Destiny Udogie
Personal information
Full name Iyenoma Destiny Udogie[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002
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 38
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 17 (1)
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 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:36, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

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

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.[4]

Udinese

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]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 August 2022, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that they had signed Udogie on a permanent transfer until 2027, with Udogie immediately loaned back to Udinese for the 2022–23 season.[7] 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.[8] On 10 December, he scored his first Premier League goal for Tottenham in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle United.[9][10] On 12 December, Udogie signed a new contract at the club, running to 2030.[11]

International career

Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent. He was a youth international for Italy.[12]

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.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15][16] Three days later, he made his first international start in a 3–1 loss to England at the Wembley Stadium.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 December 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hellas Verona 2020–21 Serie A 6000—60
Udinese (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 35520—375
2022–23 Serie A 33310—343
Total 68830—718
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 Premier League 1710000171
Career total 9193000949

International

As of match played 17 October 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 202320
Total20

References

  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. ↑ "Udogie signs from Udinese". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Spurs kick off post-Harry Kane era with 2-2 draw at Brentford". The National. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  9. ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 December 2023). "Richarlison scores twice as Spurs thump Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Udogie signs new Spurs deal to 2030". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nigeria-Eligible Fullback Udogie Fires Italy Into The Final Of U17 EURO :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Destiny Udogie at Soccerway
  20. ↑ Destiny Udogie FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)
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