Laros Michael D'Encarnação Duarte (born 28 February 1997) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

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 The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

side

Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season. History Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively fo ...

in 2015. In the 2015–16 season, the footballer joined PSV. He used to play for

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

from

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

before he moved to Eindhoven. On 31 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with

Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...

. 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. He was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of

2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the 34th edition of the international men's fo ...

matches in September 2023.

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.

References

External links

Profile
at PSV
Career stats & profile
- Voetbal International * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte, Laros 1997 births Living people Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Cape Verdean men's footballers 21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Cape Verde men's international footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Jong PSV players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Groningen players Puskás Akadémia FC players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary 21st-century Dutch sportsmen