Layton Julius Ndukwu (born 7 September 1998) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spalding United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Layton Julius Ndukwu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spalding United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Southend United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kukësi | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Barwell | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | AB | 13 | (2) |
| 2024 | Coalville Town | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | Spalding United | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:14, 4 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editNdukwu was educated at City of Leicester College.[3]
Club career
editNdukwu is a product of the Leicester City academy. He joined Southend United on a season-long loan in August 2019, making his league debut on 10 August 2019.[4] In January 2020, Ndukwu was recalled from his loan after a lack of playing time.[5]
In June 2021, it was announced that Ndukwu would be released from Leicester City upon expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[6] He subsequently spent time on trial at Portsmouth, however he was not offered a contract.[7]
In August 2022, Ndukwu returned to football to joining Albanian Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi.[8]
In March 2023, Ndukwu returned to England to join Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Barwell.[9] On 16 May 2023 Danish 2nd Division club Akademisk Boldklub confirmed, that Ndukwu had joined the club on a 'multi-year contract'.[10] On 2 February 2024, the club confirmed Ndukwu's departure. Ndukwu signed for Coalville Town in March 2024.[11]
On 30 August 2024, Ndukwu joined Spalding United.[12]
International career
editNdukwu has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.[13] He is also eligible to represent Nigeria at international level.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 14 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | EFL Cup | Other[15] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Southend United (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kukësi | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Includes FA Cup and Albanian Cup
References
edit- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Layton Ndukwu Stats, News, Bio".
- ^ "Spring Newsletter 2015" (PDF). City of Leicester College. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Southend United v Blackpool". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Kemble, Jamie (8 January 2020). "'It's been tough for him' - Sol Campbell confirms Leicester City youngster's recall from loan spell". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Blackwell, Jordan (4 June 2021). "Leicester City retained list published as nine players released and contracts offered". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Allen, Neil (5 August 2021). "He's gone again - Portsmouth once more bid farewell to former Leicester and England youth winger after surprise six-day comeback". The News. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "WELCOME LAYTON NDUKWU". instagram.com. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Triple Signing Boost for Barwell". southern-football-league.co.uk. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ AKADEMISK BOLDKLUB GLADSAXE SKRIVER EN FLERÅRIG KONTRAKT MED LAYTON NDUKWU, ab-fodbold.dk, 16 May 2023
- ^ AB HENTER TIDLIGERE AB-MÅLMAND FILIP MELLBIN, ab-fodbold.dk, 2 February 2024
- ^ "NEW SIGNINGS". www.spaldingunited.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Layton Ndukwu". worldfootball. 10 August 2019.
- ^ Mpofu, Lee (22 February 2019). "Ndukwu back in action for Leicester City". Futaa.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Includes EFL Trophy appearances
External links
edit- Layton Ndukwu at Soccerbase
- Layton Ndukwu at Soccerway