Alfred Duncan
 With Ghana in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Alfred Duncan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Internazionale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Internazionale | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Livorno (loan) | 51 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Sampdoria | 26 | (1) |
| 2015– | Sassuolo | 23 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Ghana U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2012– | Ghana | 9 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2015. | |||
Joseph Alfred Duncan (born 10 March 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Sassuolo, as a midfielder.
Club career
Internazionale
Duncan trained with Internazionale since summer 2010. However, due to FIFA regulation, he formally joined Inter in March 2011, after his 18th birthday.[1] He lives in Inter training centre "Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti" in Milan.[1] Duncan made his Serie A debut for Inter on August 26, 2012 in a match against Pescara when he came on as a substitute in the 86th minute for teammate Walter Gargano.[2]
Sampdoria
On 19 July 2014, Inter agreed to loan Duncan to the fellow Serie A side Sampdoria for two seasons, until 30 June 2016.[3] The club bought Duncan outright for €2.890 million in January 2015.[4] He signed a 4½ year contract.[5]
Sassuolo
On 23 July 2015 Duncan was signed by Sassuolo in a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign him outright at the end of season from Sampdoria, for €5.769 million.[6][7] On 6 March 2016, Duncan scored a thunderbolt goal against A.C. Milan in a 2-0 win.
International career
Duncan represented Ghana at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey playing four games during it. He made his full international debut on 14 November 2012 against Cape Verde.
Statistics
Club
| Team | League | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe2 | Other Cups3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Internazionale | Serie A | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Livorno(Loan) | Serie B | 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Serie A | 2013–14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 32 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 2 | ||
1Includes Coppa Italia. 2Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. 3Includes Supercoppa Italiana and Serie B playoff.
National team
| Ghana national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
- NextGen series (1): 2011–12
- League Champion (1): 2011–12
References
- 1 2 Inter Profile
- ↑ Game report by ESPN
- ↑ Ufficiale: Joseph Alfred Duncan Blucerchiato per Due Stagioni (Official: Joseph Alfred Duncan Sampdoria for two seasons) 19 July 2014. sampdoria.it.(Italian)
- ↑ F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "Duncan sar blucerchiato il centrocampista al Doria fino al 2019" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "Calciomercato: acquisito dalla Sampdoria il centrocampista Alfred Duncan" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
External links
- Alfred Duncan profile at Soccerway