Ben Edmund Duncan (born 12 November 2002) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for the club

Ehime FC commonly known as Ehime FC (愛媛FC, ''Ehime Efu Shī'') is a professional Association football, football club based in Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. The club currently compete in J2 League, the s ...

Club career

A product of the

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organization, it was announced that Duncan had signed with

of the

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on 22 March 2023. On 2 April of the same year, he made his

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debut in a J3 League match against

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in the 5th match of the J3 League, replacing Kazuki Sota at the start of the second half. On 29 April, he scored two goals, including his first in a J3 League match against

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in the eighth round. He continued to score goals, and although he stalled after the summer, he eventually scored a total of six goals in the season, contributing to Ehime FC's J3 championship and return to the

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. On 27 December 2023, Duncan renewed his contract with Ehime for the 2024 season.

Honours

Ehime *

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Ben Duncan
Profile at Ehime FC {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Ben 2002 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football forwards J2 League players J3 League players Ehime FC players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 21st-century Australian sportsmen