Alfred Duncan
With Ghana in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Alfred Duncan | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Internazionale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Internazionale | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | → Livorno (loan) | 51 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Sampdoria | 26 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 33 | (1) |
2016– | Sassuolo | 38 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Ghana U20 | 4 | (2) |
2012– | Ghana | 9 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2016 |
Joseph Alfred Duncan (born 10 March 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Sassuolo, as a midfielder.
Club career
Internazionale
Duncan trained with Internazionale since summer 2010. However, due to FIFA regulation, he formally joined Inter in March 2011, after his 18th birthday.[1] He lives in Inter training centre "Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti" in Milan.[1] Duncan made his Serie A debut for Inter on 26 August 2012 in a match against Pescara when he came on as a substitute in the 86th minute for teammate Walter Gargano.[2]
Sampdoria
On 19 July 2014, Inter agreed to loan Duncan to the fellow Serie A side Sampdoria for two seasons, until 30 June 2016.[3] The club bought Duncan outright for about €3 million in January 2015.[4][5] He signed a 4½-year contract.[6]
Sassuolo
On 23 July 2015, Duncan was signed by Sassuolo on a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign him outright at the end of season from Sampdoria, for about €6 million.[5][7][8] On 6 March 2016, Duncan scored his first goal for the club against A.C. Milan in a 2–0 win.
International career
Duncan represented Ghana at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey playing four games during it. He made his full international debut on 14 November 2012 against Cape Verde.
Career statistics
Club
Team | League | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe2 | Other Cups3 | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Internazionale | Serie A | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
Livorno (loan) | Serie B | 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
Serie A | 2013–14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 0 | |
Total | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 2 | ||
Sampdoria | Serie A | 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 1 |
Sassuolo | 2015–16 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 1 | |
2016–17 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 71 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||
Career Total | 161 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 176 | 6 |
1Includes Coppa Italia. 2Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. 3Includes Supercoppa Italiana and Serie B playoff.
International
Ghana national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
- NextGen series (1): 2011–12
- League Champion (1): 2011–12
References
- 1 2 Inter Profile
- ↑ Game report by ESPN
- ↑ "Ufficiale: Joseph Alfred Duncan Blucerchiato per Due Stagioni" [Official: Joseph Alfred Duncan Sampdoria for two seasons] (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-22.
- ↑ F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio al 2015-06-30 (statutory filing) (in Italian). Milan: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2015.
- 1 2 U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio al 2015-12-31 (statutory filing) (in Italian). Genoa: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2016.
- ↑ "Duncan sar blucerchiato il centrocampista al Doria fino al 2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa: U.C. Sampdoria. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ U.S. Sassuolo S.r.l. S.p.A. bilancio al 2015-12-31 (statutory filing) (in Italian). Modena: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2016.
- ↑ "Calciomercato: acquisito dalla Sampdoria il centrocampista Alfred Duncan" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
External links
- Alfred Duncan at Soccerway