Michael Duffy (born 28 July 1994) is an Irish

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who plays for

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side

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. His previous clubs include

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Club career

Derry City

Duffy is a product of the

youth team and made his first appearance for the senior team at

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on 3 September 2012 as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 defeat to

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. Duffy scored his first league goal in the 1–0 win away to Shelbourne on 8 June 2013. As a 19-year-old Duffy scored against

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and Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the

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and netted a

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in July on his 20th birthday in a league match against UCD. In October 2014 it was reported that he had signed a two-year contract extension with Derry.

Celtic

In February 2015 he was transferred to Scottish club

. Duffy has not played in the first team for Celtic but impressed in the Development squad. In July 2015, he was loaned to

on a six-month deal. At the start of 2016, Duffy was reported to be extending his stay at Alloa until the end of the 2015–16 season. On 27 February 2016, Duffy scored his first goal for Alloa in a 3–1 home loss to

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. Duffy went on to score the only goal in a 1–0 win against Hibs and was also on target in a 1–1 draw with

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. Duffy was named as Alloa Advertiser Player of the Year. On 30 June 2016, Duffy moved on loan to

Dundalk

Duffy signed for Irish champions

in January 2017. He was part of the team that won the EA Sports Cup in September, but he missed the crucial penalty in their shoot-out defeat to Cork City in the FAI Cup Final in November. The following season Duffy was a near ever-present in the side that won the 2018 League and FAI Cup Double and Duffy was subsequently honoured by his fellow professionals by being awarded the

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award. He also played regularly in the

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Return to Derry City

On 29 September 2021,

announced that Duffy would be returning to his hometown club after signing a 4 year contract on a pre-contract agreement set to begin after the end of the 2021 season. Duffy made his second debut for the club on 14 March 2022, coming off the bench in a 2–0 win at home to

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but unfortunately had to be substituted off after fracturing his tibia. He did not return until 5 August when he came off the bench to play 13 minutes against his former club Dundalk. He helped Derry City to win the FAI Cup in his first season back at the club. In the 2023 season, his second season back at the club, he scored the tie winning goal in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League against

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to take Derry City to the 3rd qualifying round of any European cup for only the second time in the club’s history.

International career

On the 26 August 2018 it was reported that he intended to make the switch from playing for Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland. Michael Duffy was called up to the Home-Based Republic of Ireland under-18 by

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on 1 February 2012 for a friendly game against Wales. On 15 February, he played the entire game in a 2–1 defeat at

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. Duffy has since represented Northern Ireland at under-19 and under-21 level. He made his debut for the under-21 team on 9 September 2014 in a 4–1 defeat against Serbia at Shamrock Park, Portadown. On 24 August 2016 Duffy received his first call up to the senior

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squad by manager Michael O'Neill. In August 2018 Duffy stated his intention of playing for the

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. In November 2020, Duffy's former manager Stephen Kenny revealed that Duffy would have made his most recent

senior squad, but his international clearance had still not come through despite an 18 month wait. On the 6th February 2021, Duffy's transfer of eligibility from

to the

was officially approved by

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after a 2 year wait.

Career statistics

Honours

Dundalk *

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FAI Cup The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry ...

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President of Ireland's Cup The President of Ireland's Cup, also known simply as the President's Cup, is an association football super cup featuring clubs from the Republic of Ireland football league system. It is a one-off match between the winners of the previous season' ...

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Awards *

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duffy, Michael Living people 1994 births Derry City F.C. players League of Ireland players Association footballers from Derry (city) Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Celtic F.C. players Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Alloa Athletic F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Dundalk F.C. players Men's association football wingers