Victor Udoh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Akaniyene Udoh | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hypebuzz | |||
| Royal Antwerp | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Young Reds Antwerp | 27 | (12) |
| 2024–2025 | Royal Antwerp | 24 | (0) |
| 2025– | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:57, 4 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Victor Akaniyene Udoh[1] (born 18 October 2004)[2] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Southampton.
Career
[edit]Royal Antwerp
[edit]In March 2023, 18-year-old Udoh moved from Hypebuzz FC in Abuja to Royal Antwerp of the Belgian Pro League.[3] He signed his first professional contract there.[4]
Udoh was first called up for first-team training by manager Mark van Bommel in July 2023.[5] For the 2023 Belgian Super Cup on 23 July, he remained an unused substitute as his team won on penalties against Mechelen.[6] He made his debut in the Belgian Pro League on 21 January 2024, playing the final 12 minutes of a 4–1 home win over Charleroi.[7] Having made two substitute appearances in previous rounds, he was unused on 9 May as they lost the 2024 Belgian Cup final by a single goal to Union SG.[8]
Southampton
[edit]On 3 February 2025, Udoh joined Premier League side Southampton on a three-and-a-half-year contract, initially joining the Under-21s squad.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Udoh grew up in Madalla in the Federal Capital Territory. He returns there to distribute food and drink.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 February 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Red Antwerp | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 12 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian National Division 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 12 | ||||
| Royal Antwerp | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Southampton | 2024–25[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 51 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 12 | ||
Honours
[edit]Royal Antwerp
References
[edit]- ^ Victor Udoh at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Victor Udoh". TNT Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Oguntimehin, Ayomide (14 March 2023). "Victor Udoh: Royal Antwerp sign Nigerian youth international". Soccernet.ng. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Groot gebaar: Nigeriaanse spits van Antwerp deelt tijdens vakantie eten en drinken uit in arme geboortestreek" [Big gesture: Nigerian striker from Antwerp distributes food and drinks in poor native region during holiday]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Geypen, Diederik (28 June 2023). "Architect van de dubbel Mark van Bommel wil succes met Antwerp voortzetten: "Ik spreek met de club, dan heb je de intentie om te blijven"" [Architect of the double Mark van Bommel wants to continue success with Antwerp: “I speak to the club, then you have the intention to stay”]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b Woos, Loïc (23 July 2023). "Et de 3 ! L'Antwerp remonte Malines aux tirs au but et remporte la première Supercoupe de son histoire" [Three and counting! Antwerp come from behind against Mechelen on penalties and bring home the first Super Cup of their history] (in French). Walfoot. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Van den Broeck, David (21 January 2024). "Afterparty op de Bosuil: hoe Antwerp zijn fans verwende en het Ejuke-mysterie misschien toch nog opgelost raakt" [Afterparty at the Bosuil: how Antwerp spoiled their fans and the Ejuke mystery may yet be solved]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Bourlon, Antoine (9 May 2024). "L'Union domine l'Antwerp et remporte la troisième Coupe de Belgique, sa première depuis 110 ans" [Union dominate Antwerp and bring home their third Belgian Cup, their first in 110 years] (in French). Walfoot. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Saints sign Antwerp forward Udoh". Southampton FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Victor Udoh at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Victor Udoh in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Victor Udoh at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian Third Division players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen