Patrick Dorgu

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Patrick Dorgu
Personal information
Full name Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu
Date of birth (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 13
Youth career
Husum Boldklub
0000–2022 Nordsjælland
2022–2023 Lecce
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Lecce 32 (2)
International career‡
2022 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2022–2023 Denmark U19 5 (2)
2023– Denmark U20 1 (0)
2023– Denmark U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu (born 26 October 2004) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a left-back for Italian Serie A club Lecce.

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Club career

Dorgu grew up in Husum, a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he started playing football at local club Husum Boldklub alongside his brothers Ifenna and Gabriel. [1] [2] Later, Dorgu was scouted to Nordsjælland's youth academy, before joining Italian club Lecce at under-19 level in July 2022. [3] [4] In February 2023, he extended his contract with Lecce to 2027. [5]

For the 2023–24 season, Dorgu was moved to Lecce's senior squad. He made his debut on 13 August 2023 in a Coppa Italia game against Como. [4] [6] A week later, he made his Serie A debut against Lazio. [7] He scored his first goal on 2 February 2023 in a game won against Fiorentina.

International career

Born in Denmark, Dorgu is of Nigerian descent. He is a youth international for Denmark, having played up to the Denmark U-21s. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lecce 2023–24 Serie A 32220——342
Career total322200000342

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    References

    1. ↑ "Patrick Dorgu besøgte sin gamle klub i sidste uge". 2700 Netavisen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
    2. ↑ Jørgensen, Maria Juul (1 June 2024). "Han er en af dem, der banker på til landsholdet i fremtiden". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
    3. ↑ Mezzi, Cristiano (2 August 2023). "Lecce, la scalata di Patrick Dorgu". Calcio style (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
    4. 1 2 Calvi, Francesco (17 August 2023). "Dorgu, l'ultima pepita di Corvino a Lecce". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
    5. ↑ Lumastro, Alberto (3 March 2023). "[FOCUS] - Patrick Dorgu, la certezza del Lecce Primavera". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
    6. ↑ Tomasini, Emiliano (21 August 2023). "Fisico, corsa e tecnica per il Lecce: Dorgu, il prototipo del terzino moderno". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
    7. ↑ Fina, Massimiliano (21 August 2023). "Lecce, Dorgu il predestinato: che impatto al Via del Mare per il 2004". Sportitalia (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
    8. ↑ "Liverpool interested in signing 18yo Danish-Nigerian defender :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
    9. ↑ Patrick Dorgu at Soccerway
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