Bobby Duncan (footballer, born 2001)

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Bobby Duncan
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) [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*
YearsTeamApps(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)

Bobby Duncan (born 26 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.

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Early and personal life

Duncan 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

Duncan 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

He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth level. [2] [1]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2023 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2020–21 Championship 001000—10
Linense 2022–23 Primera Federación 800000—80
Total8010000090

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bobby Duncan at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pearce, James (4 August 2018). "Who is Bobby Duncan? Everything you need on Liverpool's new man". Liverpool Echo.
  3. 1 2 "Bobby Duncan: Liverpool reject accusations of 'mentally bullying' youth team player". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Who is Bobby Duncan? Steven Gerrard's cousin being 'destroyed by bullies' at Liverpool after Manchester City transfer". talksport.com. 29 August 2019.
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ "Profiles of Liverpool and Man United teenage talents Bobby Duncan and Mason Greenwood". sport360.com.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Lift The 2019 FA Youth Cup After Shootout Victory Over Manchester City". The Football Association . Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Matchdetails from Tranmere Rovers - Liverpool played on Thursday 11 July 2019". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Byrom, David (1 April 2021). "What happened to Steven Gerrard's cousin since he quit Liverpool". Liverpool Echo.
  10. ↑ "Bobby Duncan: Liverpool sell teenage forward to Fiorentina". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Derby sign ex-Liverpool forward Duncan". BBC Sport. 25 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Chorley upset depleted Derby in FA Cup". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Milne, Alex (29 July 2021). "Duncan's demise - what has happened to Gerrard's cousin soon to be at 5th club". mirror.
  14. ↑ "Latest on possible loan move for Derby's ex-Liverpool striker Bobby Duncan". Derbyshire Live. 31 August 2021 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  15. ↑ Cavilla, Tom (1 August 2022). "Ex Liverpool striker Bobby Duncan's career takes another twist after Derby exit". Liverpool Echo.
  16. ↑ "'The truth will be told' - Ex-Liverpool prospect Bobby Duncan hits back at former agent over Anfield exit". goal.com.
  17. ↑ "Bobby Duncan: "¿Jugar en la Balona un paso atrás? Para nada; es un reto"". europasur.es. 13 August 2022.
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