# Patrick Dorgu

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. Later, Dorgu was scouted to Nordsjælland's youth academy, before joining Italian club Lecce 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 Coppa Italia game against Como. A week later, he made his Serie A debut against Lazio. He scored his first goal on 2 February 2024 in a 3–2 win against Fiorentina.

### 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. He made his debut five days later, on 7 February, in a 2–1 FA Cup win against Leicester City.
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 challenge on Ipswich's Omari Hutchinson. 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 Switzerland and Serbia in September 2024. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 13 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | 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 |
| Lecce | 2024–25 | Serie A | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| Lecce | Total | Total | 53 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 5 |
| Manchester United | 2024–25 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 5 |
* ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 15 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 1 |
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
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 |