Flynn Duffy
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Flynn Duffy
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|8|13}}
| birth_place = Dundee, Scotland
| height = 1.74 m{{WorldFootball.net|flynn-duffy}}
| position = Left back
| currentclub = Airdrieonians
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = 2012–2021
| youthclubs1 = Dundee United
| years1 = 2020–2024
| clubs1 = Dundee United
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = → Peterhead (loan)
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Stirling Albion (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2024
| clubs4 = → Peterhead (loan)
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Airdrieonians
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| club-update = 21 December 2024
}}
Flynn Duffy (born 13 August 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left back for {{Scottish football updater|Airdrieo}} club Airdrieonians.{{Cite web |title=Flynn Duffy {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Dundee United {{!}} Age 20 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=136698 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}
Career
Duffy started his career at Dundee United, rising through the youth ranks, before signing a professional deal in 2020, however, he only made 4 league cup appearances for The Arabs, being sent on loan to Peterhead twice in September 2021{{Cite web |title=FLYNN DUFFY JOINS PETERHEAD ON LOAN |url=https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/7011/FLYNN-DUFFY-JOINS-PETERHEAD-ON-LOAN.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Dundee United Football Club |language=en}} and January 2024,{{Cite web |last=Temple |first=Alan |date=2024-01-19 |title=Dundee United prospect Flynn Duffy makes League Two switch and links up with Tannadice centurion |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/4871295/dundee-united-flynn-duffy-joins-peterhead-loan/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}} respectively, and Stirling Albion for the second half of the 2022–23 season, helping The Binos win League Two for the first time in their history.{{Cite web |last=Temple |first=Alan |date=2023-04-22 |title=Dundee United kid Flynn Duffy gets Stirling Albion title party started — as another Tannadice starlet earns winner's medal |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/4328902/dundee-united-kid-flynn-duffy-get-stirling-albion-title-kai-fotheringham/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}}
On 1 July 2024, Duffy was released by Dundee United,{{Cite web |title=SQUAD UPDATE {{!}} MAY 2024 |url=https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/8393/SQUAD-UPDATE--MAY-2024-.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Dundee United Football Club |language=en}} before being handed a trial by Inverness Caledonian Thistle in a 1–0 pre-season friendly loss against Raith Rovers.{{Cite web |title=Raith Rovers v Inverness CT |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c6z66520e49t |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
On 2 August, Duffy signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle,{{Cite web |last=Media |first=ICTFC |date=2024-08-02 |title=Flynn Duffy signs for ICTFC |url=https://ictfc.com/flynn-duffy-signs-for-ictfc/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=ICTFC |language=en-GB}} making his league debut the following day in a 1–1 draw against Dumbarton.{{Cite web |title=Inverness CT vs Dumbarton: League One |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cyj4zjrrd0zt |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 24 October 2024, his contract was terminated, as Inverness entered administration.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Three potential buyers interested in Inverness Caley Thistle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78dlgx1e0vo |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}} On 2 November 2024, Flynn signed with {{Scottish football updater|Airdrieo}} club Airdrieonians.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/airdrie-snap-up-former-dundee-34021946|title=Airdrie snap up former Dundee United defender after exit from administration-hit Inverness Caledonian Thistle|date=2 November 2024|website=Daily Record}}
Honours
Stirling Albion
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Airdrieonians F.C. squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Dundee
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Dundee United F.C. players
Category:Peterhead F.C. players
Category:Stirling Albion F.C. players
Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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