This time the player in focus is non other then Mark Duffy.
Mark was born in Liverpool in 1985, which makes him currently 28. So where has he been before join Rovers last summer.
He started his youth career at Liverpool before being released and moving to Wrexham's academy. In 2004 Mark made his professional début for non league Vauxhall Motors. He only stayed here for a year and then moved to a team called Prescot Cables Fc. Based in Merseyside, they play in the Northern Premier League Davison One North. Which is one of the leagues at the 8th tier in English football. After 2 years, in 2007 at the age of 23, Mark moved to Southport where he made 71 League appearances scoring 13 goals.
Mark upon signing for Southport 2005
He attracted a fair amount of attention and in January 2009 Mark moved on loan to Morecambe for whom he later signed for permanently at the end of the season. After making a total appearances of 76 scoring 7 goals, Mark signed for Scunthorpe, for an undisclosed fee in January, where he would stay until July 2013. Mark was including in the Scunthorpe team immediately.
Mark made a big impact at Scunthorpe during his time there. Many Rovers fans will remember him for his stunning performance against us. During the 2012/13 season Mark finished second in the assists table, with David Cotterill coming in first. What makes this even better is Mark's Scunthorpe got relegated, which shows he was the bright light in a team that wasn't good enough for the league. Which shows immense personal class. Overall Mark made 112 apperances scoring 10 goals.
Mark's goals and assists for Scunthorpe during 2012/13
In July 2013 Rovers made 2 bids for Mark, however both were rejected by Scunthorpe before making a 3rd bid which was accepted, the fee was undisclosed but is expected to be 6 figure. Chances at the start of his Rovers career were few and far between and it is no secret Mark was becoming frustrated with this lack of first team football. However he has since impressed and is arguably one of the first names on the team sheet. Mark is currently on the shortlist for player of the month for January 2014.
In 2009 Mark was playing non league football and didn't make it into the football league until that age of 24. He is another fine example of good quality players in the non league, now being an important part of a second tier club.
We want to hear what you think of Mark so far, are you a fan of one of his ex clubs, how was he for you?
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Picture Source
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-breaking-news/2009/02/23/mark-duffy-completes-his-move-from-southport-fc-to-morecambe-fc-101022-22988417/
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Scunthorpe-United-reject-bid-Mark-Duffy-Doncaster/story-19328436-detail/story.html
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/24951794
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgayUi2rI2jgO5fVWgn6Y5w?feature=watch
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