Enzo Duarte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swift Hesperange | |||
| 2014–2023 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Luxembourg U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Luxembourg U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2025– | Luxembourg | 1 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Enzo Duarte (born 28 January 2009) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund and the Luxembourg national team.
Club career
Son of Cape Verdean goalkeeper Cadabra, Duarte is a youth product of Swift Hesperange in Luxembourg, before moving to the Borussia Dortmund academy in January 2025, whilst already reporting offers from other big European clubs.[1][2][3] There he soon proved his talent and versatility in the midfield,[4] establishing himself as Dortmund under-17's playmaker.[2]
International career
Born in Luxembourg, Duarte also has Cape Verdean origins per his father.[1][3][5] He is a youth international for Luxembourg, having played for the under-16 and under-17.[6]
In March 2025, he was first called to the Luxembourg senior team for two friendlies against Sweden and Switzerland.[1][2][4][6] He was by then potentially only 72 hours short of beating Vincent Thill's precocity record, which would have made him Luxembourg's second youngest ever international.[2] But he did not play neither in the 1-0 beating of Sweden[7] nor in the 3-1 loss to Switzerland.[8][9][10]
He was selected again by Luc Holtz the following June, for two other friendlies, making his debut against the Republic of Ireland on 10 June 2025.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b c "Enzo Duarte, jovem neto do antigo guarda-redes Cadabra marca a diferença". SPORTS midia (in European Portuguese). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d Mollereau, Julien. "Duarte, deuxième joueur le plus jeune de l'histoire pour seulement trois jours?". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Enzo de Pina rejoint l'équipe nationale du Luxembourg". FACVL (in French). 25 March 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b Nadin, Christophe (13 March 2025). "Les jeunes Madjo et Duarte appelés, Pinto ménagé". Virgule (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ De Burgo, Henrique (20 March 2025). "Estádio do Luxemburgo com lotação esgotada para o jogo contra a Suécia". Contacto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b Butel, Simon. "Les 2009 font irruption chez les A". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Dolanc, Cédric (24 March 2025). "Enzo de Pina Duarte (16 ans) bientôt lancé dans le grand bain ?". L'essentiel (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Schnorhk, Valentin; Paccaud, Florian (25 March 2025). "La Suisse s'impose facilement contre le Luxembourg". 20 minutes (in French). Saint-Gall. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Dolanc, Cédric (25 March 2025). "La Suisse douche les Lions rouges". L'essentiel (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Suisse 3-1 Luxembourg, Matches amicaux A : résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). 25 March 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "La sélection des Rout léiwen pour les matchs contre la Slovénie Et L'irlande". Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Hemmen, Bob (2 June 2025). "Luc Holtz écarte cinq joueurs de la sélection pour les deux prochains matchs". Virgule (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2025.