Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu (born 26 October 2004) is a Danish professional

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player who plays as a wing-back for

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club

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and the Denmark national team. Dorgu began his professional career at

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in 2023, where he played in two

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seasons, before moving to

in 2025. Dorgu made his senior international debut for Denmark in 2024, in the

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Club career

Lecce

Dorgu grew up in

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, a neighbourhood in

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, Denmark, where he started playing football at local club Husum Boldklub alongside his brothers Ifenna and Gabriel. Later, Dorgu was scouted to

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's youth academy, before joining Italian club

at under-19 level in July 2022. In February 2023, he extended his contract with Lecce to 2027. For the 2023–24 season, Dorgu was moved to Lecce's senior squad. He made his debut on 13 August 2023 in a

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game against

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. A week later, he made his

debut against

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. He scored his first goal on 2 February 2024 in a 3–2 win against

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Manchester United

On 2 February 2025, Dorgu signed for

club

on a five-and-a-half-year contract running until 2030, with the option of an additional year, for a reported fee of £25 million. He made his debut five days later, on 7 February, in a 2–1

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win against

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. On 26 February 2025, Dorgu made his first

start at

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against

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. However, he was sent off after 43 minutes; with United leading 2–1, he received a straight red card following a challenge on Ipswich's

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. Ipswich equalised before the break, but United went on to win 3–2.

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. Dorgu was called up to the senior Denmark national team for the first time for the Nations League games against

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and

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in September 2024. He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Switzerland at the

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. 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.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorgu, Patrick 2004 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Nordsjælland players US Lecce players Manchester United F.C. players Serie A players Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's international footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Danish people of Nigerian descent 21st-century Danish sportsmen