Laros Duarte

Laros Duarte
Personal information
Full name Laros Michael D'Encarnação Duarte
Date of birth (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Puskás Akadémia
Number 6
Youth career
Sparta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Jong PSV 72 (2)
2019 → Sparta (loan) 16 (3)
2019–2021 Sparta 36 (2)
2021–2024 Groningen 76 (8)
2024– Puskás Akadémia 54 (1)
International career‡
2013 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2014 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U18 6 (1)
2015–2016 Netherlands U19 14 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2024– Cape Verde 24 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2026

Laros Michael d'Encarnação Duarte (Dutch: [ˈla.ɾos mɪ.ˈxa.əl] Portuguese: [dẽ.kɐɾ.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w du.ˈaɾ.tɨ]; born 28 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Duarte made his debut for Eerste Divisie side Jong PSV in 2015. In the 2015–16 season, the footballer joined PSV. He used to play for Sparta Rotterdam from Rotterdam before he moved to Eindhoven.

On 31 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Groningen.

On 23 August 2024, Duarte joined Puskás Akadémia in Hungary on a three-year contract.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Duarte is of Cape Verdean descent but played 14 games for the Netherlands national under-19 football team. He was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023.

On 18 May 2026, he was called up by Cape Verde's head coach Bubista for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Deroy Duarte. Despite his last name, place of birth and country of descent; he is not related to fellow footballer Lerin Duarte.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 70——2090
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 140———140
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 322——20342
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 190——20210
Total 722——60782
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 163——40203
Sparta Rotterdam 2019–20 Eredivisie 16020——180
2020–21 Eredivisie 17210—10190
2021–22 Eredivisie 3000——30
Total 36230—10402
Groningen 2021–22 Eredivisie 27120——291
2022–23 Eredivisie 25200——254
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 23532——267
2024–25 Eredivisie 1000——10
Total 76852——8110
Puskás Akadémia 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2412000—261
2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 3001020—340
Total 5413020—591
Career total 254111122011027913
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Premier League Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in European play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of matches played 3 July 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 202490
202570
202681
Total241
Scores and results list Cape Verde goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duarte goal
List of international goals scored by Laros Duarte
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
131 May 2026Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal Serbia2–03–0Friendly

References

  1. ↑ Laros Duarte at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Jeugdspeler Duarte tekent bij PSV - PSV (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ "FC GRONINGEN BINDT LAROS DUARTE" (in Dutch). Groningen. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hollandiából érkezett erősítés" [Reinforcements arrived from the Netherlands] (in Hungarian). Puskás Akadémia. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Laros Duarte". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Cabo Verde enfrenta Togo na disputa pela liderança do grupo na qualificação para a CAN 2023". Expresso das Ilhas.
  7. ↑ https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/cabo-verde-squad-announcement-world-cup-bubista
  8. ↑ "Bubista's Official Cabo Verde Squad For The 2026 FIFA World Cup". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Creoles Abroad: Deroy Duarte renews with Sparta Rotterdam" (in Portuguese). CrioloSports. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "PSV contracteert Duarte van Sparta".