Demeaco D'Vaughn Duhaney (born 13 October 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

club

İstanbulspor İstanbulspor is a Turkish football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05 they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to TFF 1. Lig. For many decades it was the fourth most famous and ...

. Duhaney began his career at

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

before signing for

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

in 2019, and spent time on loan at

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. He has represented England at

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youth international level.

Club career

Manchester City

Duhaney is from

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Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, and joined the Manchester City academy at the age of five. He played regularly for the side that reached the 2017

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Final, as well as featuring consistently in the

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and

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for City's Under-23 side. He made three appearances for the club's under-21 side in the

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during the 2017–18 season.

Huddersfield Town

On 17 August 2018, he joined

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club

on a free transfer, agreeing a deal until June 2020. Due to the suspension of regular right-back Tommy Smith, Duhaney made his senior début on 26 February 2019, in a home Premier League victory against

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. He was substituted at half-time due to potential injury problems, and his performance in the game was praised by manager

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. He joined

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side

on loan in October 2019, but was recalled in December 2019, after playing seven matches. Duhaney made six first-team appearances for Huddersfield Town in 2019, including four starts. Huddersfield triggered a one-year contract extension for Duhaney at the end of the 2019–20 season. He was released by Huddersfield at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Stoke City

In August 2021 he signed a short-term contract with

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

until January 2022 following a successful trial period. Duhaney signed a new 18-month contract with Stoke in January 2022.

İstanbulspor

On 9 September 2022, Duhaney joined Turkish side

on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. Duhaney scored his first senior league goal for Istanbulspor, in a 3-0 win against

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...

on 13 March 2023. He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2022–23 season. On 24 July 2023, he signed a 4-year contract with

, to make his move permanent.

International career

Duhaney appeared on the bench for England Under-18s once, and made two appearances for the

side while with Manchester City, playing in the

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Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duhaney, Demeaco 1998 births Living people Black British sportsmen Boston United F.C. players England men's youth international footballers English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey English Football League players English men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Footballers from Manchester Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players İstanbulspor footballers Manchester City F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks National League (English football) players Premier League players Stoke City F.C. players