Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes (born 16 February 2000), commonly known as Duk, is a professional

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who played as a

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for side Aberdeen. Born in Portugal, he represents

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at international level.

Career

Duk began his career at Montelavarenses, playing 42 games for the B side across 2 seasons, scoring 11 goals. In July 2022, Duk signed for Aberdeen on a three-year deal from Benfica for an undisclosed fee. In March 2023 he was named Cinch Premiership player of the month. Internationally, Duk has represented Portugal at Under-18 and U19 level, but made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2022.

Controversies

Prior to the 24/25 season, Duk failed to report back to the club for pre-season training. The club subsequently confirmed that Duk was absent without leave and would be proceeding with disciplinary measures against the player. He is still to this day missing.

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References

2000 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Footballers from Lisbon Cape Verdean men's footballers Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent Men's association football forwards Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP footballers C.F. Os Belenenses players S.L. Benfica B players Aberdeen F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Scotland {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub