Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes[2] (born 16 February 2000), commonly known as Duk, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish La Liga club Leganés. Born in Portugal, he represents Cape Verde at international level.
Club career
Duk represented CF Os Montelavarenses, Sporting CP, Oeiras, Belenenses and Benfica as a youth. He played with the latter's reserve team as a senior, featuring in 42 games across 2 seasons and scoring 11 goals.
In July 2022, Duk signed for Aberdeen on a three-year deal from Benfica for an undisclosed fee.[3] In March 2023, he was named Premiership player of the month.[4]
On 3 February 2025, Duk signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side Leganés.[5]
International career
Duk has represented Portugal at Under-18 and U19 level, but made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2022.
Controversies
Prior to the 2024–25 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.[6]
On 7 September 2024, Aberdeen confirmed that Duk had rejoined first team training. He stated: “I would like to sincerely apologise to everyone associated with Aberdeen for my absence over the last period. I deeply regret being away. I am grateful to the Club, the manager, my teammates and supporters for giving me a chance. I will work hard every day to try and help the team".
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 20 | 8 | – | – | – | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 11 | – | – | – | 42 | 11 | |||||
| Aberdeen | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 43 | 18 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 90 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 113 | 27 | ||
| Leganés | 2024–25 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 134 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 156 | 38 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
International
- As of match played 16 November 2023[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b Duk at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Luis 'Duk' Lopes". Aberdeen Football Club. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Duk voted Player of the Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "El C.D. Leganés refuerza su ataque con la llegada de Duk" [CD Leganés strengthens its attack with the arrival of Duk] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 3 February 202. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Aberdeen take disciplinary action as Duk goes AWOL | BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Duk at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ "Duk". Nationall Football Team. Retrieved 14 June 2022.