Joseph Alfred Duncan (born 10 March 1993) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Inter Milan

Duncan began training with

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in the summer 2010. But due to FIFA regulations, he formally joined Inter in March 2011, after his 18th birthday.Inter Profile
/ref> During that time, he lived in Inter training centre "Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti" in Milan. Duncan made his

debut for Inter in August 2012.

Sampdoria

On 19 July 2014, Duncan joined fellow Serie A side

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from Inter Milan for two seasons, until 30 June 2016. Duncan moved permanently in January 2015 with Sampdoria paying a transfer fee of about €3 million and Duncan signing a -year contract.

Sassuolo

On 23 July 2015, Duncan was signed by

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on a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign him outright at the end of season from Sampdoria, for about €6 million. On 6 March 2016, Duncan scored his first goal for the club against

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in a 2–0 win.

Fiorentina

On 31 January 2020, Duncan joined

on loan with an obligation to buy.

Cagliari

On 17 January 2021, Duncan joined

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on loan until 30 June 2021 with an option to buy.

International career

Duncan represented

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at the

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in Turkey playing four games during it. He made his full international debut on 14 November 2012 against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Inter Primavera *

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: 2011–12 *

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: 2011–12 Livorno *

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play-offs:

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Fiorentina *

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runner-up:

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runner-up:

Ghana U20 *

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bronze medal:

FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey
at

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.com, Retrieved 30 January 2017

References

External links

Profile
at the ACF Fiorentina website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Alfred 1993 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Inter Milan players US Livorno 1915 players UC Sampdoria players US Sassuolo Calcio players ACF Fiorentina players Cagliari Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy