Patrick Dorgu

Danish footballer (born 2004)

Patrick Dorgu
Personal information
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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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