Laros Michael d'Encarnação Duarte ( ; 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.Jeugdspeler Duarte tekent bij PSV - PSV
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.https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/cabo-verde-squad-announcement-world-cup-bubistahttps://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/bubista-s-official-cabo-verde-squad-for-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-2026-05-19
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJong PSV2015–16Eerste Divisie70——20902016–17Eerste Divisie140———1402017–18Eerste Divisie322——203422018–19Eerste Divisie190——20210Total722——60782Sparta Rotterdam (loan)2018–19Eerste Divisie163——40203Sparta Rotterdam2019–20Eredivisie16020——1802020–21Eredivisie17210—101902021–22Eredivisie3000——30Total36230—10402Groningen2021–22Eredivisie27120——2912022–23Eredivisie25200——2542023–24Eerste Divisie23532——2672024–25Eredivisie1000——10Total76852——8110Puskás Akadémia2024–25Nemzeti Bajnokság I2412000—2612025–26Nemzeti Bajnokság I3001020—340Total5413020—591Career total254111122011027913
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCape Verde202490202570202681Total241
Scores and results list Cape Verde goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duarte goal
+ List of international goals scored by Laros DuarteNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 31 May 2026 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal 2–0 3–0 Friendly
References
External links Profile at PSV Career stats & profile - Voetbal International