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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stuart Duff
| image =
| fullname = Stuart Duff
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aberdeen]], Scotland
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| currentclub = [[Inverurie Loco Works F.C.|Inverurie Loco Works]]
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Midfielder]]/[[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1998–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| years1 = 1999–2008 | caps1 = 152 | goals1 = 3 | clubs1 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| years2 = 2008–2010 | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| years3 = 2009 | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]] (loan)
| years4 = 2010–2011 | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]]
| years5 = 2011 | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] (trialist)
| years6 = 2011–2012 | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = [[Qormi F.C.|Qormi]]
| years7 = 2012–2013 | caps7 = 54 | goals7 = 1 | clubs7 = [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]
| years8 = 2014–2017 | caps8 = | goals8 = | clubs8 = [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]] | years9= 2017– | caps9 = | goals9 = | clubs9 = [[ Inverurie Loco Works F.C.|Inverurie Loco Works]]
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2003 | nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 16:19, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 10:59, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
}}

'''Stuart Duff''' (born 23 January 1982 in [[Aberdeen]]) is a Scottish former professional [[Association football|football]] player who currently plays for [[Inverurie Loco Works F.C.|Inverurie Loco Works]] in the [[Highland Football League]]. Duff is primarily a central [[midfielder]] although his versatility has seen him play in most defensive and midfield positions.<ref name="aberdeen">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/7182703.stm| title=Duff set to sign on at Pittodrie|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=17 January 2008}}</ref>

Duff began his career with [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], going on to make 171 first team appearances in nine years at the club. He later played for [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] and [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]], before leaving Scotland for spells with [[Qormi F.C.|Qormi]] in Malta and [[FC Kairat|Kairat]] in Kazakhstan. He joined [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]] in 2014, then signed for Inverurie Loco Works in 2017.

He is a former [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland under-21]] internationalist, having made ten appearances between 2002 and 2003.

==Career==

===Dundee United===
Having been developed as a player through [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]'s youth scheme, he turned professional with the club in July 1999. He was given his debut by then-manager [[Alex Smith (footballer born 1939)|Alex Smith]] in December 2001, when he was used as a right wing back in a match at [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], and went on to make nine appearances that season, collecting the April 'Young Player of the Month' award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotprem.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Awards/0,,10002,00.html |title=SPL monthly awards|publisher=Scotprem.com|accessdate=2008-08-24 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080205182504/http://www.scotprem.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Awards/0,,10002,00.html |archivedate = 5 February 2008}}</ref> In [[2002–03 Scottish Premier League|2002–03]], Duff had his best run of league games, playing 34 times. When [[Ian McCall (footballer)|Ian McCall]] was appointed at the start of the [[2003–04 Scottish Premier League|2003–04 season]], Duff found himself more often as a substitute, playing in just 18 league games. During that season, Duff was part of the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland under-21]] side that narrowly missed out on qualifying for the [[2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]], with Scotland losing to Croatia in the play-off.<ref name="u21">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3279791.stm|title=Young Scots make brave exit|date=18 November 2003|publisher=BBC Sport website}}</ref> The following season, Duff played 25 league games, earning him a new three-year contract in March 2005.<ref name="contract">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/4249705.stm|title=Duff agrees new United contract|date=30 March 2005|publisher=BBC Sport website}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Duff was part of the United side that lost narrowly to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in the [[Scottish Cup]] final, with his 83rd-minute [[Substitute (football)|substitute]] appearance earning him a runners-up medal.<ref name="final">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4586123.stm|title=Celtic 1–0 Dundee United|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=28 May 2005}}</ref>

In [[2005–06 Scottish Premier League|2005–06]], with [[Gordon Chisholm]] the new manager, Duff played more first team games, with 29 league appearances. During February 2006, Duff alleged he was [[Spitting|spat]] on by [[Hearts F.C.|Hearts]] midfielder [[Rudi Skacel]],<ref name="spit1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/4694108.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=10 February 2006|title=Skacel spit claim is not pursued}}</ref> a claim repeated two months later by Celtic captain [[Neil Lennon]].<ref name="spit2">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4962096.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=1 May 2006|title=Lennon and Skacel row over spit}}</ref> No action was taken against Skacel in either incident. Duff scored an important goal in the 1–0 win over [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] during the season, which helped United avoid relegation. Duff started the [[2006–07 in Scottish football|2006–07 season]] as an attacking midfielder under [[Craig Brewster]] and scored once, although was used in a variety of defensive roles under [[Craig Levein]].

===Aberdeen===
In January 2008, Levein told Duff he was free to leave [[Tannadice Park|Tannadice]] and find himself a new club. He was released on 17 January,<ref name="out">{{cite web|url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/|title=Stuart Duff released|publisher=Dundee United FC|date=17 January 2008}}</ref> after playing 170 games for the club, scoring four times. Duff began training with fellow [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] side [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] and a short-term move to his home town club was confirmed the following day,<ref name="aberdeen" /> seeing him become the third player to move from Tannadice to [[Pittodrie Stadium|Pittodrie]] in eighteen months, following [[Lee Miller (footballer)|Lee Miller]]<ref name="miller">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/5295368.stm| title=Dons take Miller from Dundee Utd|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=31 August 2006}}</ref> and [[Lee Mair]].<ref name="mair">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/6447403.stm| title=Mair completes Pittodrie switch|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=1 May 2007}}</ref> Within six weeks of arriving, however, Duff was one of several players manager [[Jimmy Calderwood]] threatened to release at the end of the season, due to the club's poor performances.<ref name="leaving">{{cite news|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/spl/Calderwood-plans-39major--rebuilding39.3813899.jp|publisher=The Scotsman|date=26 February 2008|author=Wright, Angus|title=Calderwood plans 'major rebuilding'}}</ref> In May 2008, Duff instead signed a two-year contract extension with Aberdeen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/7423908.stm|title=Duff signs new deal at Pittodrie|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 May 2008 | date=28 May 2008}}</ref>

===Inverness Caledonian Thistle===

Duff was loaned to [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]] for a month in December 2009.<ref name="Inverness Caledonian Thistle">{{cite news|url=http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/stuart-duff-goes-out-20091211_2212158_1902250|publisher=AFC Official Site|date=11 December 2009|title=Stuart Duff goes out}}</ref><ref name = "express"/>

After his release by Aberdeen, Duff had a trial spell with [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] and turned down an approach from [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] before signing for [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]].<ref name = "express"/> Duff agreed a deal that was to run until the end of the 2010–11 season. Throughout the 2010/11 season he was a regular starter for Caley, and featured in most of their surprising results. These included a 1–1 draw against Rangers at Ibrox and a 2–2 draw with Celtic at Parkhead.<ref name = "express">{{cite news |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/198196/Duff-returns-for-a-second-stint-at-Caley |title=Duff returns for a second stint at Caley |work=[[Daily Express]] |date=8 September 2010 |accessdate=8 September 2010 |last=Esson |first=Blair}}</ref> His contract expired with ICT at the end of the 2010/11 season, and he stated his desire to stay with Inverness and said he would accept their contract offer after returning from holiday. In the summer of 2011, a contract was offered, but no deal was agreed and the contract offer was eventually withdrawn.

===Playing Abroad===

Duff played three games for [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] as a trialist in September 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/league-cup/fixtures/3448750/|title=Ayr United vs Heart of Midlothian – 21st September 2011: Match Preview|work=|publisher=[[Scottish Football League]]|date=|accessdate=16 October 2011}}</ref>

In November 2011, Duff agreed to join [[Qormi F.C.|Qormi]], in the [[Maltese Premier League]], for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111110/football/Qormi-complete-Duff-deal.393122|title=Qormi complete Duff deal|work=|publisher=Times of Malta|date=10 November 2011|accessdate=17 November 2011}}</ref>

===Kairat===
In February 2012, Duff agreed to join [[Kazakhstan Premier League]] side [[FC Kairat]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/300915/Stuart-Duff-is-first-Scot-to-try-Kazakhstan-Stuart-Duff-is-first-Scot-to-try-Kazakhstan|title=STUART DUFF IS FIRST SCOT TO TRY KAZAKHSTAN|work=|publisher=Daily Express|date=9 February 2012|accessdate=8 March 2012}}</ref> on a lucrative one-year deal and was given the number 21 shirt. Duff scored his first goal for Kairat in their 2–0 victory over [[FC Sunkar]] on 8 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/04/08/kazakhstan/premier-league/karasay-sarbazdary/fc-kairat-almaty/1261504/|title=Sunkar vs. Kairat 0 – 2|work=|publisher=soccerway|date=8 April 2012|accessdate=22 May 2012}}</ref> Kairat finished the season in 10th place.<ref>http://www.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2012/regular-season/</ref> Duff had his contract extended for another year, keeping him at the club till the end of the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=DILLON|first=ROBERT|title=The Unusual Travels of Stuart Duff|url=https://morethanarshavin.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/the-unusual-travels-of-stuart-duff/|publisher=More Than Arshavin|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> Duff left Kairat at the end of the 2013 season, as [[Kazakhstan Premier League]] rules state that foreign players over the age of 30 must be playing for their national team in order to play in their league.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:СТЮАРТ ДАФФ: «БУДУ СКУЧАТЬ ПО КАЗАХСТАНУ»|url=http://www.fckairat.kz/club/news/1475|publisher=http://www.fckairat.kz/|accessdate=28 January 2014|language=Russian}}</ref>

===Highland Leaguue===
On 14 October 2014, Duff signed a short-term deal with [[Highland Football League]] side [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coverangersfc.com/news/duff-signs-short-term-deal/|title=Duff signs short term deal|work=|publisher=coverangersfc|date=14 October 2014|accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> In January 2015, Duff signed a new two-and-a-half year contract with the club, despite interest from [[Scottish League Two]] side [[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Don Stuart Duff commits to Cove Rangers|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/highland-league/454421/former-don-duff-commits-to-cove/|website=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/|publisher=Press and Journal|accessdate=2 November 2015|date=12 January 2015}}</ref> In January 2017, he was transferred to another Highland League club, [[Inverurie Loco Works F.C.|Inverurie Loco Works]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Edwards|first1=Dave|title=Done Deal: Locos sign Duff from Cove Rangers|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/highland-league/1137676/locos-sign-duff-cove-rangers/|accessdate=11 January 2017|work=The Press and Journal|date=11 January 2017|location=Aberdeen}}</ref>

==After Football==
After returning from a two-year spell in [[Kazakhstan]] with [[FC Kairat]], Duff began working in the Oil & Gas sector in his native [[Aberdeen]] for [[Halliburton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stuart Duff|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/stuart-duff/71/6bb/129|website=https://uk.linkedin.com/|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]|accessdate=2 November 2015}}</ref> Duff also began scouting youngsters in Scotland for [[Manchester City F.C|Manchester City]] youth in early 2016.

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|match played 2 November 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|title=S.Duff|url=http://uk.soccerway.com/players/stuart-duff/1014/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10" valign="center"|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|[[1999–2000 Dundee United F.C. season|1999–00]]
|rowspan="9" valign="center"|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
|[[2000–01 Dundee United F.C. season|2000–01]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2001/2002|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=131|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|9||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||9||0
|-
|[[2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2002/2003|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=132|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|34||0||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||38||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2003/2004|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=133|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|18||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Dundee United F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2004/2005|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=134|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|25||2||4||1||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||32||3
|-
|[[2005–06 Dundee United F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2005/2006|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=135|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|29||0||1||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||32||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2006/2007|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=136|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|28||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||30||1
|-
|[[2007–08 Dundee United F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="2007/08 Stats">{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2007/2008|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=137|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|9||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||20||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!152!!3!!8!!1!!9!!0!!1!!0!!-!!-!!170!!4
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[2007–08 Aberdeen F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="2007/08 Stats"/>
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|10||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||11||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Aberdeen F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2008/2009|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=138|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|20||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||22||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Aberdeen F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2009/2010|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=139|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|17||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||22||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!-!!-!!52!!1
|-
|valign="center"|[[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season|2009–10]]
|[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]]
|[[2010–11 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2010/2011|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=140|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|34||1||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||37||1
|-
|valign="center"|[[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] (trialist)
|[[2011–12 Ayr United F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Games played by Stuart Duff in 2011/2012|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=29345&season_id=141|website=soccerbase.com|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=8 November 2016}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Qormi F.C.|Qormi]]
|[[2011–12 Maltese Premier League|2011–12]]
|[[Maltese Premier League]]
|6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||0
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[FC Kairat|Kairat]]
|[[2012 FC Kairat season|2012]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Kazakhstan Premier League]]
|24||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||1
|-
|[[2013 FC Kairat season|2013]]
|26||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!50!!1!!2!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!52!!1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!293!!6!!16!!1!!9!!0!!3!!0!!-!!-!!321!!7
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Soccerway|stuart-duff/1014}}

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