Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (born 28 November 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays as a wingback for Serie A club Udinese, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iyenoma Destiny Udogie | ||
Date of birth | (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Verona, Italy[1] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club 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) | 11 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 30 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
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]
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]
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]
Udogie was immediately loaned back to Udinese for the 2022–23 season.[5]
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]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Total | ||||
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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 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
Career total | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 7 |
Udinese Calcio – current squad | |
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