Duk (footballer)

Duk
Personal information
Full name Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes
Date of birth (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlas
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)
2022–2025 Aberdeen 90 (28)
2025–2026 Leganés 47 (4)
2026– Atlas 1 (1)
International career‡
2018 Portugal U18 5 (2)
2018 Portugal U19 7 (2)
2022– Cape Verde 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes[2] (Portuguese: [lu.ˈiz ẽ.ˈʀi.kɨʒ dɨ ˈba.ʀuʒ ˈlɔpɨʃ]; born 16 February 2000), commonly known as Duk (Kabuverdianu: [duk]), is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Atlas and the Cape Verde national football team.

Club career

Duk represented CF Os Montelavarenses, Sporting CP, Oeiras, Belenenses and Benfica as a youth. He played with the latter's reserve team as a senior, featuring in 42 games across 2 seasons and scoring 11 goals.

In July 2022, Duk signed for Aberdeen on a three-year deal from Benfica for 400k euros.[3] In March 2023, he was named Premiership player of the month.[4]

On 3 February 2025, Duk signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side Leganés.[5]

International career

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

Controversies

Before 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.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 February 2025[1][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2019–20 Liga Portugal 2 10———10
2020–21 213———213
2021–22 208———208
Total 4211———4211
Aberdeen 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 37161052—4318
2023–24 344403083497
2024–25 1901210—212
Total 902062928311327
Leganés 2024–25 La Liga 20———20
Career total 1343162928315638

International

As of match played 16 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 202220
202330
Total50

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "El C.D. Leganés refuerza su ataque con la llegada de Duk" [CD Leganés strengthens its attack with the arrival of Duk] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 3 February 202. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Aberdeen take disciplinary action as Duk goes AWOL | BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Duk at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  8. ↑ "Duk". National Football Team. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  • Duk at Soccerway
  • Duk at WorldFootball.net


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