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Cape Verdean former footballer (born 2000)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barros and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Duk
Personal information
Full name Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes
Date of birth (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Aberdeen
Number 11
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 78 (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 16:09, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes (born 16 February 2000), commonly known as Duk, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. Born in Portugal, he represents Cape Verde at international level.

Career

Duk 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.

In March 2023 he was named Cinch Premiership player of the month.

Internationally, Duk has represented Portugal at Under-18 and U19 level, but made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2022.

Controversies

Prior to the 2024–25 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.

On 7 September 2024, Aberdeen confirmed that Duk had rejoined first team training. He stated: “I would like to sincerely apologise to everyone associated with Aberdeen for my absence over the last period. I deeply regret being away. I am grateful to the Club, the manager, my teammates and supporters for giving me a chance. I will work hard every day to try and help the team".

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup 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
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 7 0 0 0 1 0 – 8 0
Total 78 20 5 0 9 2 8 3 100 25
Career total 120 31 5 0 9 2 8 3 142 36
  1. Includes Scottish Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup

International

As of match played 16 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde 2022 2 0
2023 3 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. ^ Duk at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Luis 'Duk' Lopes". Aberdeen Football Club. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. "Duk voted Player of the Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  5. "Aberdeen take disciplinary action as Duk goes AWOL | BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. Duk at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  7. "Duk". Nationall Football Team. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
Aberdeen F.C. – current squad
Awards
2022–23 PFA Scotland Scottish Premiership Team of the Year
Aberdeen F.C. – Player of the Year


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