Daniel Udoh

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Daniel Udoh
Personal information
Full name Dominic Daniel Udoh [1]
Date of birth (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
Number 11
Youth career
Luton Town
0000–2014 Stevenage 0000
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Kidderminster Harriers 0 (0)
2014 → Worcester City (loan) 9 (0)
2014 → Wingate & Finchley (loan)
2014–2015 → North Greenford United (loan)
2015 → Grays Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Hoddesdon Town (loan) 11 (9)
2015–2016 Ilkeston 34 (8)
2016–2018 Crewe Alexandra 15 (0)
2017 → Solihull Moors (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Halesowen Town (loan) 16 (7)
2017–2018 → Chester (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Leamington (loan) 17 (5)
2018–2019 AFC Telford United 39 (19)
2019– Shrewsbury Town 148 (28)
International career
Nigeria U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:03, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Dominic Daniel Udoh (born 30 August 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One side Shrewsbury Town.

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Playing career

Early career

Udoh was born in Lagos, Nigeria, then came to England with his family at the age of nine, and as a teenager joined the Luton Town development squad. [3] He later moved on to the Stevenage Academy on a two-year scholarship. [3] He was called up to the Nigeria under-17 squad, however Stevenage were concerned that he spent too much time on international duty and released him. [3]

He signed on non-contract terms alongside former teammate Harold Joseph with Kidderminster Harriers. [3] Kidderminster loaned him out to Worcester City, [4] Wingate & Finchley, [5] North Greenford United and Grays Athletic, [6] but he became frustrated by a lack of match time, [3] and ended the season at Hoddesdon Town. [7] He was invited to a trial at Ilkeston by manager Gavin Strachan, and impressed in pre-season enough to earn a one-year contract in 2015. [3] He remained a first team regular after Andy Watson replaced Strachan as manager in October, forming a successful partnership with Lee Ndlovu. [3]

Crewe Alexandra

He was signed for an undisclosed fee by League One side Crewe Alexandra on 21 March 2016 after being spotted by head of recruitment Neil Baker. [8] He made his first team debut seven days later, in a 1–0 defeat to Bradford City at Gresty Road, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Lauri Dalla Valle, [9] [10] and started the next game, at Port Vale, on 9 April 2016. [11] He scored his first senior goal on his 20th birthday in a 3–0 win at Accrington Stanley in a Football League Trophy tie on 30 August 2016. [12]

In early 2017, Udoh spent a loan period at Solihull Moors. On 1 September 2017, Udoh signed for Northern Premier League team Halesowen Town on a two-month loan deal (along with team mate Oliver Finney). [13] The loan was extended by a further month in early November. [14] He subsequently went on loan to Chester [15] and to Leamington. [16] Having played no first-team games for Crewe in the previous season, on 9 May 2018, Crewe manager David Artell announced Udoh would not be offered a new contract at the club. [17]

AFC Telford United

In June 2018, Udoh signed for AFC Telford United of the National League North. [18] He was a prolific goal scorer during his season with Telford, scoring 26 times. [19] [20]

Shrewsbury Town

On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Udoh had signed for local rivals Shrewsbury Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [21] He made his league debut for the club on 20 August, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute and scoring an 89th-minute winner in a 2–3 away win at Accrington Stanley. [22]

He scored the opening goal against Liverpool FC at Anfield in a 2021-22 FA Cup 3rd round game on 9 January 2022, but Shrewsbury went on to lose 4–1. Udoh finished the 2021-2022 season as Shrewsbury's leading goalscorer with 16 goals in all competitions but played only seven games the following season after injuring his anterior cruciate ligament in August 2022. [23]

Personal life

Udoh is a Christian. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Worcester City 2014–15 [25] Conference North 9000—0090
North Greenford United 2014–15 [26] Southern League Division One Central 10——0010
Grays Athletic 2014–15 [27] Isthmian League Premier Division 10——0010
Hoddesdon Town 2014–15 [26] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 117———117
Ilkeston 2015–16 Northern Premier League Premier Division 348———348
Crewe Alexandra 2015–16 [25] League One 6000000060
2016–17 [25] League Two 9020003 [lower-alpha 1] 1141
2017–18 League Two ----------
Crewe Alexandra total150200031201
Solihull Moors (loan) 2016–17 [25] National League 40———40
Halesowen Town (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League 167———167
Chester (loan) 2017–18 National League 30———30
Leamington (loan) 2017–18 National League North 175———175
AFC Telford United 2018–19 National League North 3919———3919
Shrewsbury Town 2019–20 [28] League One 25450003 [lower-alpha 1] 0334
2020–21 [29] League One 39431101 [lower-alpha 1] 0445
2021–22 [30] League One 46133122005116
2022–23 [31] League One 5000210071
2023–24 [32] League One 26521103 [lower-alpha 1] 1327
Shrewsbury Town total14126133637116733
Career total291721537310232378
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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