Layton Ndukwu

Layton Ndukwu
Personal information
Full name	Layton Julius Ndukwu
Date of birth	7 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Spalding United
Youth career
–2017	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2021	Leicester City
2019–2020	→ Southend United (loan)
2022	Kukësi
2023	Barwell
2023–2024	AB
2024	Coalville Town
2024–	Spalding United
International career
2013	England U16
2015	England U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:14, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Layton Julius Ndukwu (born 7 September 1998) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spalding United.

Early life

Ndukwu was educated at City of Leicester College.^[3]

Club career

Ndukwu 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

Ndukwu has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.^[13] He is also eligible to represent Nigeria at international level.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 14 March 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		EFL Cup		Other^[15]		Total
Club	Season	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

^ Includes FA Cup and Albanian Cup

References

^ "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

Layton Ndukwu at Soccerbase
Layton Ndukwu at Soccerway

[15] Includes FA Cup and Albanian Cup

[1] "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

[2] "Layton Ndukwu Stats, News, Bio".

[3] "Spring Newsletter 2015" (PDF). City of Leicester College. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[4] "Southend United v Blackpool". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

[5] 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.

[6] Blackwell, Jordan (4 June 2021). "Leicester City retained list published as nine players released and contracts offered". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[7] 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.

[8] "WELCOME LAYTON NDUKWU". instagram.com. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[9] "Triple Signing Boost for Barwell". southern-football-league.co.uk. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[10] AKADEMISK BOLDKLUB GLADSAXE SKRIVER EN FLERÅRIG KONTRAKT MED LAYTON NDUKWU, ab-fodbold.dk, 16 May 2023

[11] AB HENTER TIDLIGERE AB-MÅLMAND FILIP MELLBIN, ab-fodbold.dk, 2 February 2024

[12] "NEW SIGNINGS". www.spaldingunited.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[13] "Layton Ndukwu". worldfootball. 10 August 2019.

[14] Mpofu, Lee (22 February 2019). "Ndukwu back in action for Leicester City". Futaa.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[16] Includes EFL Trophy appearances

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