Felix Uduokhai

Ohis Felix Uduokhai (born 9 September 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for FC Augsburg.

Felix Uduokhai
Personal information
Full name Ohis Felix Uduokhai[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997
Place of birth Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC 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 VfL Wolfsburg 30 (1)
2019–2020 → FC Augsburg (loan) 26 (1)
2020- FC Augsburg 4 (1)
National team‡
2015 Germany U19 1 (0)
2016–2018 Germany U20 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U21 6 (1)
2020– Germany 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2019

Club career

Uduokhai was born to a Nigerian father and German mother, and is a Germany youth international.[2] 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.[3]

On 28 August 2019, it was announced that Uduokhai will be on loan to FC Augsburg until the end of the season.[4]

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 euros.[5][6]

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

References
  1. "Ohis Felix Uduokhai". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "Mit 18 feste Größe in der Löwen-Abwehr? - Kapitän Aigner lobt Uduokhai: "Der packt das!"".
  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. "Bundesliga: FC Augsburg verpflichtet ausgeliehenen Felix Uduokhai vom VfL Wolfsburg". Goal (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. "Augsburg, esercitata l'opzione d'acquisto di Felix Uduokhai dal Wolfsburg". EuroCalcioMercato.net (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. "Felix Uduokhai 2019/20 – Scout Report". Total Football Analysis. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. "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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