Patrick Dorgu is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or winger for Premier League club Manchester United and the Denmark national team. Full name Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu. Born 26 October 2004 in Copenhagen. He is 21. United shirt number: 13. Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in). Left-footed. He prefers to be called Pat.
United signed him from Lecce on 2 February 2025 on a contract to June 2030 (option of a further year). Reported fee: about £25 million / €30 million, plus add-ons in some accounts. He is now in his second full season at Old Trafford under Michael Carrick, used as a versatile left-sider rather than a specialist only.
Reference: Wikipedia, Man Utd profile.
Who Is Patrick Dorgu?
A Copenhagen-born Dane with a Nigerian father and Danish mother — the middle name Chinazaekpere is the Nigerian thread. Youth path: Husum Boldklub, Akademisk Boldklub, FC Nordsjælland, then Lecce’s Primavera. Serie A at 18. Premier League at 20. Denmark senior team at 19. The pitch map is left-back, left wing-back, left wing; he can flip to the right in a pinch. Physical, high-mileage, strong in the air and in the tackle. Ball security is the note scouts still circle.
Age and Early Life
Born 26 October 2004, Copenhagen. Danish youth caps from Under-18 upward. Nordsjælland’s academy is the Danish foundation; Lecce paid a reported €200,000 in 2022 and won the Primavera title with him in 2022–23 under Federico Coppitelli before the first-team jump.
Club Career
Lecce (2023–2025)
Senior debut: 13 August 2023, Coppa Italia v Como. Serie A debut a week later against Lazio. First goal: 2 February 2024, 3–2 win over Fiorentina — exactly a year before the United move.
Two Serie A seasons: 53 league games, 5 goals (32/2 then 21/3). 57 appearances, 5 goals in all competitions. Enough tape for United to spend mid-winter money on a teenager.
Manchester United (February 2025–)
Amorim’s window signing, then Carrick’s project after Amorim’s January 2026 sacking. Wikipedia’s running United league line into 2026–27: 43 Premier League games, 4 goals.
Season split:
- 2024–25 (from February): 12 PL games, 0 goals; 7 Europa League games
- 2025–26: 26 PL games, 4 goals; United released a “best bits” reel of that year
- 2026–27 to 20 September: about 5 league appearances (mix of starts and cameos), 0 league goals, involvement in the Champions League return (including a strong rating off the left in the 4–0 win over Sabah)
A hamstring in January 2026 cost him around 10 weeks. Carrick has since called him close to “a new signing” and an option at left-back after United did not buy a specialist there in the summer. He started the Manchester derby defeat to City (1–0, 13 September) and was a late sub at Fulham. Leny Yoro has publicly flagged him as a teammate to watch.
The City game also put him on the wrong end of a highlight: a miscued header in the build-up to Erling Haaland’s winner — the clip that sat next to Zirkzee’s late cameo in that match report.
Denmark
Senior debut September 2024, UEFA Nations League. Wikipedia as of 24 September 2026: 15 caps, 4 goals. Regular under the national setup after the first call-up. Youth record includes U19 goals and a full U21 run before the senior shirt.
Playing Style
Left-sided athlete. Blocks, aerials, tackles and late runs into the box are the plus column. Holding the ball under press is the minus. Carrick’s United use him as depth and rotation across the left line rather than as a locked-in number one — which is why “versatile” is both compliment and limitation at 21.
Personal Life
He keeps family off camera. Dual heritage is public; a detailed girlfriend/wife file is not. Club media uses the full three-part name on graphics; he answers to Pat.
FAQs
How old is Patrick Dorgu?
21. Born 26 October 2004 in Copenhagen.
When did he join Manchester United?
2 February 2025, from Lecce, deal to 2030.
What number does he wear?
13.
Is he Nigerian?
Danish international. Father is Nigerian; he chose Denmark.
How many United goals?
Four in the Premier League through 2025–26; none yet in 2026–27 league play as of 20 September.
What positions does he play?
Left-back, wing-back, winger.
Conclusion
Dorgu is the winter-window teenager who survived a manager change, a hamstring, and a year of “what is he?” debate. Lecce made him a starter. United made him a squad piece who can play three seats on the left. Fifteen Denmark caps at 21 is the international proof.
The live line this month: Carrick still listing him as a left-back option, Champions League minutes that look sharper than some league cameos, and a derby header he would like back. The biography from here is whether 13 becomes a first-choice shirt or stays the utility number that always plays 30 games.
