Nicholas Recoba Duarte (born 16 December 2003) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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Career

Wollongong Wolves

Duarte begun his senior career at

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in the

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(NPL NSW) competition, breaking into their first grade team in the 2021 season. Duarte made 19 league appearances for Wollongong, scoring his first senior goal in a 3-0 home win over Mount Druitt Town Rangers in April 2022. Duarte also came off the bench against future club,

, in an

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tie.

Central Coast Mariners

Duarte moved to the Central Coast Mariners to join their youth set up for the 2023 season. However, Duarte found himself immediately in calculations for the senior team, making his

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debut against the

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on 4 March 2023 at

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. Duarte also appeared off the bench the following week against

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at Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, before spending the rest of the season playing for the Mariners' youth team in the NPL NSW. Duarte received a scholarship contract to be part of the Mariners' senior squad for the 2023-24 season. Duarte had an injury interrupted season, only making 2 appearances for the senior team, however he returned mid-way through the 2024 NPL season, where he finished the season with 6 goals, including two goals in the second-leg to help overturn a first-leg deficit in a promotion/relegation play-off against

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. Duarte scored his first senior goal for the Mariners in an

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match against Shanghai Port on 23 October 2024. Having broken through to become a regular member of the senior team for the 2024-25 season, in November he suffered a broken ankle at training, which sidelined him for four months. Duarte made his return in early March, scoring his first ever A-League goal a couple of weeks later against

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Honours

Central Coast Mariners *

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Championship:

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, 2023–24 *

Premiership: 2023–24 *

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: 2023–24

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte, Nicholas Living people 2003 births Australian men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Wollongong Wolves FC players Central Coast Mariners Academy players Central Coast Mariners FC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Australian people of Uruguayan descent Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen