Career Stuart Duff

1 career

1.1 dundee united
1.2 aberdeen
1.3 inverness caledonian thistle
1.4 playing abroad
1.5 kairat
1.6 highland leaguue

career
dundee united

having been developed player through dundee united s youth scheme, turned professional club in july 1999. given debut then-manager alex smith in december 2001, when used right wing in match @ kilmarnock, , went on make 9 appearances season, collecting april young player of month award. in 2002–03, duff had best run of league games, playing 34 times. when ian mccall appointed @ start of 2003–04 season, duff found himself more substitute, playing in 18 league games. during season, duff part of scotland under-21 side narrowly missed out on qualifying 2004 uefa european under-21 football championship, scotland losing croatia in play-off. following season, duff played 25 league games, earning him new three-year contract in march 2005. shortly afterwards, duff part of united side lost narrowly celtic in scottish cup final, 83rd-minute substitute appearance earning him runners-up medal.

in 2005–06, gordon chisholm new manager, duff played more first team games, 29 league appearances. during february 2006, duff alleged spat on hearts midfielder rudi skacel, claim repeated 2 months later celtic captain neil lennon. no action taken against skacel in either incident. duff scored important goal in 1–0 win on rangers @ ibrox during season, helped united avoid relegation. duff started 2006–07 season attacking midfielder under craig brewster , scored once, although used in variety of defensive roles under craig levein.

aberdeen

in january 2008, levein told duff free leave tannadice , find himself new club. released on 17 january, after playing 170 games club, scoring 4 times. duff began training fellow spl side aberdeen , short-term move home town club confirmed following day, seeing him become third player move tannadice pittodrie in eighteen months, following lee miller , lee mair. within 6 weeks of arriving, however, duff 1 of several players manager jimmy calderwood threatened release @ end of season, due club s poor performances. in may 2008, duff instead signed two-year contract extension aberdeen.

inverness caledonian thistle

duff loaned inverness ct month in december 2009.

after release aberdeen, duff had trial spell st johnstone , turned down approach st mirren before signing inverness ct. duff agreed deal run until end of 2010–11 season. throughout 2010/11 season regular starter caley, , featured in of surprising results. these included 1–1 draw against rangers @ ibrox , 2–2 draw celtic @ parkhead. contract expired ict @ end of 2010/11 season, , stated desire stay inverness , said accept contract offer after returning holiday. in summer of 2011, contract offered, no deal agreed , contract offer withdrawn.

playing abroad

duff played 3 games ayr united trialist in september 2011.

in november 2011, duff agreed join qormi, in maltese premier league, remainder of season.

kairat

in february 2012, duff agreed join kazakhstan premier league side fc kairat on lucrative one-year deal , given number 21 shirt. duff scored first goal kairat in 2–0 victory on fc sunkar on 8 april 2012. kairat finished season in 10th place. duff had contract extended year, keeping him @ club till end of 2013 season. duff left kairat @ end of 2013 season, kazakhstan premier league rules state foreign players on age of 30 must playing national team in order play in league.

highland leaguue

on 14 october 2014, duff signed short-term deal highland football league side cove rangers. in january 2015, duff signed new two-and-a-half year contract club, despite interest scottish league 2 side montrose. in january 2017, transferred highland league club, inverurie loco works.