Felix Uduokhai

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Felix Uduokhai
Personal information
Full name Felix Ohis Uduokhai [1]
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Augsburg
Number 19
Youth career
VfB Annaberg 09
Erzgebirge Aue
2008–2016 1860 Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 1860 Munich II 5 (0)
2016–2017 1860 Munich 21 (1)
2017–2020 Wolfsburg 30 (1)
2019–2020Augsburg (loan) 26 (0)
2020– Augsburg 77 (2)
2021– Augsburg II 1 (0)
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-up 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023

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

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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]

Career statistics

As of match played on January 2024 [8]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSV 1860 München II 2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 2020
2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern3030
Total5000000050
1860 Munich 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 21110221
VfL Wolfsburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 191322 [lower-alpha 1] 0243
2018–19 Bundesliga11010120
2019–20 Bundesliga001010
Total301520020373
FC Augsburg (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga26000260
FC Augsburg 2020–21 Bundesliga29120311
2021–22 Bundesliga13010140
2022–23 Bundesliga19010200
2023–24 Bundesliga16100161
Total772400000812
FC Augsburg II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern1010
Career totals160410200201726

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. [9] He earned his first call-up for the German senior team on 6 November 2020. [10]

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. [11]

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