zachary Duncan (born 31 May 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Zach Duncan
Personal information
Full name Zachary Duncan
Date of birth (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Marayong, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2012 Marconi Stallions
2013–2014 Sydney Olympic
2015 FNSW NTC
2016 Sydney FC
2017 Western Sydney Wanderers
2018 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar NPL 8 (1)
2019 Brisbane Roar 4 (1)
2019 Marconi Stallions 0 (0)
2019–2023 AGF 24 (0)
2022–2023Perth Glory (loan) 24 (1)
2024 Memphis 901 33 (1)
International career
2019–2020 Australia U23 7 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place 2020 Thailand U-23 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2020

Career

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Brisbane Roar

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Duncan was part of the 2018-19 Y-League Championship-winning Brisbane Roar Youth team. He started and played 62 minutes as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.[1]

Duncan made his first professional appearance as a second-half substitute in the Roar's 2–1 loss to Melbourne Victory in Round 22 of the 2018–19 season.[2] On 20 April 2019, Duncan scored his first goal for the Brisbane Roar in a 6–1 loss to the Newcastle Jets at Suncorp Stadium.[3]

AGF Aarhus

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On 17 June 2019, after a brief trial period in which he scored for the AGF reserve team, it was announced that Duncan had signed a four-year contract with the Danish club AGF.[4]

Memphis 901 FC

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On 13 December 2023, it was announced that Duncan would join USL Championship side Memphis 901 on a permanent deal at the start of the 2024 season.[5][6]

International career

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In November 2019, Duncan was called up for the Australia U-23 squad playing a series of 3 friendlies in Chongqing, China.[7][8] He made two appearances and scored the opening goal against North Korea U-23 as Australia claimed the Dazu Cup, winning all 3 friendlies.[9]

Honours

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Brisbane Roar

References

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  1. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019". Foxtel Y-League. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Spirited Roar edged by Victory". Brisbane Roar. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Duncan scores his first A-League goal". The World Game. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. ^ Blond, Mikael (17 June 2019). "AGF henter australske Duncan". bold.dk (in Danish).
  5. ^ "Zach Duncan stopper i AGF" [Zach Duncan stops in AGF] (in Danish). AGF. 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ Murray, Nicholas (13 December 2023). "Memphis brings aboard Australian midfielder Zach Duncan". USL Championship. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Australia U-23 National Team Named for China Tour". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Harry Van der Saag earns Aussie call-up before hitting pitch for Sydney FC in A-League". The Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Australia U-23s claim 2019 'Dazu Cup' in China". Football Federation Australia. 20 November 2019.
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