Ifeanyi Ndukwe

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Ifeanyi Ndukwe
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-03-03) 3 March 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Austria Vienna II
Number 5
Youth career
2013–2016 WAF Brigittenau
2016–2025 Austria Vienna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Austria Vienna II 20 (1)
International career‡
2024– Austria U17 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Ifeanyi Ndukwe (born 3 March 2008) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien. He is an Austrian youth international. [1]

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Early life

Ndukwe was born in Vienna to a Nigerian father and Russian mother. [2] His elder brother, Obinna Ndukwe  [ de ] is a basketball player. [3]

Club career

Ndukwe started his career at WAF Brigittenau before joining Austria Vienna academy in 2016. [4] He captained Austria Vienna at under-16 level, prior to beginning a regular starter for Austria Vienna II in the 2024–25 season, where they secured promotion to the 2. Liga. He signed a three-year professional contract with the club in June 2025. [5] In January 2026, Ndukwe was linked to a move to Premier League club Liverpool, with reports that he would link up with the club in the summer of 2026, after turning 18 in March 2026, with a potential fee rising to £2.5m should add-ons be triggered. [6] [7] [8]

International career

Ndukwe was a member of the Austria national under-17 football team who reached the final of the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar in November 2025. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ifeanyi Ndukwe". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 Jan 2026.
  2. ↑ "U17-Vizeweltmeister Ndukwe vor Wechsel zu Liverpool" (in German). Der Standard. 3 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Austria befördert Ndukwe schon wieder" (in German). Kicker. 20 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Corless, Liam (2 January 2026). "Who is Ifeanyi Ndukwe? Top talent has 'chosen Liverpool' for January transfer". MSN.
  5. 1 2 Pearce, James (2 January 2026). "Liverpool in talks to sign 17-year-old centre-back Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna". The Athletic. Retrieved 3 Jan 2026.
  6. ↑ Shane Ireland, Archie Griggs (2026-01-02). "Liverpool 'agree new centre-back signing' amid Joel Ordonez transfer claims". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  7. ↑ Lusby, Jack (2026-01-03). "Who is Ifeanyi Ndukwe? New Liverpool centre-back - PROFILE". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  8. ↑ Pearce, James (16 January 2026). "Ndukwe and why Liverpool are targeting young centre-backs in the transfer market" . Retrieved 16 Jan 2026.
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