Lerin Duarte
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 1990)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lerin Duarte
| image = LerinDuarte2018.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Duarte in 2018
| full_name = Lerin Duarte
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| height = 1.69m
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = –2009
| youthclubs1 = Sparta Rotterdam
| years1 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = Sparta Rotterdam
| caps1 = 42
| goals1 = 6
| clubs2 = Heracles Almelo
| years2 = 2011–2013
| caps2 = 66
| goals2 = 12
| clubs3 = Ajax
| years3 = 2013–2016
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 3
| clubs4 = Jong Ajax
| years4 = 2013–2016
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| clubs5 = → Heerenveen (loan)
| years5 = 2015
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 1
| clubs6 = → NAC Breda (loan)
| years6 = 2016
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| clubs7 = Heracles Almelo
| years7 = 2016–2019
| caps7 = 61
| goals7 = 7
| clubs8 = Aris
| years8 = 2019–2022
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| clubs9 = ASWH
| years9 = 2023
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| clubs10 = VV Noordwijk
| years10 = 2023
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 11 March 2023
| ntupdate =
}}
Lerin Duarte (born 11 August 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Having come through the youth department of Sparta Rotterdam, he started his senior career at the club, before transferring to Heracles Almelo. He spent two seasons there, before moving to Eredivisie champions Ajax in 2013. Following two loans to SC Heerenveen and NAC Breda, he returned to Heracles Almelo in summer 2016.
Club career
=Sparta and Heracles =
Born in Rotterdam, Duarte started in the youth department of Sparta Rotterdam. He continued through the youth academy and made his first senior appearance for the club in the Eredivisie on 1 August 2009, in a 0–2 home defeat to FC Twente.{{cite web|title=Sparta Rotterdam – FC Twente (01-08-2009) |work=Voetbal International |url=http://www.vi.nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijd.htm?dbid=195287&typeofpage=84140 |access-date=30 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910055658/http://www.vi.nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijd.htm?dbid=195287&typeofpage=84140 |archive-date=10 September 2009 }} He continued to play in the first team in the 2009–2010 season and finished with 9 appearances. At the end of the season Sparta was relegated to the Eerste Divisie.{{cite web | title= Sparta suffer relegation | work=Mirror Football | url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Sparta-suffer-relegation-article428913.html | access-date=30 December 2010}} After playing the following 2010–11 season with the club he joined Heracles Almelo, thereby returning to the Eredivisie.
Duarte agreed a three-year contract, with the option of an extra year, with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo{{cite web | title= Lerin Duarte and Leon van Dijk to Heracles|url=http://www.twentesport.com/voetbal/heracles/lerin-duarte-en-leon-van-dijk-naar-heracles-almelo/}} after passing a medical on 15 June 2011. He made his league debut for the club on 6 August 2011 against RKC Waalwijk coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute.
=Ajax=
On 31 August 2013, at the end of the Eredivisie match between Heracles Almelo and ADO Den Haag, it was announced by Jan Smit that Ajax and Heracles Almelo had agreed to terms for the direct transfer of Duarte to the capital city.{{cite web | title= Jan Smit: 'Er is een deal met Ajax' | work=FOX Sports | url=http://foxsports.nl/video/153172-jan-smit-er-is-een-deal-met-ajax.html | access-date=31 August 2013}} Duarte joined the Amsterdammers for the sum of €2.5 million from Almelo, signing a four-year contract binding him to his new club until 2017.{{cite web | title=Official: Ajax brings Lerin Duarte for the sum of 2 500 000 euros| work=Soccerfame.com | url=http://www.soccerfame.com/transfer/22123/lerin-duarte | access-date=1 September 2013}} He was given the number 8 shirt previously worn by Christian Eriksen upon his arrival.{{cite web | title=Ajax contracteert Lerin Duarte| work=RTL Nieuws| url=http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/economie/beurs/ajax-contracteert-lerin-duarte | access-date=2 September 2013}} Duarte made his debut for Ajax on 14 September 2013 in a 2–1 at home against PEC Zwolle. He made his continental debut at Camp Nou in a 4–0 loss against FC Barcelona, playing the full 90 minutes of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Group stage match.{{cite web | title= Lerin Duarte verliest in Nou Camp | work=Regio Rijnmond Voetbal | url=http://www.regiorijnmondvoetbal.nl/betaald-voetbal/lerin-duarte-verliest-nou-camp/ | access-date=29 September 2010}} On 28 September Duarte scored his first goal for Ajax, in a 6–0 victory at home against Go Ahead Eagles, scoring the fifth goal in the 64th minute of the game.{{cite web | title= Ajax met ruime cijfers langs Go Ahead | work=Ajax.nl | url=http://www.ajax.nl/Ajax-Nieuws/Ajax-nieuwsarchief/Ajax-nieuwsartikel/Ajax-met-ruime-cijfers-langs-Go-Ahead.htm | access-date=29 September 2010}}
=Heerenveen, NAC and Heracles =
After the move of Daley Sinkgraven to Ajax, Duarte was sent on loan to SC Heerenveen for the rest of the 2014–2015 season In January 2015.[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/heerenveen-haalt-duarte-als-opvolger-sinkgraven.htm Heerenveen haalt Duarte als opvolger Sinkgraven] (Dutch). Voetbal International. 31 January 2015.
Following his release by Ajax, free agent Duarte returned to former club Heracles Almelo, agreeing a three-year contract with the club.{{cite news|title=Transfervrije Duarte keert terug bij Heracles Almelo|url=http://www.nu.nl/voetbal/4307859/transfervrije-duarte-keert-terug-bij-heracles-almelo.html|access-date=28 October 2017|work=NU Sport|date=16 August 2016|language=Dutch}}
= Aris, ASWH and Noordwijk =
On 2 June 2019, Duarte agreed to join Aris on a three-year contract.{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Aris/arhs-dikos-toy-o-ntoyarte-gia-tria-xronia.5527735.html |title=Άρης: Δικός του ο Ντουάρτε για τρία χρόνια |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=2 June 2019}} On 1 July 2020 in an away match against Panathinaikos, he suffered a serious knee injury.
At the end of January 2023, Duarte signed with the Derde Divisie-side ASWH from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.{{cite news|publisher=Kontakt Mediapartners|title=ASWH strikt oud-prof Lerin Duarte|language=nl|date=29 January 2023|access-date=29 January 2023|quote=Het in de derde divisie in zwaar weer verkerende ASWH heeft zich voor de rest van het seizoen versterkt met Lerin Duarte. De oud-prof sluit per direct aan bij de Ambachtse selectie.|url=https://www.regio-voetbal.nl/nieuws/nieuws/336837/aswh-strikt-oud-prof-lerin-duarte|website=Regio-Voetbal}} After a lot of training and having sat just one game on the ASWH bench during an official game, he left ASWH.{{cite news|publisher=Kontakt Mediapartners|website=Regio-Voetbal|title=Lerin Duarte alweer vertrokken bij ASWH|trans-title=Lerin Duarte already left ASWH|date=11 March 2023|quote=Zonder speelminuten gemaakt te hebben is oud-prof Lerin Duarte alweer vertrokken bij ASWH.|url=https://www.regio-voetbal.nl/nieuws/nieuws/341335/lerin-duarte-alweer-vertrokken-bij-aswh|language=nl|access-date=11 March 2023}} At the beginning of the subsequent season, Duarte joined Tweede Divisie-side VV Noordwijk. He left after not getting playing time, noting the inconvenience of training in the evenings.{{cite news|title=Oud-Ajacied vertrekt bij VV Noordwijk zonder wedstrijd te hebben gespeeld|date=27 August 2023|url=https://www.omroepwest.nl/sport/4750488/oud-ajacied-vertrekt-bij-vv-noordwijk-zonder-wedstrijd-te-hebben-gespeeld|website=Omroep West}}
International career
Duarte was born in the Netherlands and has Cape Verdean origin,[http://www.soccernews.nl/news/107250/Castaignos_en_Cabral_naar_Kaapverdi%C4%86%C2%AB?_Dat_zou_fantastisch_zijn] {{in lang|nl}} therefore, he is eligible by the Netherlands and Cape Verde. He has represented the Netherlands at Under-21 level having been called up on 4 September 2011 for the game against Luxembourg in the UEFA Under 21 Championship. Duarte went on to start on the bench before being substituted on in the 76th minute to make his international debut, the game ended in a 4–0 win for the Netherlands.
In May 2013, Duarte was called up for the Dutch senior team for two friendlies, against China and Indonesia, however he stayed on the bench for both matches as an unused substitute.
Personal life
Despite his last name, place of birth and country of descent; Duarte is not related to fellow footballer Laros Duarte.{{Cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2023040-psv-contracteert-duarte-van-sparta|title=PSV contracteert Duarte van Sparta}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 July 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/lerin-duarte.htm |title=Lerin Duarte Voetbal International profile |publisher=Voetbal International}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Sparta Rotterdam
|9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |16 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11
|33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 7 | |
| rowspan="4"|Heracles Almelo
|Eredivisie |31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13
|Eredivisie |30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2013–14
|Eredivisie |5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 12 | |
| rowspan="3"|Ajax
|Eredivisie |14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2014–15
|Eredivisie |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Jong Ajax
|Eerste Divisie |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15
|Eerste Divisie |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||||
| SC Heerenveen (loan)
|Eredivisie |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| NAC (loan)
|Eerste Divisie |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Heracles Almelo
|Eredivisie |18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|Eredivisie |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|Eredivisie |30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7 | |
| rowspan="4"|Aris
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Super League Greece |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Super League Greece |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!222 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 257 | 30 |
Honours
=Club=
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|lerin-duarte}}
- [http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/lerin-duarte.htm Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121031065654/http://onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/25/4f8c4269-a262b686-947795 Netherlands stats] at OnsOranje
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Category:Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Rotterdam
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sparta Rotterdam players
Category:Heracles Almelo players
Category:SC Heerenveen players
Category:Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers