Immanuelson Kwadwo Opoku Duku (born 28 December 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Eastleigh.
Career Born in Amsterdam, Duku started his career with Legmeervogels. He was on trial with the reserve team of Eredivisie side HeerenveenHoe spits Manny Duku via het amateurvoetbal prof werd in Engeland vice.com at the age of 18 in 2011, before enjoying spells in the lower leagues with Legmeervogels, Abcoude, Breukelen and VV Eemdijk. He left for England to join Oxford City on a trial basis in 2015, despite not playing a minute of football for his new club, VV Eemdijk.
Following his first pre-season in England, Duku opted to join Chesham United over Oxford and went on to only appear four times for the Buckinghamshire-based side before making the switch to Hemel Hempstead Town. After just a sole appearance in an FA Trophy tie against Eastbourne Borough, Duku went on to enjoy spells with Kings Langley and Banbury United before joining Southern League Division One East side Hayes & Yeading United in June 2017. He finished as the club's top scorer, with 39 goals in all competitions across the 2017–18 season.
On 26 July 2018, Duku agreed to deal to join League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal. On the opening day of the 2018–19 campaign, he went on to make his Football League debut during Cheltenham's 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town. Duku joined Barnet on loan in October 2018 until the end of the calendar year.
In February 2019 he joined FC Halifax Town on loan for a month. On 12 June 2019 it was announced that Duku had joined National League club Torquay United.Cheltenham Town striker Manny Duku joins Torquay United, gloucestershirelive.co.uk, 12 June 2019 On 9 December 2019, it was announced his contract was cancelled by mutual consent so he could return to the Netherlands with his young family. Later in an interview with Dutch website "Voetbalzone", the player contradicted this, saying this was only a statement of the club, not himself. Duku re-joined former club Hayes & Yeading United on 1 January 2020.
On 3 August 2020, Duku signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers.Manny Duku , raithrovers.net, 3 August 2020
On 16 June 2021, Duku signed for fellow Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a one-year deal. He left the club by mutual agreement in January 2022.
On 3 February 2022, Duku signed for National League South side Havant & Waterlooville. He left the club at the end of the season.
In July 2022, Duku joined newly promoted, York City in the National League. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut in a friendly against Middlesbrough. He was released after one season with the club. Upon the expiry of his contract, Duku moved to Gibraltar to join Manchester 62.Signing Announcement Manchester 62 FC. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
In January 2024, Duku returned to England, signing for National League South side Maidstone United. In March 2024, Duku signed for National League club Wealdstone. He scored twice in ten games before being released at the end of the season.
In July 2024, Duku joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Hednesford Town. He scored 19 goals in 38 games in all competitions before joining Solihull Moors on a short-term deal in March 2025. After scoring 4 goals in 9 appearances, Duku was released by Solihull upon the conclusion of the 2024–25 season.
On 18 July 2025, it was announced that Duku had signed for National League side Tamworth. He left the club by mutual agreement on 9 January 2026.
On 15 January 2026, he signed for Rochdale on a contract until the end of the season. On 18 May 2026, the club announced it was releasing him.
On 26 August 2026, he returned to the National League having achieved promotion with Rochdale the previous season, joining Eastleigh on a short-term deal.
Personal life Born in the Netherlands, Duku is of Ghanaian descent.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChesham United2015–16Southern League Premier Division4000—0040Hemel Hempstead Town2015–16National League South00——1010Kings Langley2015–16Southern League Division One Central152——001522016–17Southern League Premier Division29510—40345Total48710—40497Banbury United2016–17Southern League Premier Division122——00122Hayes & Yeading United2017–18Southern League Division One East393354—625039Cheltenham Town2018–19League Two111100010131Barnet (loan)2018–19National League63400011114FC Halifax Town (loan)2018–19National League123000000123Torquay United2019–20National League150100000160Hayes & Yeading United2019–20Southern League Premier Division South7400000074Raith Rovers2020–21Scottish Championship20510453 02810Inverness Caledonian Thistle2021–22Scottish Championship200004210252Havant & Waterlooville2021–22National League South18700—00187York City2022–23National League304210042367Manchester 622023–24Gibraltar Football League6600000066Maidstone United2023–24National League South5020000070Wealdstone2023–24National League92000010102Hednesford Town2024–25Northern Premier League Division One West241010700423819Solihull Moors2024–25National League9400000094Tamworth2025–26National League256200011287Rochdale2025–26National League3100000031Career total31998291287278383125
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