Ifeanyi Ndukwe - From Austria Wien academy to Anfield

From WAF Brigittenau to Austria Vienna and on to his big dream at Anfield Road: Ifeanyi Ndukwe will be joining Liverpool FC this summer. After ten years in purple, our center back capped off his time at the Verteilerkreis with his official Bundesliga debut in the derby victory in Hütteldorf. As he bids farewell, we sat down with the affable center back. In a conversation that was, as always, open and extremely honest, Ifeanyi looks back on his first steps in soccer, the tears during his tryout for Austria Vienna, the tough journey through the academy, and that moment during the World Cup when the phone call from England suddenly came. A portrait full of gratitude, deep connection, and a clear promise: “Austria will always be my home and in my heart.”