Filipe Duarte

Filipe Manuel Cordeiro Duarte (born 30 March 1985) is a professional footballer who most recently played for Benfica de Macau as a central defender. Born in Portugal, he played for the Macau national team.

International career Filipe Duarte secured Macau's first ever World Cup qualifying win on 6 June 2019 against Sri Lanka. But the Macau Football Association then refused to send the team to Sri Lanka to play the second leg due to security reasons.

On 30 August 2024, it was announced that Durate, along with other Portuguese-born permanent Macanese residents are ineligible to play for the Macau National Football Team, ending his international career with Macau.

International goals Scores and results list Macau's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 30 June 2016 Guam Football Association National Training Center, Dededo, Guam 2–1 2–2 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification 2. 2 July 2016 Guam Football Association National Training Center, Dededo, Guam 2–1 3–1 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification 3. 6 June 2019 Zhuhai Sports Centre Stadium, Zhuhai, China 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Filipe Duarte was voted Macau Footballer of the Year at the Best Elite League Players (Melhores Jogadores da Liga Elite) awards on 22 September 2019.