Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | David Uyoyo Odogu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
–2019 | Steglitzer SC Südwest | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Union Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2025– | AC Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Germany U17 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:45, 25 March 2025 (UTC) |
David Uyoyo Odogu (Berlin 3 June 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club AC Milan. He is a German youth international. [2]
Born in Berlin, Odogu played for the youth academy of Steglitzer SC Südwest, before spending a season with the Union Berlin youth academy. He moved to Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg in 2020, initially joining the youth academy. [3] [4] In December 2022, he signed a new contract with VfL Wolfsburg. [5] In January 2023, he attended mid-season training camp with the VfL Wolfsburg first-team squad. [6] Odogu finished runner-up with VfL Wolfsburg under-17 in the U17 Nachwuchsliga at the end of the 2022–23 season. [7]
On 1 September 2025, he moved to Italy and joined Serie A club AC Milan, permanently for an estimated €10 million transfer fee ahead of the 2025–26 season. [8]
A Germany youth international, [9] Odogu featured for the Germany side that won the finals of the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary, and the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia. [10] [11] [12]
Odogu is described as a tall defender, capable of playing on the right or left side of central defence. [13] Combining physical strength, with speed and a good tackling ability he has been compared to German international defender Antonio Rüdiger. [14]
Born in Germany, Odogu has Nigerian heritage through his father. [15] [16] His parents and his sister attended the U17 European Championship final in which he played. While he was away he continued with his education, and even sat exams in History and Geography during the tournament. [17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VfL Wolfsburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2025–26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
AC Milan | 2025–26 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Germany U17