.jpg) Udogie withItaly in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iyenoma Destiny Udogie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Hellas Verona | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Udinese (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2022– | Tottenham Hotspur | 61 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | →Udinese (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Italy U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Italy U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Italy U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Italy | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:55, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Italian pronunciation:[ˈdɛstiniuˈdɔːɡi];[3] born 28 November 2002) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back forPremier League clubTottenham Hotspur and theItaly national team.
Udogie developed in theHellas Verona youth system, and made hisSerie A debut on 8 November 2020, in a 2–2 draw away toMilan.[4]
On 15 July 2021, Udogie joinedUdinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[5] During his debut season, he made 37 appearances for the club, primarily as a left wingback, and scored five goals.[6] Following his debut season, Udinese activated the option-to-buy clause for a reported €4 million.
On 16 August 2022,Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that they had signed Udogie on a permanent transfer for a fee of €20 million[7] until 2027, with Udogie immediately loaned back to Udinese for the2022–23 season.[8] Udogie made his debut for Tottenham on 13 August 2023 during the first matchday of the2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match againstBrentford.[9] On 10 December, he scored his firstPremier League goal for Tottenham in a 4–1 victory overNewcastle United.[10][11] On 12 December, Udogie signed a new contract at the club, running to 2030.[12] His first season withSpurs was cut short in April 2024, as he underwent surgery following an injury to hisleft quadriceps.[13][14] On 9 May, Udogie was nominated for thePremier League Young Player of the Season Award.[15]
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Born in Italy, Udogie is ofNigerian descent. He was a youth international for Italy.[16]
On 3 September 2021, he made his debut with theItaly U21 squad, starting in the2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match againstLuxembourg, which ended in a 3–0 win.[17]
On 6 October 2023, Udogie received his first official call-up to theItalian senior national team by head coachLuciano Spalletti for theirUEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers againstMalta andEngland.[18] He then made his debut for Italy on 14 October 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute of the former match: in the process, he assistedDavide Frattesi's closing goal in a 4–0 victory.[19][20] Three days later, he made his first international start in a 3–1 loss to England at theWembley Stadium.[21][22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2020–21 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Udinese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| Total | 68 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 71 | 8 | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Premier League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 78 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 154 | 10 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
Tottenham Hotspur
