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Felix Uduokhai

Felix Uduokhai

German footballer (born 1997)


Felix Ohis Uduokhai (born 9 September 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

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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]

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.[8] He earned his first call-up for the German senior team on 6 November 2020.[9]

Uduokhai was named in Germany's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he scored the winning goal in the team's second match, heading home from a Max Kruse corner to give Germany a 3–2 victory over Saudi Arabia.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played January 2024[11]
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References

  1. "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Felix Uduokhai". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. "Vom Löwen zum Wolf". vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). 30 June 2017.
  4. "Udokhai joins Augsburg". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. "Augsburg, esercitata l'opzione d'acquisto di Felix Uduokhai dal Wolfsburg". EuroCalcioMercato.net (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. "Felix Uduokhai 2019/20 – Scout Report". Total Football Analysis. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. "Tripleheader: Gündogan und Sané zurück, Max und Uduokhai neu" [Tripleheader: Gündogan und Sané zurück, Max und Uduokhai new]. dfb.de (in German). DFB. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

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