Patrick Dorgu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 2004 | ||
| 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 | |||
| – 2022 | Nordsjælland | ||
| 2022 – 2023 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 – | Lecce | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 – | Denmark U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023 – | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 – | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 25 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
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[edit]
Dorgu joined the Under-19 squad of the Italian club Lecce in July 2022.[1][2] In February 2023, he extended his contract with Lecce to 2027.[3]
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.[2][4] A week later, he made his Serie A debut against Lazio.[5] He scored his first goal on 2 February 2023 in a game won against Fiorentina.
International career[edit]
Born in Denmark, Dorgu is of Nigerian descent. He is a youth international for Denmark, having played up to the Denmark U-19s.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 21 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lecce | 2023–24 | Serie A | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Patrick Dorgu at Soccerway
- Patrick Dorgu national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Danish people of Nigerian descent
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- US Lecce players
- Serie A players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
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