Zach Duncan

{{short description|Australian professional soccer player (born 2000)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zach Duncan | full_name = Zachary Duncan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|5|31}} | birth_place = Marayong, New South Wales, Australia | height = 1.83m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Louisville City FC | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = 2012 | youthclubs1 = Marconi Stallions | youthyears2 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs2 = Sydney Olympic | youthyears3 = 2015 | youthclubs3 = FNSW NTC | youthyears4 = 2016 | youthclubs4 = Sydney FC | youthyears5 = 2017 | youthclubs5 = Western Sydney Wanderers | youthyears6 = 2018 | youthclubs6 = Brisbane Roar | years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Brisbane Roar NPL | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = Brisbane Roar | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = Marconi Stallions | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2023 | clubs4 = AGF | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = → Perth Glory (loan) | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2024 | clubs6 = Memphis 901 | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2025 | clubs7 = Louisville City FC | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam1 = Australia U23 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = October 25, 2025 | nationalteam-update = 26 January 2020 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|AFC U-23 Asian Cup}} {{Medal|3rd|2020 Thailand|U-23 Team}} | image = 20250322 ctc 33670 copy.jpg | caption = Duncan with Louisville City in 2025 }}

'''Zachary Duncan''' (born 31 May 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Louisville City FC of the USL Championship.

==Career== ===Brisbane Roar=== Duncan was part of the 2018-19 Y-League Championship-winning Brisbane Roar Youth team. He started and played 62 minutes as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.y-league.com.au/match/western-sydney-wanderers-fc-youth-v-brisbane-roar-fc-youth-y-league-01-02-2019/1045751 |title=Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019 |website=Foxtel Y-League |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>

Duncan made his first professional appearance as a second-half substitute in the Roar's 2–1 loss to Melbourne Victory in Round 22 of the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/report-victory-vs-roar |title=Spirited Roar edged by Victory |publisher=Brisbane Roar |date=16 March 2019 |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> On 20 April 2019, Duncan scored his first goal for the Brisbane Roar in a 6–1 loss to the Newcastle Jets at Suncorp Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/video/1500588099714/duncan-scores-first-a-league-goal?playlist=twg-recommends |title=Duncan scores his first A-League goal |publisher=The World Game |date=20 April 2019 |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>

===AGF Aarhus=== On 17 June 2019, after a brief trial period in which he scored for the AGF reserve team, it was announced that Duncan had signed a four-year contract with the Danish club AGF.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blond |first1=Mikael |title=AGF henter australske Duncan |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/agf-henter-australske-duncan/ |work=bold.dk |date=17 June 2019 |language=da}}</ref>

===Memphis 901 FC=== On 13 December 2023, it was announced that Duncan would join USL Championship side Memphis 901 on a permanent deal at the start of the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://agf.dk/nyheder/2023/december/zach-duncan-stopper-i-agf|title=Zach Duncan stopper i AGF|trans-title=Zach Duncan stops in AGF|language=da|publisher=AGF|date=13 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Nicholas |date=13 December 2023 |title=Memphis brings aboard Australian midfielder Zach Duncan |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1294187-memphis-brings-aboard-australian-midfielder-zach-duncan |access-date=16 December 2023 |website=USL Championship |language=en-us}}</ref>

==International career== In November 2019, Duncan was called up for the Australia U-23 squad playing a series of 3 friendlies in Chongqing, China.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/australia-u-23-national-team-named-china-tour |title=Australia U-23 National Team Named for China Tour |publisher=Football Federation Australia |date=11 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/sport/harry-van-der-saag-earns-aussie-callup-before-hitting-pitch-for-sydney-fc-in-aleague/news-story/02916e1a9a674678a0fcb4cd4fb5c18f |title=Harry Van der Saag earns Aussie call-up before hitting pitch for Sydney FC in A-League |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 November 2019}}</ref> He made two appearances and scored the opening goal against North Korea U-23 as Australia claimed the Dazu Cup, winning all 3 friendlies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/australia-u-23s-claim-2019-dazu-cup-china |title=Australia U-23s claim 2019 'Dazu Cup' in China |publisher=Football Federation Australia |date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Brisbane Roar''' *Y-League: 2018–19

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://agf.dk/herre-holdet/zachary-duncan Zachary Duncan]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at AGF {{in lang|da}} * [https://superliga.dk/agf/zachary-duncan Zachary Duncan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010181550/https://superliga.dk/agf/zachary-duncan/ |date=10 October 2023 }} at Danish Superliga {{in lang|da}} *{{Soccerway|zachary-duncan/523542|Zachary Duncan}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Zach}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Australian men's soccer players Category:Brisbane Roar FC players Category:Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Category:Perth Glory FC players Category:A-League Men players Category:National Premier Leagues players Category:Danish Superliga players Category:Australian expatriate men's soccer players Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Category:Soccer players from Sydney Category:Memphis 901 FC players Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen