Daniel Udoh

Dominic Daniel Udoh (born 30 August 1996), known as Daniel Udoh, is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Shrewsbury Town.

Pre-Shrewsbury career
Udoh was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to England at the age of nine. As a teenager, he joined the development squad at Luton Town. In 2012, he joined the youth set up at Stevenage and was called up to the Nigeria under-17 national team, however, Stevenage thought he was spending too much time on international duty and released him. In 2014, Udoh signed for Conference side Kidderminster Harriers on non-contract terms. During his time at Aggborough, he was loaned out to Worcester City, Wingate & Finchley, North Greenford United, Grays Athletic and Hoddesdon Town but got annoyed at lack of game time. He was then offered a trial by Ilkeston manager Gavin Strachan and he impressed and subsequently signed for them in 2015. After spending a year with the club, Udoh became a Football League player by signing for Crewe Alexandra for an undisclosed fee. Udoh's time in the railway town would see him only make 15 league appearances as he would spend the majority of his Crewe career out on loan at various non-league clubs. In 2018, Udoh signed for AFC Telford United where he would score 19 league goals in 39 league appearances.

Shrewsbury career
After becoming a prolific goal scorer at our Shropshire rivals, Udoh signed for Town on 31 May 2019 on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his league debut on 20 August, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute away at Accrington Stanley. Ten minutes after coming on, Udoh scored the winner to make it 2–3 in a game that Town found themselves 2–0 down in not long earlier. The majority of his early Town career would see Udoh used in a sporadic role. On 29 December 2019, Udoh scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away at Bolton Wanderers at the University of Bolton Stadium, his second league goal for the club. During his first season at the club, Udoh would make 33 appearances in all competitions, scoring 4 goals.

In his second season, the 2020–21 season, Udoh would continue to be used as a substitute striker by manager Sam Ricketts. On 3 November 2020, he scored a 99th minute equaliser in a 1–1 league draw at home to Burton Albion. Later that month, there was a managerial change at the club as manager Sam Ricketts and his assistant Dean Whitehead were sacked with the club sat 23rd in League One. Steve Cotterill was appointed as the new manager on 27 November. Udoh scored the first goal of the Cotterill era on 29 November, scoring in extra time in a 1–0 win over National League South side Oxford City in the FA Cup second round.