Bobby Duncan (footballer, born 2001)

Bobby Duncan (born 26 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Linense, as a striker.

Bobby Duncan
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001[1]
Place of birth Whiston, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Linense
Number 8
Youth career
Mossley Hill
St Helens Town
2010–2011 Wigan Athletic
2011–2017 Manchester City
2018–2019 Liverpool
2019–2020 Fiorentina
2020–2021 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Derby County 0 (0)
2022– Linense 8 (0)
International career‡
England U16
England U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:46, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Duncan was born in Whiston and raised in Prescot.[2] He attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School and St Bede's College.[2]

He is a cousin of Steven Gerrard.[3][4] He is a lifelong Liverpool fan.[2]

Club career

Duncan began his career with Mossley Hill, St Helens Town, Wigan Athletic and Manchester City.[2][5][6]

He left Manchester City in August 2017, and spent a year without a club as they retained his registration, before signing a three-year professional contract with Liverpool in 2018.[2] He was part of the side that won the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup, Liverpool's fourth triumph in the competition, scoring a late equaliser in the final against his former team Manchester City.[7]

He made his senior debut for Liverpool in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers in July 2019, scoring the final goal in a 6–0 win.[8]

In August 2019 he was linked with a move away from the club, and his agent accused Liverpool of "bullying", which the club denied.[3] He later expressed regret about how he had left Liverpool.[9]

In September 2019 he signed for Italian club Fiorentina.[10] He returned to England in September 2020, signing a three-year contract with Derby County.[11] He made his senior debut on 9 January 2021, in a 2–0 FA Cup loss away at non-league club Chorley.[12][13] At the start of the 2021–22 season he trained with Plymouth Argyle, although the clubs could not agree terms for a loan move.[14]

In July 2022 he signed for Spanish club Linense.[15][16][17]


International career

He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth level.[2][1]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 May 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2020–21 Championship 001000—10
Linense 2022–23 Primera Federación 800000—80
Total 8010000090

References
  1. Bobby Duncan at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. Pearce, James (4 August 2018). "Who is Bobby Duncan? Everything you need on Liverpool's new man". Liverpool Echo.
  3. "Bobby Duncan: Liverpool reject accusations of 'mentally bullying' youth team player". 28 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Who is Bobby Duncan? Steven Gerrard's cousin being 'destroyed by bullies' at Liverpool after Manchester City transfer". talksport.com.
  5. "Money not the motivation for Bobby Duncan – but he's impatient to prove he belongs at the top". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Profiles of Liverpool and Man United teenage talents Bobby Duncan and Mason Greenwood". sport360.com.
  7. "Liverpool Lift The 2019 FA Youth Cup After Shootout Victory Over Manchester City". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. "Matchdetails from Tranmere Rovers - Liverpool played on Thursday 11 July 2019". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. Byrom, David (1 April 2021). "What happened to Steven Gerrard's cousin since he quit Liverpool". Liverpool Echo.
  10. "Bobby Duncan: Liverpool sell teenage forward to Fiorentina". 3 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Derby sign ex-Liverpool forward Duncan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Chorley upset depleted Derby in FA Cup" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. Milne, Alex (29 July 2021). "Duncan's demise - what has happened to Gerrard's cousin soon to be at 5th club". mirror.
  14. "Latest on possible loan move for Derby's ex-Liverpool striker Bobby Duncan". 31 August 2021 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  15. Cavilla, Tom (1 August 2022). "Ex Liverpool striker Bobby Duncan's career takes another twist after Derby exit". Liverpool Echo.
  16. "'The truth will be told' - Ex-Liverpool prospect Bobby Duncan hits back at former agent over Anfield exit". goal.com.
  17. "Bobby Duncan: "¿Jugar en la Balona un paso atrás? Para nada; es un reto"". europasur.es.
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