Deroy Duarte

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is D'Encarnação and the second or paternal family name is Duarte.

Deroy D'Encarnação Duarte (born 4 July 1999) is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad.^[3] Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

Deroy Duarte

Duarte with Fortuna Sittard in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Deroy D'Encarnação Duarte[1]
Date of birth	(1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ludogorets Razgrad
Number	23
Youth career
2006–2016	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Jong Sparta	32	(12)
2017–2021	Sparta Rotterdam	102	(12)
2021–2024	Fortuna Sittard	87	(4)
2024–	Ludogorets Razgrad	29	(1)
International career‡
2022–	Cape Verde	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

Sparta Rotterdam

Duarte played youth football for Sparta Rotterdam. As the Tweede Divisie was reintroduced, he began playing regularly for Jong Sparta Rotterdam who had joined the Dutch football league system.^[4][3] In the 2016–17 season, he was on Sparta's first-team bench for a few games without making an appearance.^[3]

He made his professional debut for Sparta in the 2017–18 season, replacing Stijn Spierings in the 81st minute of a 3–0 away loss to VVV-Venlo.^[5] Sparta was relegated to the Eerste Divisie that season.^[6] However, he was part of the team that finished second and returned to the Eredivisie after winning the promotion play-off against TOP Oss and De Graafschap.^[7]

In the following 2019–20 season, he was mainly a substitute, with his brother Laros Duarte among the players ahead of him in the pecking order.^[3][8] However, he established himself as a regular starter in his fifth and final season at Sparta, during the 2020–21 season.^[3] His contract with Sparta expired in June 2021, with Duarte having scored a total of 13 goals in 115 appearances for the club.^[3]

Fortuna Sittard

On 12 August 2021, Duarte signed a three-year contract with Fortuna Sittard, who acquired him on a free transfer from Sparta.^[9] Two days later, he made his debut in the season opener against Twente, which was won 2–1.^[10] On 26 February 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Cambuur.^[11]

Ludogorets Razgrad

In June 2024, he moved to Bulgaria, joining Ludogorets Razgrad.^[12]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Duarte is of Cape Verdean descent. He was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.^[13] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 2–0 friendly win over Guadeloupe.^[14]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of the footballer Laros Duarte.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 May 2025^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Sparta	2016–17	Tweede Divisie	29	12	—		—		—		29	12
	2017–18	Tweede Divisie	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2020–21	Tweede Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		32	12	—		—		—		32	12
Sparta Rotterdam	2017–18	Eredivisie	25	3	1	0	—		4[b]	1	30	4
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	34	5	0	0	—		4[b]	0	38	5
	2019–20	Eredivisie	14	0	2	0	—		—		16	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	29	4	1	0	—		1[c]	0	31	4
	Total		102	12	4	0	—		9	1	115	13
Fortuna Sittard	2021–22	Eredivisie	33	1	1	0	—		—		34	1
	2022–23	Eredivisie	26	1	0	0	—		—		26	1
	2023–24	Eredivisie	28	2	3	0	—		—		31	2
	Total		87	4	4	0	—		—		92	4
Ludogorets Razgrad	2024–25	Bulgarian First League	29	1	4	0	13[d]	0	1	0	46	1
Career total			250	29	12	0	1	0	22	1	285	28

1. Includes KNVB Beker, Bulgarian Cup
2. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
3. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
4. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 28 March 2023^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cape Verde	2022	6	0
	2023	2	0
Total		8	0