| Destiny Udogie | |
| Full Name: | Iyenoma Destiny Udogie[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2002 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Verona, Italy |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hellas Verona |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Hellas Verona |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Udinese (loan) |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | Udinese |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Udinese (loan) |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Italy U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Italy U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam5: | Italy U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam6: | Italy |
| Nationalcaps6: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:08, 19 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21 March 2024 |
Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (pronounced as /it/;[2] born 28 November 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Tottenham Hotspur and the Italy national team.
Udogie developed in the Hellas Verona youth system, and made his Serie A debut on 8 November 2020, in a 2–2 draw away to Milan.[3]
On 15 July 2021, Udogie joined Udinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[4] During his debut season, he made 37 appearances for the club, primarily as a left wingback, and scored five goals.[5] 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[6] until 2027, with Udogie immediately loaned back to Udinese for the 2022–23 season.[7] 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 Brentford.[8] On 10 December, he scored his first Premier League goal for Tottenham in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle United.[9] [10] On 12 December, Udogie signed a new contract at the club, running to 2030.[11] His first season with Spurs was cut short in April 2024, as he underwent surgery following an injury to his left quadriceps.[12] [13] On 9 May, Udogie was nominated for the Premier League Young Player of the Season Award.[14]
Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent. He was a youth international for Italy.[15]
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 Luxembourg, which ended in a 3–0 win.[16]
On 6 October 2023, Udogie received his first official call-up to the Italian senior national team by head coach Luciano Spalletti for their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and England.[17] 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 assisted Davide Frattesi's closing goal in a 4–0 victory.[18] [19] Three days later, he made his first international start in a 3–1 loss to England at the Wembley Stadium.[20] [21]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 103 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 10 | |||
| Italy | 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|