Destiny Udogie

Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni 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.

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 9 (0)
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 24 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 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.[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]

International career

Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent. He was a youth international for Italy.[9]

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.[10]

On 6 October 2023, he 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.[11]

On 14 October 2023, Destiny made his debut for Italy in an Euro qualification against Malta as a substitute in the 79th minute. He assisted Frattesi's goal in the 93rd minute.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 October 2023[13]
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 74830—718
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 Premier League 80000080
Career total 8283000798

International
As of match played 17 October 2023[14]
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. "Nigeria-Eligible Fullback Udogie Fires Italy Into The Final Of U17 EURO :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. @TheSpursExpress (14 October 2023). "Destiny Udogie grabs an assist in his first Italy national team game!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. Destiny Udogie at Soccerway
  14. Destiny Udogie FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)
  • Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
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