Duncan Ferguson

Inverness
Manager

Born on : December 27, 1971 (52 years) at Stirling

Nationality : Scotland

Height : 1m93

Weight : 85 kg

Number of international caps : 7

First cap : vs United States 17/05/1992

2019-2020
2003-2004

Other photos

Current season statistics (2023/2024)

10 Victories 10 Draws

9 Losses 9 League Ranking

40 Goals for 32 Goals against

Main position
Striker	92%

Identities

Duncan Ferguson

Duncan Cowan Ferguson

Manager careerLast updated on 17/04/2024 at 18:27

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2023/2024	Inverness	2	27	33%9	37%10	30%8	9	32	34	29								3	67%2		33%1	Scottish FA Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	7	3								30	37%11	33%10	30%9		41	32
2022/2023	Forest Green	3	18	6%1	17%3	78%14	24	27	8	36																						18	6%1	17%3	78%14		8	36
2021/2022	Everton	1	1			100%1	16	19	0	1																						1			100%1			1
2019/2020	Everton	1	3	33%1	67%2		16	18	4	2								1		100%1		Carabao Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	2	2								4	25%1	75%3			6	4
Total			49	22%11	31%15	47%23	65	96	46	68								4	50%2	25%1	25%1		9	5								53	25%13	30%16	45%24		55	73

Ferguson's career statisticsLast updated on 17/04/2024 at 18:27

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

2005/2006

Everton

1019

1363

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Everton	Champions League	2				2		119	0	50%	1	100%			0%	0%	100%
Everton	Premier League	27	1	1019	1	15	8	1019	9	30%	19	71%	2	1	26%	26%	48%
Everton	(C3) UEFA Cup	2				1	1	103	0	50%	1	100%	1		50%	0%	50%
Everton	FA Cup	2				1		122	0	50%	1	50%			0%	100%	0%

2004/2005

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	35	5	3	244		12	13	1219	10	17%	29	92%	2	1	49%	20%	31%
Everton	League Cup	2	1		167		2	1	167	0	100%		67%	1		50%	50%	0%

2003/2004

Everton

236

170

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	20	5	236	19	6	1179	10	65%	7	53%	4	1	25%	30%	45%
Everton	League Cup	2	2	90		2	180	0	100%		67%			100%	0%	0%
Everton	FA Cup	2	2	86	2		172	0	100%		67%			50%	50%	0%

2002/2003

Everton

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Everton	League Cup	1						1	18	0	0%	1	33%			100%	0%	0%
Everton	Premier League	7					3		188	10	0%	7	18%			29%	0%	71%

2001/2002

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	22	6	267	36	4	1604	77%	5	58%	5	1	27%	27%	45%
Everton	League Cup	1	1	90	1		90	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%
Everton	FA Cup	2	1	180	1	1	180	100%		40%			100%	0%	0%

2000/2001

Everton

133

148

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	12	6		133		11	2	796	0	75%	3	32%	2		33%	17%	50%
Everton	FA Cup	1					1		90	0	100%		50%			100%	0%	0%

1999/2000

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Newcastle	Premier League	22	6	256	22	8	1536	20	77%	5	58%	1	45%	23%	32%
Newcastle	(C3) UEFA Cup	3	1	116	1	2	116	20	67%	1	50%		67%	33%	0%
Newcastle	FA Cup	6	3	149	7		446	20	100%		100%	1	67%	17%	17%

1998/1999

Newcastle

258

289

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Newcastle	Premier League	7	2		258		9	1	516	20	100%		29%			14%	43%	43%
Newcastle	FA Cup	2					1	1	61	20	0%	2	29%			50%	0%	50%

1998/1999

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	13	4		292		14	6	1167	0	100%		93%	3		15%	46%	38%
Everton	League Cup	4	1		420		5		420	0	100%		100%	2		50%	50%	0%

1997/1998

Everton

222

245

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	29	11	222	41	6	2441	97%	1	76%	6	1	24%	34%	41%
Everton	League Cup	2			4	1	160	100%		67%			50%	0%	50%
Everton	FA Cup	1			1		90	100%		100%	1		0%	0%	100%

1996/1997

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	33	10	287	53	8	2872	94%	2	87%	6	1	18%	33%	48%
Everton	League Cup	1			1		90	100%		50%	1		0%	100%	0%
Everton	FA Cup	2	1	173	3	1	173	100%		100%			50%	0%	50%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2				2	180	100%		25%	1		0%	100%	0%

1995/1996

Everton

293

235

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	18	5		293		19	8	1463	0	89%	2	47%	4		50%	28%	22%
Everton	FA Cup	2	2		90		4		180	0	100%		50%			50%	50%	0%

1994/1995

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Everton	League Cup	1			1		90	0	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%
Everton	Premier League	23	7	271	20	10	1896	9	96%	1	68%	2	2	30%	43%	26%
Everton	FA Cup	4	1	310		4	310	0	75%	1	67%			100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	1			1		90	0	100%		17%			0%	0%	100%

1994/1995

Rangers

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Rangers	Champions League	1					1		90	0	100%		50%			0%	0%	100%

1993/1994

Rangers

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Rangers	Champions League	1	2		90	100%		50%	100%	0%	0%
Rangers	Premier Division	1		1	90	100%			0%	100%	0%
Rangers	Scottish FA Cup	1			0	0%	1		0%	0%	100%

1992/1993

Dundee United

225

204

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Dundee U	Premier Division	30	12	225	28	11	2700	100%	68%	7	47%	23%	30%
Dundee U	Scottish League Cup	2	2	90		2	180	100%	67%		100%	0%	0%
Dundee U	Scottish FA Cup	1	1	90	1		90	100%	50%		100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1			1		90	100%	100%		0%	0%	100%

1991/1992

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Dundee U	Premier Division	38	14	239	38	11	3341	97%	1	86%	4	50%	26%	24%
Dundee U	Scottish League Cup	1					45	0%	1	33%		0%	0%	100%
Dundee U	Scottish FA Cup	2	2	87	2	1	174	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
Scotland	Friendlies	2				1	94	50%	1	40%		100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Euro	1					12	0%	1	33%		0%	0%	100%

1990/1991

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Dundee U	Premier Division	9	1		731		8	3	731	0	89%	1	25%			33%	11%	56%
Dundee U	Scottish FA Cup	6	3		166		3	2	499	0	100%		86%			83%	0%	17%

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

FA Cup	1	1995
Premiership	1	1994

Runner-ups

FA Cup	1	1999
Scottish FA Cup	2	19911994

Transfers

26/09/23 >	Inverness	mana.
26/01/23 > 04/07/23	Forest Green	mana.
18/01/22 > 31/01/22	Everton	mana.
22/12/19 > 04/07/22	Everton	a. m.
05/12/19 > 22/12/19	Everton	mana.
01/02/14 > 05/12/19	Everton	T. h.
19/10/11 > 01/02/14	Everton	y. c.

08/05/06 >	Retired	Free
17/08/00 > 08/05/06	Everton	5.4 M€
24/11/98 > 17/08/00	Newcastle	10 M€
04/10/94 > 24/11/98	Everton
20/07/93 > 04/10/94	Rangers	5.4 M€
01/07/90 > 20/07/93	Dundee United

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 09/04/2024 at 02:32

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Everton	5	20%1	60%3	20%1	6	5
Forest Green	18	6%1	17%3	78%14	8	36
Inverness	28	32%9	36%10	32%9	38	31

Player career by clubLast updated on 09/04/2024 at 02:32

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Dundee U	89	35		222	7760	11		97%86	51%45	29%26
Scotland	7				466	1		71%5	29%2	43%3
Everton	273	72	3	258	18598	42	8	70%192	33%90	38%103
Rangers	4				322			75%3	25%1	50%2
Newcastle	40	12		223	2675	2		80%32	45%18	30%12

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Ayr United	3	2	7	4
Arbroath	3	1	5	5
Greenock	3	1	3	2
Airdrie	3	1	1	2
Raith Rovers	2	1	4	4
Queen's Park	2	1	4	2
Chelsea	1	1	3	1
Cowdenbeath	1	1	2	0
Broomhill	1	1	4	0
S Wednesday	1	1	1	0
Partick Th.	4	0	4	5
Dundee U	3	0	2	3
Dunfermline	2	0	1	1
Leicester	1	0	2	2
Hibernian	1	0	1	3
Man United	1	0	1	1
Charlton	1	0	0	1
Aston Villa	1	0	0	1
Ipswich Town	1	0	0	4
Portsmouth	1	0	0	1

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Leeds United	13	4	4	0
Liverpool	19	3	5	1
Aston Villa	14	5	1	0
Man United	18	4	7	0
Blackburn	11	3	1	0
Aberdeen	8	4	2	0
Middlesbrough	14	5	2	1
Derby County	8	5	1	0
Dunfermline	7	4	2	0
Birmingham	6	3	1	0
Chelsea	16	2	1	0
Tottenham	15	4	2	0
Newcastle	11	3	2	0
Charlton	10	4	3	0
Coventry	9	0	2	0
West Ham	9	4	1	0
Bolton	8	5	5	0
Airdrieonians	8	6	4	0
Hibernian	7	2	0	0
S Wednesday	6	1	3	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Hibernian	1	1	3
Charlton	1	1	1
Aston Villa	1	1	1
Ipswich Town	1	1	4
Portsmouth	1	1	1
Derby County	1	1	2
Oxford	1	1	3
Barnsley	1	1	5
Wycombe	1	1	2
Peterborough	1	1	2
Accrington	1	1	2
Cheltenham	1	1	3
Cambridge	1	1	2
Plymouth	1	1	2
Shrewsbury	1	1	2
Bristol Rovers	1	1	3
Dundee U	3	1	3
Raith Rovers	2	1	4
Partick Th.	4	1	5
Ayr United	3	1	4

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Man United	18	11	35
Arsenal	14	9	31
Chelsea	16	9	24
Liverpool	19	8	28
Celtic	9	7	20
Newcastle	11	6	19
Tottenham	15	6	16
Charlton	10	5	10
Wimbledon FC	10	5	22
Hearts	8	5	8
Fulham	7	4	9
Leeds United	13	4	11
Aston Villa	14	4	15
Blackburn	11	4	9
Middlesbrough	14	4	18
Coventry	9	4	14
Sunderland	7	3	13
S Wednesday	6	3	9
Derby County	8	3	9
Rangers	7	3	11

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2005/2006	Everton	24%	48%	33	57%	36%	14	Extremely negative
2004/2005	Everton	49%	30%	37	43%	57%	7	Slightly positive
2003/2004	Everton	33%	38%	24	20%	45%	20	Positive
2002/2003	Everton	38%	63%	8	44%	29%	34	Slightly negative
2001/2002	Everton	32%	40%	25	32%	42%	19	-
2000/2001	Everton	38%	46%	13	24%	45%	29	Positive
1999/2000	Newcastle	52%	26%	31	25%	45%	20	Very positive
1998/1999	Newcastle	22%	44%	9	45%	23%	22	Very negative
1998/1999	Everton	24%	29%	17	100%	0%	1	-
1997/1998	Everton	25%	44%	32	30%	40%	10	Slightly negative
1996/1997	Everton	19%	47%	36	67%	17%	6	-
1995/1996	Everton	50%	20%	20	38%	34%	29	Slightly positive
1994/1995	Everton	39%	21%	28	46%	23%	13	Slightly negative
1994/1995	Rangers	0%	100%	1	63%	25%	8	-
1993/1994	Rangers	25%	25%	4	55%	18%	51	-
1992/1993	Dundee U	52%	27%	33	31%	56%	16	Positive
1991/1992	Dundee U	49%	27%	41	25%	38%	8	Very positive
1990/1991	Dundee U	53%	40%	15	50%	28%	36	Very slightly positive

Key figures

Ferguson hasn't won in Premier League any of the last 4 at home matches

Duncan Ferguson hasn't won in Premier League any of the last 8 matches

The player hasn't scored away from home in Premier League for 2448 minutes.

Duncan Ferguson hasn't won in Premier League any of the last 4 away from home matches

Duncan Ferguson hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 5 at home matches

Ferguson hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 9 matches

He hasn't scored away from home all competitions included for 2718 minutes.

Ferguson hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 5 away from home matches

He hasn't scored in non-league and non-national team competition for 721 minutes.

Duncan Ferguson hasn't won in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 4 away from home matches

Duncan Ferguson hasn't scored away from home for the national team for 540 minutes.

Duncan Ferguson hasn't won for the national team any of the last 4 away from home matches

He hasn't scored for the national team for 630 minutes.

Ferguson hasn't won for the national team any of the last 5 matches

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Dundee United
10/11/1990	PD	Rangers - Dundee United	1 - 2	First match with the club, first victory
24/11/1990	PD	Dundee United - Aberdeen	2 - 3	First start, first loss
29/01/1991	SFAC	Dundee United - East Fife	2 - 1	First goal
26/01/1992	SFAC	Dundee United - Berwick Rangers	6 - 0	First time scoring 2 goals
Glasgow Rangers
15/09/1993	CL	Rangers - Levski Sofia	3 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
21/05/1994	SFAC	Dundee United - Rangers	1 - 0	First loss
Everton
05/10/1994	LC	Portsmouth - Everton	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
15/10/1994	PL	Everton - Coventry	0 - 2	First loss
01/11/1994	PL	Everton - West Ham	1 - 0	First victory
21/11/1994	PL	Everton - Liverpool	2 - 0	First goal
14/01/1995	PL	Arsenal - Everton	1 - 1	First red card
21/01/1995	PL	Everton - Crystal Palace	3 - 1	First time scoring 2 goals
28/12/1997	PL	Everton - Bolton	3 - 2	First time scoring 3 goals
10/09/2005	PL	Everton - Portsmouth	0 - 1	First own goal
Newcastle United
28/11/1998	PL	Newcastle - Wimbledon FC	3 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
26/12/1998	PL	Newcastle - Leeds United	0 - 3	First loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 09/04/2024 at 02:32

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	268	68	263	3	1	17896	70%187	8	31%83	29%78	40%107
FA Cup	FA Cup	24	10	182			1824	83%20		63%15	21%5	17%4
League Cup	League Cup	14	5	243			1215	93%13		50%7	43%6	7%1
Premiership	Premiership	78	27	254			6862	97%76		46%36	24%19	29%23
Scottish League Cup	Scottish League Cup	3	2	113			225	67%2		67%2		33%1
Scottish FA Cup	Scottish FA Cup	10	6	136			815	90%9		70%7		30%3
Friendlies	Friendlies	3					184	67%2		67%2		33%1
Euro	Euro	1					12					100%1
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2					180	100%2			100%2
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	1					90	100%1				100%1
Champions League	Champions League	4					299	75%3		25%1		75%3
Europa League	Europa League	5	1	219			219	60%3		60%3	20%1	20%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2005/2006	Everton	1	11	50	38	14	8	16	34	49
2004/2005	Everton	1	4	61	38	18	7	13	45	46
2003/2004	Everton	1	17	39	38	9	12	17	45	57
2002/2003	Everton	1	7	59	38	17	8	13	48	49
2001/2002	Everton	1	15	43	38	11	10	17	45	57
2000/2001	Everton	1	16	42	38	11	9	18	45	59
1999/2000	Newcastle	1	11	52	38	14	10	14	63	54
1998/1999	Newcastle	1	13	46	38	11	13	14	48	54
1998/1999	Everton	1	16	15	14	3	6	5	8	14
1997/1998	Everton	1	17	40	38	9	13	16	41	56
1996/1997	Everton	1	15	42	38	10	12	16	44	57
1995/1996	Everton	1	6	61	38	17	10	11	64	44
1994/1995	Everton	1	15	50	42	11	17	14	44	51
1993/1994	Rangers	1	1	58	44	22	14	8	74	41
1992/1993	Dundee U	1	4	47	44	19	9	16	56	49
1991/1992	Dundee U	1	4	51	44	19	13	12	66	50
1990/1991	Dundee U	1	4	41	36	17	7	12	41	29

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 07, 2006	07/05	PL	Round 38	Everton	2 - 2	WBA	90 Minutes	1
April 29, 2006	29/04	PL	Round 37	Middlesbrough	0 - 1	Everton	Absent
April 22, 2006	22/04	PL	Round 36	Everton	0 - 0	Birmingham	23 Minutes
April 17, 2006	17/04	PL	Round 35	Chelsea	3 - 0	Everton	21 Minutes
April 15, 2006	15/04	PL	Round 34	Everton	0 - 1	Tottenham	25 Minutes
April 08, 2006	08/04	PL	Round 33	Charlton	0 - 0	Everton	11 Minutes
April 01, 2006	01/04	PL	Round 32	Everton	2 - 2	Sunderland	5 Minutes
March 25, 2006	25/03	PL	Round 31	Liverpool	3 - 1	Everton	23 Minutes
March 18, 2006	18/03	PL	Round 30	Everton	4 - 1	Aston Villa	Absent
March 11, 2006	11/03	PL	Round 29	Everton	3 - 1	Fulham	Absent
March 04, 2006	04/03	PL	Round 28	West Ham	2 - 2	Everton	Absent
March 01, 2006	01/03	F	Europe	Scotland	1 - 3	Switzerland	Absent
February 25, 2006	25/02	PL	Round 27	Newcastle	2 - 0	Everton	Absent
February 11, 2006	11/02	PL	Round 26	Everton	1 - 0	Blackburn	Absent
February 08, 2006	08/02	FAC	Round of 32	Chelsea	4 - 1	Everton	Absent
February 04, 2006	04/02	PL	Round 25	Everton	1 - 0	Man City	Absent
January 31, 2006	31/01	PL	Round 24	Wigan	1 - 1	Everton	7 Minutes
January 28, 2006	28/01	FAC	Round of 32	Everton	1 - 1	Chelsea	90 Minutes
January 21, 2006	21/01	PL	Round 23	Everton	1 - 0	Arsenal	5 Minutes
January 18, 2006	18/01	FAC	3rd round	Everton	1 - 0	Millwall	Absent
January 14, 2006	14/01	PL	Round 22	Portsmouth	0 - 1	Everton	Absent
January 07, 2006	07/01	FAC	3rd round	Millwall	1 - 1	Everton	32 Minutes
January 02, 2006	02/01	PL	Round 21	Everton	3 - 1	Charlton	87 Minutes
December 31, 2005	31/12	PL	Round 20	Sunderland	0 - 1	Everton	24 Minutes
December 28, 2005	28/12	PL	Round 19	Everton	1 - 3	Liverpool	Absent
December 26, 2005	26/12	PL	Round 18	Aston Villa	4 - 0	Everton	10 Minutes
December 17, 2005	17/12	PL	Round 17	Everton	0 - 4	Bolton	Absent
December 14, 2005	14/12	PL	Round 3	Everton	1 - 2	West Ham	23 Minutes
December 11, 2005	11/12	PL	Round 16	Man United	1 - 1	Everton	4 Minutes
December 03, 2005	03/12	PL	Round 15	Blackburn	0 - 2	Everton	33 Minutes
November 27, 2005	27/11	PL	Round 14	Everton	1 - 0	Newcastle	Absent
November 19, 2005	19/11	PL	Round 13	WBA	4 - 0	Everton	27 Minutes
November 12, 2005	12/11	F	Intercontinental	Scotland	1 - 1	United States	Absent
November 06, 2005	06/11	PL	Round 12	Everton	1 - 0	Middlesbrough	75 Minutes
October 29, 2005	29/10	PL	Round 11	Birmingham	0 - 1	Everton	90 Minutes
October 26, 2005	26/10	LC	3rd round	Everton	0 - 1	Middlesbrough	Absent
October 23, 2005	23/10	PL	Round 10	Everton	1 - 1	Chelsea	77 Minutes
October 15, 2005	15/10	PL	Round 9	Tottenham	2 - 0	Everton	26 Minutes
October 12, 2005	12/10	WCQEZ	Group 5	Slovenia	0 - 3	Scotland	Absent
October 08, 2005	08/10	WCQEZ	Group 5	Scotland	0 - 1	Belarus	Absent
October 02, 2005	02/10	PL	Round 8	Man City	2 - 0	Everton	21 Minutes
September 29, 2005	29/09	C3UEFAC	First round	Everton	1 - 0	Din. Bucarest	90 Minutes
September 24, 2005	24/09	PL	Round 7	Everton	0 - 1	Wigan	22 Minutes
September 19, 2005	19/09	PL	Round 6	Arsenal	2 - 0	Everton	65 Minutes
September 15, 2005	15/09	C3UEFAC	First round	Din. Bucarest	5 - 1	Everton	13 Minutes
September 10, 2005	10/09	PL	Round 5	Everton	0 - 1	Portsmouth	90 Minutes		1
September 07, 2005	07/09	WCQEZ	Group 5	Norway	1 - 2	Scotland	Absent
September 03, 2005	03/09	WCQEZ	Group 5	Scotland	1 - 1	Italy	Absent
August 27, 2005	27/08	PL	Round 4	Fulham	1 - 0	Everton	17 Minutes
August 24, 2005	24/08	CL	3rd round	Villarreal	2 - 1	Everton	90 Minutes
August 21, 2005	21/08	PL	Round 2	Bolton	0 - 1	Everton	90 Minutes
August 17, 2005	17/08	F	Europe	Austria	2 - 2	Scotland	Absent
August 13, 2005	13/08	PL	Round 1	Everton	0 - 2	Man United	28 Minutes
August 09, 2005	09/08	CL	3rd round	Everton	1 - 2	Villarreal	29 Minutes

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Absent

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