Maduka Okoye

Okoye's current-season form is up 53% on last season (Season 15→23), while his Rating eased 76→72. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Udinese · 10th	30	8	27%	6.98	72	23
2024/25	Udinese · 12th	25	6	24%	6.93	76	15
2023/24	Udinese · 15th	21	5	24%	7.03	74	13
2022/23	Watford	1	0	0%	6.2	—	—
2021/22	Sparta RotterdamLoan · 14th	16	3	19%	6.91	64	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Nigeria · international

Side	Apps	G
Nigeria	18	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Top-tier performerGoalkeeper

M. Okoye is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Udinese, rated 71.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 89th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (76.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Okoye.

Judged on this season alone, Okoye graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 29 of the 29 goalkeepers in the Serie A, on 8 clean sheets across 30 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 23). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 21% of the 29 goalkeepers in the Serie A. At 26 Okoye is in his prime years, and a market index of 44.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Okoye is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

Current potentialTop 21% goalkeepers · Serie A Current season14th of 29 goalkeepers · Serie A14th-best goalkeeper in the Serie A89th in the Serie A · potential6th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Serie A

71.8

Ratingi

6th of 29 goalkeepers

22.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

76.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Udinese finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

27%

CS rate

76.5%

Minutes

8 clean sheets in 30 appearances (27% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 76.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.6/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 71.8, Okoye carries the 6th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Serie A (top 21%). A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %76.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %64

Cards / 900.069

Foul involvement / 900.206

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~45), then tapers with age. At 26, Okoye sits on 44.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Okoye's projected Rating — 71.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2—

Passes904—

Pass accuracy64%

Possession

Duels won9—

Duels won %75%—

Fouls won4

Defending

Fouls committed2

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards1

Transfer history

€5M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Udinese2023/24 – now

Watford(back from loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Sparta Rotterdam(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Watford2021/22 – 2021/22€ 5M

Sparta Rotterdam2020/21 – 2021/22Free

Fortuna Düsseldorfuntil 2020/21

About M. Okoye

Maduka Emilio Okoye is a 26-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Udinese, born on August 28, 1999 in Düsseldorf, standing 197 cm tall. He is from Nigeria. Udinese currently sit 10th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, M. Okoye has made 30 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,617 minutes, averaging a 7.25 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When M. Okoye plays, Udinese's record this season is 12W-5D-13L — and his match ratings average 7.03 at home against 6.92 on the road.

Recent matches

May 24, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Napoli (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
May 17, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Cremonese (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-0 win away at Cagliari (90 minutes, 8.6 rating)
May 2, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Torino (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 27, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Lazio (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Parma (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 11, 2026: 3-0 win away at AC Milan (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Como (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
March 20, 2026: 2-0 win away at Genoa (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 14, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Juventus (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Okoye at 71.8 with a Season form score of 22.9, ranking 89th of 388 goalkeepers in the Serie A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: M. Okoye has missed 6 matches this season (2 through injury, 4 through suspension).

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, M. Okoye has totalled 171 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 30 appearances for Udinese.

M. Okoye's career has also included time at Watford, Sparta Rotterdam and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

On the international stage, M. Okoye has represented Nigeria — 18 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Udinese finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points