Kyle Duncan (soccer)

Kyle Barri Duncan (born August 8, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Belgian First Division A club Oostende. He is a cousin of fellow professional soccer player Timothy Weah.[2]

Kyle Duncan
Duncan with the New York Red Bulls in 2018
Personal information
Full name Kyle Barri Duncan[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Oostende
Number 4
Youth career
New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Valenciennes II 3 (0)
2016–2017 Valenciennes 0 (0)
2018–2021 New York Red Bulls 72 (5)
2019 → New York Red Bulls II 8 (1)
2021– Oostende 7 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 United States U18 2 (0)
2015 United States U20 1 (0)
2019 United States U23 2 (0)
2020– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 9, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 9, 2020

Career

Youth

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Duncan began his career in the New York Red Bulls Academy.[3] On August 6, 2014, Duncan played with the Red Bulls reserve team against United Soccer League team Harrisburg City Islanders,[4] and he started all 13 games in the Red Bulls under-18s 2014 fall season.[3] Duncan declined a professional contract with New York Red Bulls II in 2015, instead pursuing opportunities in Europe.[5]

Valenciennes

In October 2015, Duncan signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 side Valenciennes.[6] During his first season at the club, he played for Valenciennes II in Championnat National 3, making his debut on May 14, 2016 starting at right back in a 2–1 loss to Olympique Noisy-le-Sec.[7] Duncan was promoted to the first team for the 2016–17 season, but did not make any appearances in Ligue 2.[8]

New York Red Bulls

After two seasons with Valenciennes, Duncan returned to the US for pre-season training with the Red Bulls in January 2018.[9] The Red Bulls announced on March 9, 2018 that they had signed Duncan to a Major League Soccer contract due to his "attitude and work ethic during preseason."[10][11] He started in the Red Bulls' MLS season opener against Portland Timbers the next day; television commentator Jonathan Yardley described Duncan as "dominating" and that he "totally manhandled" his experienced direct opponent, Sebastián Blanco, in the 4–0 win.[12][13]

On March 15, 2018, the New York Red Bulls entered into a loan agreement with New York Red Bulls II, and Duncan was listed on the Red Bulls II 2018 USL season roster.[14] However, he started his second MLS game with New York Red Bulls two days later, against Real Salt Lake.[15] Duncan earned his first MLS assist against Minnesota United on March 24, 2018.[16] His season was cut short due to an ACL injury suffered against Orlando City SC on March 31, 2018.

After not featuring regularly for the first team, Duncan was loaned to New York Red Bulls II during the 2019 season. On August 21, 2019 he scored his first goal as a professional in 2–1 victory over Nashville SC at First Tennessee Park.[17] After a few impressive performances with the second team he was recalled to the first team. On September 19, 2019, Duncan scored his first MLS goal in a 2–0 victory over Portland Timbers at Providence Park.[18]

Duncan began the 2020 campaign as a starter for New York. On March 1, he opened the season for New York scoring the first goal of the season and assisting on two others in a 3–2 victory over FC Cincinnati.[19] On December 21, 2020, Duncan was named New York Red Bulls Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020 season.[20]

Oostende

On November 26, 2021, Duncan joined Belgian club Oostende on a free transfer.[21] On January 21, 2022, Duncan was in the starting 11 on his debut during a 2–1 loss against Antwerp. Duncan played the entire match as a right wing-back.

International career

Duncan has represented the United States at the under-18, under-20, and senior levels.[3] Duncan made his senior national team debut on December 9, 2020, being substituted for Julián Araujo in the 74th minute of a 6-0 friendly victory versus El Salvador.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played November 20, 2021[23]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valenciennes II 2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2 30———30
New York Red Bulls 2018 MLS 40———40
2019 131102[lower-alpha 1]0—161
2020 233——1[lower-alpha 2]0243
2021 321———321
Total 725102010765
New York Red Bulls II 2019 USL 81———81
Career total 836102010876
  1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs

International
As of match played December 9, 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202010
Total10

Honors

New York Red Bulls

Individual

References
  1. "Player National Team Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. Showell, Alex (2016-08-18). "U.S. U-20 defender Kyle Duncan promoted to Valenciennes first team". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  3. "Three Red Bulls Academy players set to join U.S. U-17 and U-18 squads". newyorkredbulls.com. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  4. "Penn vs. New York RB Res. - 7 August 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  5. "L'entretien du mardi : Kyle Duncan". va-fc.com/fr (in French). 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  6. "Kyle Duncan (18 ans), neveu de George Weah, à Valenciennes". lequipe.fr (in French). 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  7. "NOISY-LE-SEC VS. VALENCIENNES II 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  8. "U.S. U-20 defender Kyle Duncan promoted to Valenciennes first team". soccerway.com. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  9. Fido, Austin (2018-02-17). "New York Red Bulls announce (reserve) team roster for remaining 2018 preseason schedule". Once A Metro. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  10. Schnitzer, Kyle (2018-03-02). "Red Bulls making Felipe's move look imminent". New York Post. Retrieved 2018-03-02. The Red Bulls have signed former academy defender Kyle Duncan to a contract.
  11. "New York Red Bulls Sign Defender Kyle Duncan". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  12. "New York Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers Lineup". New York Red Bulls. 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  13. MSG2 broadcast, New York Red Bulls vs. Portland Timbers, 10 March 2018
  14. Whitelaw, Willy (2018-03-15). "NYRB II Announce 26-Man Roster for 2018 USL Season". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  15. "Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls | New York Red Bulls MatchCenter Lineup". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  16. "New York Red Bulls vs. Minnesota United FC | New York Red Bulls MatchCenter Boxscore". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  17. Butler, Dylan (2019-08-21). "NYRB II Secure Fifth Road Win Against Nashville". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  18. Butler, Dylan (2019-09-19). "Portland Timbers 0, New York Red Bulls 2 - 2019 MLS Match Recap". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  19. Moran, Nayib (2020-03-01). "Kyle Duncan Shines in Win Against FC Cincinnati". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  20. "New York Red Bulls Announce 2020 Team Awards". newyorkredbulls.com. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  21. "Kyle Duncan departs New York Red Bulls, signs for Belgium's KV Oostende". MLSsoccer.com. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  22. "Aaron Long Captains, Kyle Duncan Debuts as USMNT Cruise to 6-0 Victory in Friendly". newyorkredbulls.com. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  23. Kyle Duncan at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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