Manny Duku
Immanuelson "Manny" Duku (born 28 December 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hayes & Yeading United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Immanuelson Kwadwo Duku[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hayes & Yeading United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Legmeervogels | ||
| 2012–2014 | Abcoude | ||
| 2014–2015 | Breukelen | ||
| 2015 | VV Eemdijk | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Chesham United | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Kings Langley | 44 | (7) |
| 2017 | Banbury United | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Hayes & Yeading United | 39 | (33) |
| 2018– | Cheltenham Town | 11 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Barnet (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2019 | Torquay United | 15 | (0) |
| 2020– | Hayes & Yeading United | 7 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:22, 1 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Amsterdam, Duku started his career with Eredivisie side Heerenveen at the age of 18 in 2011, before enjoying spells in the lower leagues with Legmeervogels, Abcoude, Breukelen and VV Eemdijk. Eligible to represent Ghana at international level, Duku left for England to join Oxford City on a trial basis in 2015, despite not playing a minute of football for his new club, VV Eemdijk.[3]
Following his first pre-season in England, Duku opted to join Chesham United over Oxford and went onto only appear four times for the Buckinghamshire-based side before making the switch to Hemel Hempstead Town.[3] After just a sole appearance in an FA Trophy tie against Eastbourne Borough,[4] Duku went onto enjoy spells with Kings Langley and Banbury United before joining Southern League side Hayes & Yeading United prior to the 2017–18 campaign.[5]
On 26 July 2018, Duku agreed to deal to join League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal.[6] On the opening day of the 2018–19 campaign, he went onto make his Football League debut during Cheltenham's 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town.[7] Duku joined Barnet on loan in October 2018 until the end of the calendar year.[8]
In February 2019 he joined FC Halifax Town on loan for a month.[9] On 12 June 2019 it was announced that Duku will join National League club Torquay United.[10] On 9 December 2019, it was announced his contract was cancelled by mutual consent so he could return to the Netherlands with his young family.[11] Despite this, Duku re-joined Hayes & Yeading on 1 January 2020.[12]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Duku is of Ghanaian descent.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chesham United | 2015–16[14] | Southern League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2015–16[14] | National League South | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kings Langley | 2015–16[14] | Southern League Division One Central | 15 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17[14] | Southern League Premier Division | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 49 | 7 | |||
| Banbury United | 2016–17[14] | Southern League Premier Division | 12 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2017–18[14] | Southern League Division One East | 39 | 33 | 5 | 4 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 50 | 39 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 2018–19[2] | League Two | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Barnet (loan) | 2018–19[2] | National League | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2018–19[2] | National League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Torquay United | 2019–20[2] | National League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2019–20[2] | Southern League Premier Division South | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Career total | 150 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 173 | 58 | ||
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- One appearance in Southern League Cup, three in FA Trophy
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Southern League Division One East play-offs
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 74. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "I. Duku". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Hayes & Yeading's Dutch delight: Manny Duku, the red-hot record-breaker". Non League Daily. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- "Eastbourne Borough vs. Hemel Hempstead Town". Soccerway. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- "Manny Duku moves to Hayes & Yeading United". Banbury United Official Site. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- "NEW SIGNING: Immanuelson Duku". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- "Cheltenham Town vs. Crawley Town". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- Loan | Immanuelson Duku joins Barnet FC
- https://fchalifaxtown.com/news/double-loan-signing/
- Cheltenham Town striker Manny Duku joins Torquay United, gloucestershirelive.co.uk, 12 June 2019
- https://www.devonlive.com/sport/football/torquay-uniteds-mid-season-shuffle-3622819
- "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online".
- "Manny Duku Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
- Manny Duku at Soccerway