Layton Ndukwu

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Layton Ndukwu
Personal information
Full name Layton Julius Ndukwu [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Spalding United
Youth career
–2017 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Leicester City 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Southend United (loan) 7 (0)
2022 Kukësi 5 (0)
2023 Barwell 0 (0)
2023–2024 AB 13 (2)
2024 Coalville Town 8 (1)
2024– Spalding United 0 (0)
International career
2013 England U16 1 (0)
2015 England U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:14, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Layton Julius Ndukwu (born 7 September 1998) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spalding United.

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Early life

Ndukwu was educated at City of Leicester College. [3]

Club career

Ndukwu is a product of the Leicester City academy. He joined Southend United on a season-long loan in August 2019, making his league debut on 10 August 2019. [4] In January 2020, Ndukwu was recalled from his loan after a lack of playing time. [5]

In June 2021, it was announced that Ndukwu would be released from Leicester City upon expiry of his contract at the end of the season. [6] He subsequently spent time on trial at Portsmouth, however he was not offered a contract. [7]

In August 2022, Ndukwu returned to football to joining Albanian Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi. [8]

In March 2023, Ndukwu returned to England to join Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Barwell. [9] On 16 May 2023 Danish 2nd Division club Akademisk Boldklub confirmed, that Ndukwu had joined the club on a 'multi-year contract'. [10] On 2 February 2024, the club confirmed Ndukwu's departure. Ndukwu signed for Coalville Town in March 2024. [11]

On 30 August 2024, Ndukwu joined Spalding United. [12]

International career

Ndukwu has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. [13] He is also eligible to represent Nigeria at international level. [14]

Career statistics

As of 14 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] EFL Cup Other [15] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2016–17 Premier League 0000003030
2017–18 0000004242
2018–19 0000000000
2019–20 0000000000
Total0000007272
Southend United (loan) 2019–20 League One 70001020100
Kukësi 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 5010—0060
Career total120101092232

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Albanian Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Layton Ndukwu Stats, News, Bio".
  3. ↑ "Spring Newsletter 2015" (PDF). City of Leicester College. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Southend United v Blackpool". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Kemble, Jamie (8 January 2020). "'It's been tough for him' - Sol Campbell confirms Leicester City youngster's recall from loan spell". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (4 June 2021). "Leicester City retained list published as nine players released and contracts offered". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Allen, Neil (5 August 2021). "He's gone again - Portsmouth once more bid farewell to former Leicester and England youth winger after surprise six-day comeback". The News. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "WELCOME LAYTON NDUKWU". instagram.com. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Triple Signing Boost for Barwell". southern-football-league.co.uk. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ↑ AKADEMISK BOLDKLUB GLADSAXE SKRIVER EN FLERÅRIG KONTRAKT MED LAYTON NDUKWU, ab-fodbold.dk, 16 May 2023
  11. ↑ AB HENTER TIDLIGERE AB-MÅLMAND FILIP MELLBIN, ab-fodbold.dk, 2 February 2024
  12. ↑ "NEW SIGNINGS". www.spaldingunited.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Layton Ndukwu". worldfootball. 10 August 2019.
  14. ↑ Mpofu, Lee (22 February 2019). "Ndukwu back in action for Leicester City". Futaa.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Includes EFL Trophy appearances
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