Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes[2] (born 16 February 2000), commonly known as Duk, is a professional footballer who played as a forward for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. Born in Portugal, he represents Cape Verde at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Lost | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | P45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Montelavarenses | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2011–2014 | Montelavarenses | ||
| 2014–2015 | Oeiras | ||
| 2015–2017 | Belenenses | ||
| 2017–2020 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Benfica B | 42 | (11) |
| 2022– | Aberdeen | 71 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2022– | Cape Verde | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editDuk began his career at Montelavarenses, playing 42 games for the B side across 2 seasons, scoring 11 goals. In July 2022, Duk signed for Aberdeen on a three-year deal from Benfica for an undisclosed fee.[3]
In March 2023 he was named Cinch Premiership player of the month.[4]
Internationally, Duk has represented Portugal at Under-18 and U19 level, but made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2022.
Controversies
editPrior to the 24/25 season, Duk failed to report back to the club for pre-season training. The club subsequently confirmed that Duk was absent without leave and would be proceeding with disciplinary measures against the player.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 20 | 8 | – | – | – | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 11 | – | – | – | 42 | 11 | |||||
| Aberdeen | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 43 | 18 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 7 | |
| Total | 71 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 92 | 25 | ||
| Career total | 113 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 134 | 36 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
International
edit- As of match played 16 November 2023[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Duk at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Luis 'Duk' Lopes". Aberdeen Football Club. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Duk voted Player of the Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Aberdeen take disciplinary action as Duk goes AWOL | BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Duk at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ "Duk". Nationall Football Team. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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