Chris Duggan Explained

Chris Duggan
Fullname:Christopher Duggan
Height:6 ft 1 in
Birth Date:1994 1, df=y
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia
Currentclub:Port Melbourne
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Queen's Park
Youthyears2:2010–2012
Youthclubs2:Hamilton Academical
Years1:2013–2016
Clubs1:Partick Thistle
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Forfar Athletic (loan)
Caps2:6
Goals2:1
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Queen's Park (loan)
Caps3:5
Goals3:1
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Dumbarton (loan)
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Years5:2015
Clubs5:Queen's Park (loan)
Caps5:30
Goals5:15
Years6:2016–2018
Clubs6:East Fife
Caps6:58
Goals6:22
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Raith Rovers
Caps7:14
Goals7:2
Years8:2019
Clubs8:East Fife
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Years9:2020–
Clubs9:Port Melbourne
Caps9:39
Goals9:23
Club-Update:3 November 2022

Christopher Duggan (born 30 January 1994) is an Australian professional footballer, who plays as a forward.

Career

Duggan started his career as a player at Queen's Park before moving to Hamilton Academical. He also spent some time playing in the United States.[1] Following an impressive trial at an Irvine Meadow tournament with the jags, newly promoted Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle signed Duggan in 2013.[2]

After spending some time in Thistle's under 20 squad, Duggan moved to Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic on 21 March 2014, on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[3] In March 2014, Duggan scored his first goal for Forfar in a 2–1 defeat to East Fife at Station Park.[4] Duggan returned on loan to Queens Park on loan on 11 September 2014. for three months.[5] Duggan got two assists in his first game back with Queens Park in a 2–1 victory. His loan at Queen's Park came to an end on 1 November 2014, after he had injured his ankle while training with Partick Thistle.[6]

He signed for Dumbarton on an emergency loan until the end of the season in February 2015.[7] Duggan made his debut as a late sub in a 3–0 defeat to Hibernian.[8] He went on to make seven appearances for the club without scoring. Having been released by Partick Thistle, Duggan went on trial with Morton and scored two goals in a friendly against Greenock Juniors.[9] On 21 August 2015, Duggan signed a new one-year contract with Partick Thistle and was immediately loaned to Queen's Park again, moving until 1 January 2016. Duggan helped lead Queens Park to Promotion from League 2, including 2 goals in the playoffs.[10] After his contract with Thistle expired, Duggan signed for East Fife in May 2016.[11]

During the 2018 close season, Duggan signed for Raith Rovers.[12] Duggan was not offered a new contract at the end of an injury prone season and the club did not retain him. He re-signed for East Fife in July 2019,[13] but then left them midway through the 2019 - 20 as he wanted to move back to Australia.[14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Forfar Athletic (loan)2013–14League One6100000061
Queen's Park (loan)2014–15League Two5100000051
Dumbarton (loan)2014–15Championship7000000070
Queen's Park (loan)2015–16League Two301221004[15] 33615
East Fife2016–17League One207222000207
2017–18321420411[16] 03815
East Fife total42214261105822
Career total1003543615310639

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fourteen for '14: Chris Duggan, Partick Thistle's free-scoring striker | Partick Thistle . Sport . 23 December 2013 . 25 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Chris Duggan – Partick Thistle Football Club . Ptfc.co.uk . 2 September 2013 . 25 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140521050759/http://ptfc.co.uk/teams/senior/seasons/2013-2014/players/chris_duggan . 21 May 2014 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Chris Duggan. Forfar Athletic F.C.. 21 March 2014. 17 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014654/http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=7:latest-news&id=1346:chris-duggan&Itemid=27. 24 September 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Chris Duggan career stats, height and weight, age . Tablesleague.com . 25 July 2014.
  5. Web site: CHRIS DUUGAN HEADS OUT ON LOAN. Partick Thistle F.C.. 11 September 2014. 17 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911220447/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2014-2015/september_2014/chris_duugan_heads_out_on_loan. 11 September 2014. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Cup run ends before it really gets going. Queen's Park F.C.. 1 November 2014. 9 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110025124/http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/?p=8389. 10 November 2014. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Dumbarton Football Club - JAG BECOMES A SON.
  8. News: Hibernian 3-0 Dumbarton. BBC Sport. 21 February 2015 .
  9. News: Duggan in Cappielow contract pursuit. Greenock Telegraph. Jonathan. Mitchell. 29 July 2015. 30 July 2015.
  10. Web site: CHRIS DUGGAN SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION. Partick Thistle F.C.. 21 August 2015. 22 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151021044510/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2015-2016/august_2015/chris_duggan_signs_contract_extension. 21 October 2015. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Christopher Duggan joins The Fife . East Fife F.C. . 23 May 2016 . 24 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604143043/http://eastfifefc.info/index.php/component/content/article/1918-christopher-duggan-joins-the-fife . 4 June 2016 . dmy-all .
  12. Web site: List of SPFL summer signings . SPFL . 6 June 2018 . 7 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140006/https://spfl.co.uk/news/article/list-of-spfl-summer-signings/ . dead .
  13. News: East Fife return wasn't a tough decision to make for Chris Duggan . Fife Today . 3 July 2019 . Scott . Inglis . 5 January 2020.
  14. News: Chris Duggan thankful after East Fife spell ends . Fife Today . 30 December 2019 . Scott . Inglis . 5 January 2020.
  15. Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances and two goals in the League One play-offs
  16. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup