Stuart Duff was born on 23 January 1982 and is a Scottish retired professional footballer who last played for Inverurie Loco Works in the Highland Football League.
19 Facts About Stuart Duff
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Stuart Duff was primarily a central midfielder although his versatility saw him play in most defensive and midfield positions.
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Stuart Duff later played for Aberdeen and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, before leaving Scotland for spells with Qormi in Malta and Kairat in Kazakhstan.
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Stuart Duff joined Cove Rangers in 2014, then signed for Inverurie Loco Works in 2017.
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Stuart Duff is a former Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made ten appearances between 2002 and 2003.
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Stuart Duff was given his debut by then-manager Alex Smith in December 2001, when he was used as a right wing back in a match at Kilmarnock, and went on to make nine appearances that season, collecting the April 'Young Player of the Month' award.
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Shortly afterwards, Stuart Duff was part of the United side that lost narrowly to Celtic in the Scottish Cup final, with his 83rd-minute substitute appearance earning him a runners-up medal.
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In January 2008, Levein told Stuart Duff he was free to leave Tannadice and find himself a new club.
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Stuart Duff began training with fellow SPL side Aberdeen and a short-term move to his home town club was confirmed the following day, seeing him become the third player to move from Tannadice to Pittodrie in eighteen months, following Lee Miller and Lee Mair.
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In May 2008, Stuart Duff instead signed a two-year contract extension with Aberdeen.
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Stuart Duff was loaned to Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a month in December 2009.
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Stuart Duff played three games for Ayr United as a trialist in September 2011.
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In November 2011, Stuart Duff agreed to join Qormi, in the Maltese Premier League, for the remainder of the season.
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In February 2012, Stuart Duff agreed to join Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat on a lucrative one-year deal and was given the number 21 shirt.
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Stuart Duff had his contract extended for another year, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2013 season.
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Stuart 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.
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On 14 October 2014, Stuart Duff signed a short-term deal with Highland Football League side Cove Rangers.
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In January 2015, Stuart Duff signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club, despite interest from Scottish League Two side Montrose.
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Stuart Duff began scouting youngsters in Scotland for Manchester City youth in early 2016.