Layton Julius Ndukwu (born 7 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kukësi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Layton Julius Ndukwu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kukësi | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Southend United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Kukësi | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:18, 26 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ndukwu was educated at City of Leicester College.[3]
Ndukwu is a product of the Leicester City academy. He joined Southend United on a season-long loan in August 2019, making his league debut on 10 August 2019.[4] In January 2020, Ndukwu was recalled from his loan after a lack of playing time.[5]
In June 2021, it was announced that Ndukwu would be released from Leicester City upon expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[6] He subsequently spent time on trial at Portsmouth, however he was not offered a contract.[7]
In August 2022, Ndukwu returned to football to joining Albanian Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi.[8]
Ndukwu has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.[9] He is also eligible to represent Nigeria at international level.[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other[11] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Southend United (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||