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Destiny Udogie
Personal information
Full name Iyenoma Destiny Udogie[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Verona, Italy[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 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 28 (2)
2022–2023 → Udinese (loan) 33 (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)
2021–2023 Italy U21 8 (0)
2023– Italy 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdɛstini uˈdɔːɡi];[3] born 28 November 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Italy national team.

Club career

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Hellas Verona

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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.[4]

Udinese

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On 15 July 2021, Udogie joined Udinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[5] During his debut season, he made 37 appearances for the club, primarily as a left wingback, and scored five goals.[6] Following his debut season, Udinese activated the option-to-buy clause for a reported €4 million.

Tottenham Hotspur

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On 16 August 2022, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that they had signed Udogie on a permanent transfer for a fee of €20 million[7] until 2027, with Udogie immediately loaned back to Udinese for the 2022–23 season.[8] Udogie made his debut for Tottenham on 13 August 2023 during the first matchday of the 2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match against Brentford.[9] On 10 December, he scored his first Premier League goal for Tottenham in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle United.[10][11] On 12 December, Udogie signed a new contract at the club, running to 2030.[12] His first season with Spurs was cut short in April 2024, as he underwent surgery following an injury to his left quadriceps.[13][14] On 9 May, Udogie was nominated for the Premier League Young Player of the Season Award.[15]

International career

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Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent. He was a youth international for Italy.[16]

On 3 September 2021, he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, starting in the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Luxembourg, which ended in a 3–0 win.[17]

On 6 October 2023, Udogie received his first official call-up to the Italian senior national team by head coach Luciano Spalletti for their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and England.[18] He then made his debut for Italy on 14 October 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute of the former match: in the process, he assisted Davide Frattesi's closing goal in a 4–0 victory.[19][20] Three days later, he made his first international start in a 3–1 loss to England at the Wembley Stadium.[21][22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 April 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hellas Verona 2020–21 Serie A 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
Udinese (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 35 5 2 0 — 37 5
2022–23 Serie A 33 3 1 0 — 34 3
Total 68 8 3 0 — 71 8
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 Premier League 28 2 2 0 0 0 30 2
Career total 102 10 6 0 0 0 108 10
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

International

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As of match played 21 March 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2023 2 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0

References

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  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ Destiny Udogie at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Destiny has said that his surname is pronounced 'ooh-doggy'. Gold, Alasdair (18 July 2023). "Destiny Udogie explains Ange Postecoglou's plan for him and why he likes the new Tottenham boss". football.london. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Hellas Verona, esordio in Serie A per Udogie". MondoPrimavera.
  5. ^ "Udogie è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ Malley, Tom (9 August 2022). "Tottenham on verge of landing Udinese star Destiny Udogie in £20m transfer". mirror. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ Clark, Gill (19 September 2023). "Tottenham sign teenage sensation Destiny Udogie but loan him back to Udinese". goal.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Udogie signs from Udinese". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Spurs kick off post-Harry Kane era with 2-2 draw at Brentford". The National. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  10. ^ McNulty, Phil (10 December 2023). "Richarlison scores twice as Spurs thump Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  11. ^ Calvi, Francesco (10 December 2023). "Milan, questo Newcastle è in caduta libera. Il City senza Haaland ritrova la vittoria". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Udogie signs new Spurs deal to 2030". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Injury update | Destiny Udogie". Tottenham Hotspur. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  14. ^ Chinellato, Davide (20 April 2024). "Udogie operato, quadricipite ko e stagione finita. Addio all'Europeo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Udogie shortlisted for Premier League's Young Player of the Season award". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Nigeria-Eligible Fullback Udogie Fires Italy Into The Final Of U17 EURO :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Prosegue il cammino verso EURO 2024: 27 convocati per le gare con Malta e Inghilterra, prima chiamata per Udogie" (in Italian). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  19. ^ Bocci, Alessandro (14 October 2023). "Bella vittoria dell'Italia su Malta, gol di Bonaventura, doppio Berardi e Frattesi Finale 4-0". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Azzurri forza 4 a Bari: battuta Malta grazie alla doppietta di Berardi e ai gol di Bonaventura e Frattesi". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 14 October 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Non basta Scamacca: l'Italia si arrende a Bellingham e Kane. Ora con l'Ucraina è decisiva". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  22. ^ Hytner, David (17 October 2023). "Kane and Rashford seal England spot at Euro 2024 with comeback win over Italy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  23. ^ Destiny Udogie at Soccerway
  24. ^ Destiny Udogie FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)
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