Destiny Udogie

Destiny Udogie

Udogie with Italy in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Iyenoma Destiny Udogie [1]
Date of birth	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Verona, Italy [2]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	13
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–	Tottenham Hotspur	65	(2)
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	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:37, 1 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025

Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdɛstiniuˈdɔːɡi] ; ^[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] Following his debut season, Udinese activated the option-to-buy clause for a reported €4 million.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 August 2022, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that they had signed Udogie on a permanent transfer for a fee of €20 million ^[7] until 2027, with Udogie immediately loaned back to Udinese for the 2022–23 season. ^[8] 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. ^[9] On 10 December, he scored his first Premier League goal for Tottenham in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle United. ^{[10] [11]} On 12 December, Udogie signed a new contract at the club, running to 2030. ^[12] His first season with Spurs was cut short in April 2024, as he underwent surgery following an injury to his left quadriceps. ^{[13] [14]} On 9 May, Udogie was nominated for the Premier League Young Player of the Season Award. ^[15]

International career

Udogie with Italy in 2025

Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent. He was a youth international for Italy. ^[16]

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. ^[17]

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. ^[18] 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. ^{[19] [20]} Three days later, he made his first international start in a 3–1 loss to England at the Wembley Stadium. ^{[21] [22]} Udogie sustained an injury during his first full season with Tottenham Hotspur which in turn ruled him out of the 2024 UEFA Euro and Italy's European Championship team. Italy was later eliminated in the Round of 16 by Switzerland. ^[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2026 ^[24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hellas Verona	2020–21	Serie A	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
Udinese (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	35	5	2	0	—		—		37	5
	2022–23	Serie A	33	3	1	0	—		—		34	3
	Total		68	8	3	0	—		—		71	8
Tottenham Hotspur	2023–24	Premier League	28	2	2	0	0	0	—		30	2
	2024–25	Premier League	25	0	0	0	2	0	9 [c]	0	36	0
	2025–26	Premier League	12	0	0	0	1	0	6 [d]	0	19	0
	Total		65	2	2	0	3	0	15	0	85	2
Career total			139	10	6	0	3	0	15	0	161	10

1. Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 6 June 2025 ^[25]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2023	2	0
	2024	7	0
	2025	3	0
Total		12	0

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

• UEFA Europa League: 2024–25 ^[26]

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. 8 November 2020.
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. Clark, Gill (19 September 2023). "Tottenham sign teenage sensation Destiny Udogie but loan him back to Udinese". Goal (website). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
8. "Udogie signs from Udinese". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
9. "Spurs kick off post-Harry Kane era with 2–2 draw at Brentford". The National. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
10. McNulty, Phil (10 December 2023). "Richarlison scores twice as Spurs thump Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
11. 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.
12. "Udogie signs new Spurs deal to 2030". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
13. "Injury update | Destiny Udogie". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
14. Chinellato, Davide (20 April 2024). "Udogie operato, quadricipite ko e stagione finita. Addio all'Europeo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
15. "Udogie shortlisted for Premier League's Young Player of the Season award". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
16. "Nigeria-Eligible Fullback Udogie Fires Italy Into The Final Of U17 EURO :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". allnigeriasoccer.com.
17. "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.
18. "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.
19. 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.
20. "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.
21. "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.
22. 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.
23. read, Football Italia·3 min (16 July 2025). "Spurs star Udogie sets sights on 'dream' of playing for Italy at World Cup". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
24. Destiny Udogie at Soccerway
25. Destiny Udogie FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)
26. "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA. Retrieved 21 May 2025.

External links

• Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
• Destiny Udogie – UEFA competition record ( archive )