| Layton Ndukwu | |
| Fullname: | Layton Julius Ndukwu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Leicester, England |
| Height: | 1.78 m[2] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Spalding United |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leicester City |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Southend United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | Kukësi |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Barwell |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | AB |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024 |
| Clubs6: | Coalville Town |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Spalding United |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
Ndukwu was educated at City of Leicester College.[3]
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]
Ndukwu has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.[13] He is also eligible to represent Nigeria at international level.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | 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 | |||