Darryl Duffy

Scotland

Born in Glasgow, Duffy made his debut for Rangers in a Scottish League Cup match against Forfar on 28 October 2003, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Maurice Ross. Two months later, 19 year old Duffy would make his League debut, in a 2–1 win over Dundee. He made his Champions League debut during a 3-1 defeat against Panathiaikos at Ibrox on 9 December 2003 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/73377--rangers-vs-panathinaikos/ After rejecting an offer from Queen of the South, Duffy signed for Falkirk the following June. The then Falkirk manager John Hughes said that some "other clubs" from Scotland as well as from abroad were also interested in his signature. He scored on his debut in a Scottish League Challenge Cup against Ayr. In the following month, he would start his scoring with a brace against Montrose, finding the net in the 15th and 31st minute of a 4–1 victory. This would mark a start of nine goals in seven matches, and come the end of the season, Duffy would score a total of 27 goals in 44 appearances. His goal against St Johnstone would help Falkirk move to third place in the league table and Falkirk would end the season as the champions of the Scottish First Division, thus winning promotion to Scottish Premier League. He also went on to bag the Young Player of the Year award, along with the Young Player of August award. At the start of the new season, he was linked with a move away from the club, even though manager Hughes was…

He represented the Scotland youth team in the Victory Shield and won it in 1999. Duffy was selected for Scotland B against Poland and Turkey during the 2005 Future Cup. He scored 4 goals in 8 appearances for Scotland under 21s.

As of match played 28 August 2021

Individual

Football Players' Association of India Foreign Player of the Year: 2013–14 (with Salgaocar)