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Bobby Duncan (footballer, born 2001)
Bobby Duncan (born 26 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. Early and personal lifeDuncan was born in Whiston and raised in Prescot.[2] He attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School and St Bede's College.[2] He is a cousin of Steven Gerrard.[3][4] He is a lifelong Liverpool fan.[2] Club careerDuncan began his career with Mossley Hill, St Helens Town, Wigan Athletic and Manchester City.[2][5][6] He left Manchester City in August 2017, and spent a year without a club as they retained his registration, before signing a three-year professional contract with Liverpool in 2018.[2] He was part of the side that won the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup, Liverpool's fourth triumph in the competition, scoring a late equaliser in the final against his former team Manchester City.[7] He made his senior debut for Liverpool in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers in July 2019, scoring the final goal in a 6–0 win.[8] In August 2019 he was linked with a move away from the club, and his agent accused Liverpool of "bullying", which the club denied.[3] He later expressed regret about how he had left Liverpool.[9] In September 2019 he signed for Italian club Fiorentina.[10] He returned to England in September 2020, signing a three-year contract with Derby County.[11] He made his senior debut on 9 January 2021, in a 2–0 FA Cup loss away at non-league club Chorley.[12][13] At the start of the 2021–22 season he trained with Plymouth Argyle, although the clubs could not agree terms for a loan move.[14] In July 2022 he signed for Spanish club Linense.[15][16][17] International careerHe has represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth level.[2][1] Career statistics
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