Felix Uduokhai

Felix Ohis Uduokhai (born 9 September 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club Augsburg.

Felix Uduokhai
Personal information
Full name Felix Ohis Uduokhai[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997
Place of birth Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Augsburg
Number 19
Youth career
VfB Annaberg 09
Erzgebirge Aue
2008–2016 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 1860 Munich II 5 (0)
2016–2017 1860 Munich 21 (1)
2017–2020 Wolfsburg 30 (1)
2019–2020 → Augsburg (loan) 26 (1)
2020– Augsburg 66 (2)
International career
2015 Germany U19 1 (0)
2016–2018 Germany U20 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U21 6 (1)
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (1)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023

Club career

Uduokhai was born to a Nigerian father and German mother, and is a Germany youth international.[3] In June 2017, after his previous team 1860 Munich had been relegated from 2. Bundesliga to fourth tier Regionalliga Bayern, Uduokhai moved to Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, signing a five-year-contract until 2022.[4]

On 28 August 2019, it was announced that Uduokhai will be on loan to FC Augsburg until the end of the season.[5]

On 4 June 2020, FC Augsburg confirmed they would use the option to buy in Uduokhai’s loan deal. He completed a permanent transfer to the club for a fee of €9 million.[6][7]

International career

Uduokhai has played several matches with the German U19, U20, and U21 national teams. Playing for Nigeria is still an option for Uduokhai, if he doesn’t get an any opportunities with Germany.[8] He earned his first call-up for the German senior team on 6 November 2020.[9]

Uduokhai was named in Germany's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he scored the winning goal in the team's second match, heading home from a Max Kruse corner to give Germany a 3–2 victory over Saudi Arabia.[10]

References
  1. "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Felix Uduokhai". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. "Mit 18 feste Größe in der Löwen-Abwehr? - Kapitän Aigner lobt Uduokhai: "Der packt das!"".
  4. "Vom Löwen zum Wolf". vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). 30 June 2017.
  5. "Udokhai joins Augsburg". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. "Bundesliga: FC Augsburg verpflichtet ausgeliehenen Felix Uduokhai vom VfL Wolfsburg". Goal (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. "Augsburg, esercitata l'opzione d'acquisto di Felix Uduokhai dal Wolfsburg". EuroCalcioMercato.net (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. "Felix Uduokhai 2019/20 – Scout Report". Total Football Analysis. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. "Tripleheader: Gündogan und Sané zurück, Max und Uduokhai neu" [Tripleheader: Gündogan und Sané zurück, Max und Uduokhai new]. dfb.de (in German). DFB. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. "10-man Germany beats Saudi Arabia 3-2 in Olympic soccer". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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