Destiny Udogie
Italian footballer (born 2002)
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Iyenoma Destiny Udogie (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdɛstini uˈdɔːɡi];[4] born 28 November 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Italy national team.
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Udogie in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iyenoma Destiny Udogie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy[2] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| 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 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Tottenham Hotspur | 69 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:22, 18 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Hellas Verona
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.[5]
Udinese
On 15 July 2021, Udogie joined Udinese on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[6] During his debut season, he made 37 appearances for the club, primarily as a left wingback, and scored five goals.[7] Following his debut season, Udinese activated the option-to-buy clause for a reported €4 million.
Tottenham Hotspur
On 16 August 2022, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that they had signed Udogie on a permanent transfer for a fee of €20 million[8] until 2027, with Udogie immediately loaned back to Udinese for the 2022–23 season.[9] 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.[10] On 10 December, he scored his first Premier League goal for Tottenham in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle United.[11][12] On 12 December, Udogie signed a new contract at the club, running to 2030.[13] His first season with Spurs was cut short in April 2024, as he underwent surgery following an injury to his left quadriceps.[14][15] On 9 May, Udogie was nominated for the Premier League Young Player of the Season Award.[16]
International career
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Born in Italy, Udogie is of Nigerian descent. He was a youth international for Italy.[17]
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.[18]
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.[19] 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.[20][21] Three days later, he made his first international start in a 3–1 loss to England at the Wembley Stadium.[22][23] Udogie sustained an injury during his first full season with Tottenham Hotspur which in turn ruled him out of the 2024 UEFA Euro and Italy's European Championship team. Italy was later eliminated in the Round of 16 by Switzerland.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 April 2026[25]
| 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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 90 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 166 | 10 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 6 June 2025[26]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
