Felix Uduokhai
| 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(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Augsburg | ||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||
| 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 | Wolfsburg | 30 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Augsburg (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020– | Augsburg | 77 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2021– | Augsburg II | 1 | (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, correct as of 2 September 2023 | |||||||||||
Felix Ohis Uduokhai (born 9 September 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Augsburg.
Club career[edit]
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]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played on January 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSV 1860 München II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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[a] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
| FC Augsburg II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 160 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the 2017–18 Bundesliga relegation play-offs
International career[edit]
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]
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.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Felix Uduokhai". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Mit 18 feste Größe in der Löwen-Abwehr? - Kapitän Aigner lobt Uduokhai: "Der packt das!"".
- ^ "Vom Löwen zum Wolf". vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Udokhai joins Augsburg". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Bundesliga: FC Augsburg verpflichtet ausgeliehenen Felix Uduokhai vom VfL Wolfsburg". Goal (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Augsburg, esercitata l'opzione d'acquisto di Felix Uduokhai dal Wolfsburg". EuroCalcioMercato.net (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Ohis Felix Uduokhai at Soccerway
- ^ "Felix Uduokhai 2019/20 – Scout Report". Total Football Analysis. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "10-man Germany beats Saudi Arabia 3-2 in Olympic soccer". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- Felix Uduokhai at WorldFootball.net
- Felix Uduokhai at DFB (also available in German)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Annaberg-Buchholz
- German sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Footballers from Saxony
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Germany
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- TSV 1860 Munich II players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- FC Augsburg players