Destiny Udogie

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Destiny Udogie
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Udogie with Italy in 2025
Personal information
Full name Iyenoma Destiny Udogie [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22)
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 13
Youth career
2017–2020 Hellas Verona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Hellas Verona 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Udinese (loan) 35 (5)
2022– Tottenham Hotspur 55 (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 23:44, 13 September 2025 (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.

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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

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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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 September 2025 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hellas Verona 2020–21 Serie A 6010——70
Udinese (loan) 2021–22 Serie A35520——375
2022–23 Serie A33310——343
Total68830——718
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 Premier League 2822000—302
2024–25 Premier League25000209 [c] 0360
2025–26 Premier League2000001 [d] 030
Total5522020100692
Career total12910602010014710
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 6 June 2025 [24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 202320
202470
202530
Total120

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

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. ↑ Destiny Udogie at Soccerway
  24. ↑ Destiny Udogie FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)
  25. ↑ "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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