Dominic Daniel Udoh (born 30 August 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One side Shrewsbury Town.

Daniel Udoh
Personal information
Full name Dominic Daniel Udoh[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Shrewsbury Town
Number 11
Youth career
Luton Town
0000–2014 Stevenage0000
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Kidderminster Harriers 0 (0)
2014Worcester City (loan) 9 (0)
2014Wingate & Finchley (loan)
2014–2015North Greenford United (loan)
2015Grays Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2015Hoddesdon Town (loan) 11 (9)
2015–2016 Ilkeston 34 (8)
2016–2018 Crewe Alexandra 15 (0)
2017Solihull Moors (loan) 4 (0)
2017Halesowen Town (loan) 16 (7)
2017–2018Chester (loan) 3 (0)
2018Leamington (loan) 17 (5)
2018–2019 AFC Telford United 39 (19)
2019– Shrewsbury Town 148 (28)
International career
Nigeria U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:03, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Playing career edit

Early career edit

Udoh was born in Lagos, Nigeria, then came to England with his family at the age of nine, and as a teenager joined the Luton Town development squad.[3] He later moved on to the Stevenage Academy on a two-year scholarship.[3] He was called up to the Nigeria under-17 squad, however Stevenage were concerned that he spent too much time on international duty and released him.[3]

He signed on non-contract terms alongside former teammate Harold Joseph with Kidderminster Harriers.[3] Kidderminster loaned him out to Worcester City,[4] Wingate & Finchley,[5] North Greenford United and Grays Athletic,[6] but he became frustrated by a lack of match time,[3] and ended the season at Hoddesdon Town.[7] He was invited to a trial at Ilkeston by manager Gavin Strachan, and impressed in pre-season enough to earn a one-year contract in 2015.[3] He remained a first team regular after Andy Watson replaced Strachan as manager in October, forming a successful partnership with Lee Ndlovu.[3]

Crewe Alexandra edit

He was signed for an undisclosed fee by League One side Crewe Alexandra on 21 March 2016 after being spotted by head of recruitment Neil Baker.[8] He made his first team debut seven days later, in a 1–0 defeat to Bradford City at Gresty Road, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Lauri Dalla Valle,[9][10] and started the next game, at Port Vale, on 9 April 2016.[11] He scored his first senior goal on his 20th birthday in a 3–0 win at Accrington Stanley in a Football League Trophy tie on 30 August 2016.[12]

In early 2017, Udoh spent a loan period at Solihull Moors. On 1 September 2017, Udoh signed for Northern Premier League team Halesowen Town on a two-month loan deal (along with team mate Oliver Finney).[13] The loan was extended by a further month in early November.[14] He subsequently went on loan to Chester[15] and to Leamington.[16] Having played no first-team games for Crewe in the previous season, on 9 May 2018, Crewe manager David Artell announced Udoh would not be offered a new contract at the club.[17]

AFC Telford United edit

In June 2018, Udoh signed for AFC Telford United of the National League North.[18] He was a prolific goal scorer during his season with Telford, scoring 26 times.[19][20]

Shrewsbury Town edit

On 31 May 2019, it was announced that Udoh had signed for local rivals Shrewsbury Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[21] He made his league debut for the club on 20 August, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute and scoring an 89th-minute winner in a 2–3 away win at Accrington Stanley.[22]

He scored the opening goal against Liverpool FC at Anfield in a 2021-22 FA Cup 3rd round game on 9 January 2022, but Shrewsbury went on to lose 4–1. Udoh finished the 2021-2022 season as Shrewsbury's leading goalscorer with 16 goals in all competitions but played only seven games the following season after injuring his anterior cruciate ligament in August 2022.[23]

Personal life edit

Udoh is a Christian.[24]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 3 February 2024
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Worcester City 2014–15[25] Conference North 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
North Greenford United 2014–15[26] Southern League Division One Central 1 0 0 0 1 0
Grays Athletic 2014–15[27] Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Hoddesdon Town 2014–15[26] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 11 7 11 7
Ilkeston 2015–16 Northern Premier League Premier Division 34 8 34 8
Crewe Alexandra 2015–16[25] League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2016–17[25] League Two 9 0 2 0 0 0 3[a] 1 14 1
2017–18 League Two - - - - - - - - - -
Crewe Alexandra total 15 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 20 1
Solihull Moors (loan) 2016–17[25] National League 4 0 4 0
Halesowen Town (loan) 2017–18 Northern Premier League 16 7 16 7
Chester (loan) 2017–18 National League 3 0 3 0
Leamington (loan) 2017–18 National League North 17 5 17 5
AFC Telford United 2018–19 National League North 39 19 39 19
Shrewsbury Town 2019–20[28] League One 25 4 5 0 0 0 3[a] 0 33 4
2020–21[29] League One 39 4 3 1 1 0 1[a] 0 44 5
2021–22[30] League One 46 13 3 1 2 2 0 0 51 16
2022–23[31] League One 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 1
2023–24[32] League One 26 5 2 1 1 0 3[a] 1 32 7
Shrewsbury Town total 141 26 13 3 6 3 7 1 167 33
Career total 291 72 15 3 7 3 10 2 323 78
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References edit

  1. ^ "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Daniel Udoh". www.shrewsburytown.com. Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Duffy, Mark (13 January 2016). "Striker Udoh grateful for Ilkeston opportunity". Ilkeston Advertiser. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ Carley, Steve (9 August 2014). "Nti agrees new deal at City". Worcester News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ^ Swingler, Simon (3 November 2014). "True Blue: A Wingate & Finchley fan's view of the FA Trophy defeat at Arlesey Town". Ham & High. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ^ Lambert, Luke (7 January 2015). "Grays Athletic sign former Nigerian youth international Daniel Udoh". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ^ Scott, Ged (25 January 2020). "Shrewsbury v Liverpool: 'I don't class this as work', says Daniel Udoh on Sunday's FA Cup tie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ^ Sharpe, Rich (1 April 2016). "Crewe Alexandra: Neil Baker delighted the club backed his judgement on Daniel Udoh". The Sentinel. Retrieved 2 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Scott, Ged (28 March 2016). "Crewe 0 – 1 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Daniel Udoh: Crewe Alexandra striker after more action after league debut". BBC Sport. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Port Vale 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Accrington Stanley 0–3 Crewe Alexandra". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  13. ^ Halesowen Town F.C. [@halesowentownfc] (1 September 2017). "NEW SIGNINGS Crewe Alexandra pair Oliver Finley and Daniel Udoh join on 2 month loan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Loans: Dale Joins Witton, Udoh Remains At Halesowen, Finney Returns". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Udoh Completes Chester Loan Move". Crewe Alexandra Official Site. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Loan: Udoh Makes Leamington Switch". Crewe Alexandra Official Site. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2018". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Daniel Udoh Signs". A.F.C. Telford United. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ Daniel Udoh Joins Town
  20. ^ Daniel Udoh: Shrewsbury Town sign striker from neighbours AFC Telford
  21. ^ "Shrewsbury Town confirm signing of Daniel Udoh from AFC Telford". Shropshire Star. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Accrington Stanley 2 Shrewsbury Town 3 – Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Dan Udoh - Recovering from an ACL injury". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  24. ^ "F3 Chats to Daniel Udoh". F3 Football. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  25. ^ a b c d "D. Udoh". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Daniel Udoh". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  27. ^ "Statistics: Grays Athletic". Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Daniel Udoh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Daniel Udoh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Daniel Udoh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Daniel Udoh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  32. ^ "Games played by Daniel Udoh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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