After an thrilling week for Lecce teenager Patrick Dorgu, who scored on his nationwide crew debut and has additionally been linked with strikes to Tottenham and Chelsea within the Premier League, right here is all the things it’s good to know concerning the promising 19-year-old.
Who’s Lecce winger Patrick Dorgu?
Of Nigerian and Swedish descent, Dorgu was born in Copenhagen and has represented Denmark at each youth worldwide stage from U18s upwards. He had represented Nordsjælland at youth stage, earlier than transferring to Lecce in 2022.
He was rewarded together with his first call-up to Denmark’s senior nationwide crew this month for Nations League fixtures in opposition to Switzerland and Serbia, each leading to 2-0 wins.
Dorgu began each matches from the bench, however got here on in each, and marked his first look with a tidy end inside the world at hand Denmark a 1-0 lead over Switzerland with 9 minutes of normal time left to play.
Dorgu place, attributes and contract scenario
Regardless of taking part in most of his early matches with Lecce at left-back, he has begun that includes in a extra superior position over the previous few weeks. He had began on the right-wing for Lecce’s 1-0 win over Cagliari previous to the worldwide break, selecting up his first Serie A win of the season, regardless of being despatched off simply earlier than half-time.
Dorgu’s versatility is definitely a part of the attraction. He’s able to taking part in virtually any place on the left-hand facet, together with left-back, wing-back and as a part of the entrance three, and has additionally confirmed himself succesful on the right-wing as effectively.
For watchers of the Premier League, his positional improvement has proven similarities to that of an early Bukayo Saka at Arsenal.
Apart from his versatility, Dorgu additionally has explosive tempo at his disposal, and can also be starting to develop a eager eye for aim together with his transfer right into a extra attacking position.
He registered the primary two Serie A objectives of his profession within the second half of the 2023-24 season, the primary of which accomplished a shock 3-2 comeback in opposition to Fiorentina.
Lecce had been trailing 2-1 within the ninetieth minute, however two objectives from Nikola Krstovic and Dorgu within the area of 90 seconds accomplished a shocking comeback in opposition to Vincenzo Italiano’s facet.
Having prolonged his contract with Lecce in February 2023, Dorgu is presently tied to the membership till the summer time of 2027.
Nonetheless, subsequent summer time could possibly be the best time for Lecce to money in on their rising expertise, as he might be heading into the ultimate 12 months of his contract the summer time after that.
