Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Alfred Duncan [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 March 1993||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Venezia | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Inter Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Inter Milan | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | → Livorno (loan) | 51 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Sampdoria | 26 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2016–2020 | Sassuolo | 76 | (6) |
2020 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2020–2024 | Fiorentina | 92 | (5) |
2021 | → Cagliari (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2024– | Venezia | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Ghana U20 | 4 | (2) |
2012–2017 | Ghana | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 2 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021 |
Joseph Alfred Duncan (born 10 March 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Venezia.
Duncan began training with Inter Milan in the summer 2010. But due to FIFA regulations, he formally joined Inter in March 2011, after his 18th birthday. [2] During that time, he lived in Inter training centre "Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti" in Milan. [2] Duncan made his Serie A debut for Inter in August 2012.
On 19 July 2014, Duncan joined fellow Serie A side Sampdoria from Inter Milan for two seasons, until 30 June 2016. [3] Duncan moved permanently in January 2015 with Sampdoria paying a transfer fee of about €3 million [4] [5] and Duncan signing a 4+1⁄2-year contract. [6]
On 23 July 2015, Duncan was signed by Sassuolo on a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign him outright at the end of season from Sampdoria, for about €6 million. [5] [7] [8] On 6 March 2016, Duncan scored his first goal for the club against AC Milan in a 2–0 win.
On 31 January 2020, Duncan joined Fiorentina on loan with an obligation to buy. [9]
On 17 January 2021, Duncan joined Cagliari on loan until 30 June 2021 with an option to buy. [10]
On 27 July 2024, following the end of his contract with Fiorentina, Duncan joined newly-promoted Serie A club Venezia on a two-year contract. [11]
Duncan represented Ghana at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey playing four games during it. He made his full international debut on 14 November 2012 against Cape Verde.
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Inter Milan | 2012–13 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Livorno (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 1 | 23 | 2 | |
2013–14 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
Total | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 2 | ||
Sampdoria | 2014–15 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
Sassuolo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 [b] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Serie A | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
2019–20 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Total | 109 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 8 | ||
Fiorentina (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Serie A | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 [c] | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
Total | 105 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 6 | ||
Cagliari (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Career total | 323 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 361 | 17 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ghana | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Inter Primavera
Livorno
Fiorentina
Ghana U20
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