Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (; born 28 November 2002) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Italy national team.

Club career

Hellas Verona

Udogie developed in the

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youth system, and made his

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debut on 8 November 2020, in a 2–2 draw away to

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Udinese

On 15 July 2021, Udogie joined

Udinese Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a fo ...

on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy. During his debut season, he made 37 appearances for the club, primarily as a left wingback, and scored five goals.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 August 2022,

confirmed that they had signed Udogie on a permanent transfer until 2027, with Udogie immediately loaned back to Udinese for the 2022–23 season. 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

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International career

Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent. He was a youth international for Italy. 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

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, which ended in a 3–0 win. On 6 October 2023, he received his first official call-up to the Italian senior national team by head coach

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for their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against

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and

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. On 14 October 2023, Udogie made his debut for

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in an Euro qualification against

as a substitute in the 79th minute. He assisted Davide Frattesi's goal in the 93rd minute.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

Profile
at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Udogie, Destiny 2002 births Living people Footballers from Verona Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's international footballers Italian people of Nigerian descent Serie A players Premier League players Hellas Verona FC players Udinese Calcio players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Italian expatriate sportspeople in England