Patrick Dorgu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu | ||
Date of birth | (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Husum Boldklub | |||
0000–2022 | Nordsjælland | ||
2022–2023 | Lecce | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Lecce | 32 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (2) |
2023– | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Denmark U21 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu (born 26 October 2004) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a left-back for Italian Serie A club Lecce.
Club career
Dorgu grew up in Husum, a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he started playing football at local club Husum Boldklub alongside his brothers Ifenna and Gabriel.[1][2] Later, Dorgu was scouted to Nordsjælland's youth academy, before joining Italian club Lecce at under-19 level in July 2022.[3][4] In February 2023, he extended his contract with Lecce to 2027.[5]
For the 2023–24 season, Dorgu was moved to Lecce's senior squad. He made his debut on 13 August 2023 in a Coppa Italia game against Como.[4][6] A week later, he made his Serie A debut against Lazio.[7] He scored his first goal on 2 February 2023 in a game won against Fiorentina.
International career
Born in Denmark, Dorgu is of Nigerian descent. He is a youth international for Denmark, having played up to the Denmark U-21s.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lecce | 2023–24 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
Career total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Patrick Dorgu besøgte sin gamle klub i sidste uge". 2700 Netavisen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Jørgensen, Maria Juul (1 June 2024). "Han er en af dem, der banker på til landsholdet i fremtiden". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Mezzi, Cristiano (2 August 2023). "Lecce, la scalata di Patrick Dorgu". Calcio style (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b Calvi, Francesco (17 August 2023). "Dorgu, l'ultima pepita di Corvino a Lecce". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Lumastro, Alberto (3 March 2023). "[FOCUS] - Patrick Dorgu, la certezza del Lecce Primavera". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Tomasini, Emiliano (21 August 2023). "Fisico, corsa e tecnica per il Lecce: Dorgu, il prototipo del terzino moderno". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Fina, Massimiliano (21 August 2023). "Lecce, Dorgu il predestinato: che impatto al Via del Mare per il 2004". Sportitalia (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Liverpool interested in signing 18yo Danish-Nigerian defender :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ Patrick Dorgu at Soccerway
External links
- Patrick Dorgu at Soccerway
- Patrick Dorgu national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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