Destiny Udogie
Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (born 28 November 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays as a wing-back for Serie A club Udinese, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iyenoma Destiny Udogie | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Udinese (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Hellas Verona | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Udinese (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2022 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Udinese (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Italy U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Italy U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Italy U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 14 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 | |||
Club career
Hellas Verona
Udogie developed in the Hellas Verona youth system, and made his Serie A debut on 8 November 2020, in a 2–2 draw away to Milan.[2]
Udinese
On 15 July 2021, Udogie joined Udinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[3] During his debut season, he made 37 appearances for the club, primarily as a left wingback, and scored five goals.[4]
Tottenham Hotspur
On 16 August 2022, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that they had signed Udogie on a permanent transfer until 2027, with Udogie returning to Udinese on loan for the season.[5]
Loan to Udinese
Udogie was immediately loaned back to Udinese for the 2022–23 season.[5]
International career
Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent. He is a youth international for Italy.[6]
On 3 September 2021 he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, playing as a starter in the qualifying match won 3–0 against Luxembourg.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 May 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2020–21 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Udinese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Udinese (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Total | 66 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 8 | ||
References
- Destiny Udogie at WorldFootball.net
- "Hellas Verona, esordio in Serie A per Udogie". MondoPrimavera.
- "Udogie è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 15 July 2021.
- Malley, Tom (9 August 2022). "Tottenham on verge of landing Udinese star Destiny Udogie in £20m transfer". mirror. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- "Udogie signs from Udinese". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- "Nigeria-Eligible Fullback Udogie Fires Italy Into The Final Of U17 EURO :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- "Esordio con vittoria per la nuova Italia. Nicolato: "Ho visto un grande impegno, ma dobbiamo lavorare"" (in Italian). figc.it. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Destiny Udogie at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website