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, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Husum Boldklub | |||
| –2022 | Nordsjælland | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Lecce | 43 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023– | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Denmark U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Denmark | 4 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 8 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu (born 26 October 2004) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a left-back or wing-back for Serie A club Lecce and the Denmark national team.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]Born in Denmark, Dorgu is of Nigerian descent in the paternal side and Danish descent on the maternal side. He is a youth international for Denmark, having played up to the Denmark U-21s.[8]
Dorgu was called up to the senior Denmark national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Switzerland and Serbia in September 2024.[9] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Switzerland at the Parken Stadium. He substituted Victor Nelsson in the 81st minute and opened the scoring with his very first touch 42 seconds later. The game ended in a 2–0 victory for Denmark.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 8 November 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lecce | 2023–24 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2024 | 1 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Switzerland |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Truppen er udtaget til Herrelandsholdets to kampe i Nations League" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Denmark v Switzerland game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
- ^ Patrick Dorgu at Soccerway
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 people of Swedish descent
- Danish men's footballers
- Footballers from Copenhagen
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Denmark men's international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Serie A players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- US Lecce players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
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