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Lerin Duarte

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Lerin Duarte
Duarte in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lerin Duarte
Date of birth (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2009 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Sparta Rotterdam 42 (6)
2011–2013 Heracles Almelo 66 (12)
2013–2016 Ajax 18 (3)
2013–2016 Jong Ajax 11 (0)
2015 → Heerenveen (loan) 12 (1)
2016 → NAC Breda (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2019 Heracles Almelo 61 (7)
2019–2022 Aris 3 (0)
2023 ASWH 0 (0)
International career
2011–2013 Netherlands U21 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2023

Lerin Duarte (born 11 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays 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

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Sparta and Heracles

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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.[1] 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.[2] 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[3] 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

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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.[4] 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.[5] He was given the number 8 shirt previously worn by Christian Eriksen upon his arrival.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Heerenveen, NAC and Heracles

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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.[9]

Following his release by Ajax, free agent Duarte returned to former club Heracles Almelo, agreeing a three-year contract with the club.[10]

Aris Thessaloniki and ASWH

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On 2 June 2019, Duarte agreed to join Aris on a three-year contract.[11] 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.[12] After a lot of training and having sat just one game on the ASWH bench during an official game, he left ASWH.[13]

International career

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Duarte was born in the Netherlands and has Cape Verdean origin,[14] 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

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Despite his last name, place of birth and country of descent; Duarte is not related to fellow footballer Laros Duarte.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 July 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Rotterdam 2009–10 Eredivisie 9 0 3 1 — 4 0 16 1
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 33 6 1 0 — — 34 6
Total 42 6 4 1 0 0 4 0 50 7
Heracles Almelo 2011–12 Eredivisie 31 4 6 0 — — 37 4
2012–13 Eredivisie 30 6 4 0 — — 34 6
2013–14 Eredivisie 5 2 0 0 — — 5 2
Total 66 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 76 12
Ajax 2013–14 Eredivisie 14 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 22 3
2014–15 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 18 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 26 3
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 3 0 — — — 3 0
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 8 0 — — — 8 0
Total 11 0 — — — 11 0
SC Heerenveen (loan) 2014–15 Eredivisie 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
NAC (loan) 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 8 0 0 0 — 4 0 12 0
Heracles Almelo 2016–17 Eredivisie 18 1 3 0 0 0 — 21 1
2017–18 Eredivisie 14 0 1 0 0 0 — 15 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 30 6 1 0 — — 31 6
Total 62 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 67 7
Aris 2019–20 Super League Greece 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2020–21 Super League Greece 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021–22 Super League Greece 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 222 23 22 1 5 0 8 0 257 30

Honours

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Club

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Ajax[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Sparta Rotterdam – FC Twente (01-08-2009)". Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Sparta suffer relegation". Mirror Football. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Lerin Duarte and Leon van Dijk to Heracles".
  4. ^ "Jan Smit: 'Er is een deal met Ajax'". FOX Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Official: Ajax brings Lerin Duarte for the sum of 2 500 000 euros". Soccerfame.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Ajax contracteert Lerin Duarte". RTL Nieuws. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Lerin Duarte verliest in Nou Camp". Regio Rijnmond Voetbal. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Ajax met ruime cijfers langs Go Ahead". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  9. ^ Heerenveen haalt Duarte als opvolger Sinkgraven (Dutch). Voetbal International. 31 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Transfervrije Duarte keert terug bij Heracles Almelo". NU Sport (in Dutch). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Άρης: Δικός του ο Ντουάρτε για τρία χρόνια". www.sport24.gr. 2 June 2019.
  12. ^ "ASWH strikt oud-prof Lerin Duarte". Regio-Voetbal (in Dutch). Kontakt Mediapartners. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023. 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.
  13. ^ "Lerin Duarte alweer vertrokken bij ASWH" [Lerin Duarte already left ASWH]. Regio-Voetbal (in Dutch). Kontakt Mediapartners. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023. Zonder speelminuten gemaakt te hebben is oud-prof Lerin Duarte alweer vertrokken bij ASWH.
  14. ^ [1] (in Dutch)
  15. ^ "PSV contracteert Duarte van Sparta".
  16. ^ "Lerin Duarte Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
  17. ^ "Lerin Duarte - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  18. ^ "Ajax pakt Eusébio Cup dankzij solo Kishna en save Vermeer". Voetbal International. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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