Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu (born 26 October 2004) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a wing-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the Denmark national team.

Dorgu began his professional career at Lecce in 2023, where he played in two Serie A seasons, before moving to Manchester United in 2025.

Dorgu made his senior international debut for Denmark in 2024 in the Nations League.

Club career

Lecce

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.[3][4] Later, Dorgu was scouted to Nordsjælland's youth academy, before joining Italian club Lecce at under-19 level in July 2022.[5][6] In February 2023, he extended his contract with Lecce to 2027.[7]

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.[6][8] A week later, he made his Serie A debut against Lazio.[9] He scored his first goal on 2 February 2024 in a 3–2 win against Fiorentina.[10]

Manchester United

On 2 February 2025, Dorgu signed for Premier League club Manchester United on a five-year contract running until 2030, with the option of an additional year, for a reported fee of £25 million.[11][12] He made his debut five days later, on 7 February, in a 2–1 FA Cup win against Leicester City.[13]

On 26 February 2025, Dorgu made his first Premier League start at Old Trafford against Ipswich Town. However, he was sent off after 43 minutes; with United leading 2–1, he received a straight red card following a change on Ipswich's Omari Hutchinson. Ipswich equalised before the break, but United went on to win 3–2.[14]

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.[15]

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.[16] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Switzerland at the Parken Stadium. He was brought on in place of 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.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 March 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe 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 21 3 2 0 — — 23 3
Total 53 5 4 0 — — 57 5
Manchester United 2024–25 Premier League 2 0 2 0 — 0 0 4 0
Career total 55 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 61 5
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup

International

As of match played 15 November 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2024 4 1
Total 4 1

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[19]

List of international goals scored by Patrick Dorgu
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

  1. ^ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ^ https://www.premierleague.com/players/146567/Patrick-Dorgu/overview
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Mezzi, Cristiano (2 August 2023). "Lecce, la scalata di Patrick Dorgu". Calcio style (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Lumastro, Alberto (3 March 2023). "[FOCUS] - Patrick Dorgu, la certezza del Lecce Primavera". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Lecce 3–2 Fiorentina". ESPN. 2 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Patrick Dorgu: Manchester United sign defender from Lecce for £25m". BBC Sport. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Transfer news: United sign Patrick Dorgu". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  13. ^ Rose, Gary (7 February 2025). "Controversial Maguire winner sends Man Utd into FA Cup fifth round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  14. ^ Brown, Matthew (26 February 2025). "Manchester United 3 Ipswich 2". Manchester United. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Liverpool interested in signing 18yo Danish-Nigerian defender :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  16. ^ "Truppen er udtaget til Herrelandsholdets to kampe i Nations League" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Denmark v Switzerland game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
  18. ^ Patrick Dorgu at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Patrick Dorgu". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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