Laros Duarte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laros Michael D'Encarnação Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Puskás Akadémia | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Jong PSV | 73 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Sparta Rotterdam | 37 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Groningen | 76 | (8) |
| 2024– | Puskás Akadémia | 24 | (1) |
| 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 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2025 | |||
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.
Club career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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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- ^ Jeugdspeler Duarte tekent bij PSV - PSV (in Dutch)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile at PSV
- Career stats & profile - Voetbal International
- Laros Duarte at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Dutch people of Cape Verdean descent
- Sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- 21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen
- Footballers from Rotterdam
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Jong PSV players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- FC Groningen players
- Puskás Akadémia FC players
- Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen