Felix Uduokhai
German footballer (born 1997)
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Felix Ohis Uduokhai (born 9 September 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felix Ohis Uduokhai[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1997 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Beşiktaş | ||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| VfB Annaberg 09 | |||||||||||
| Erzgebirge Aue | |||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | 1860 Munich | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2015–2016 | 1860 Munich II | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016–2017 | 1860 Munich | 21 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2017–2020 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020–2025 | FC Augsburg | 94 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2021 | FC Augsburg II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2025– | Beşiktaş | 15 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U21 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2021 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 | |||||||||||
Club career
Uduokhai was born to a Nigerian father and German mother, and is a Germany youth international.[3] In June 2017, after his previous team 1860 Munich had been relegated from 2. Bundesliga to fourth tier Regionalliga Bayern, Uduokhai moved to Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, signing a five-year-contract until 2022.[4]
On 28 August 2019, it was announced that Uduokhai will be on loan to FC Augsburg until the end of the season.[5]
On 4 June 2020, FC Augsburg confirmed they would use the option to buy in Uduokhai’s loan deal. He completed a permanent transfer to the club for a fee of €9 million.[6][7]
Beşiktaş
On 27 August 2024, Uduokhai was loaned to Süper Lig club Beşiktaş for the 2024–25 season with an option to buy.[8]
Uduokhai joined Beşiktaş for €5 million after a loan with a mandatory purchase clause.
International career
Uduokhai has played several matches with the German U19, U20, and U21 national teams. Playing for Nigeria is still an option for Uduokhai, if he doesn’t get an any opportunities with Germany.[9] He earned his first call-up for the German senior team on 6 November 2020,[10] although he did not play a match.
Uduokhai was named in Germany's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he scored the winning goal in the team's second match, a header from a Max Kruse corner to give Germany a 3–2 victory over Saudi Arabia.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 March 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1860 Munich II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1860 Munich | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 94 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 98 | 3 | ||||
| FC Augsburg II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| Beşiktaş | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 213 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 7 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup
- Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League
