Temi Okuwa has completed a move from Huddersf. U19 to Braga U23, sealing a transfer that takes the teenage central midfielder out of England and into Portuguese football with SC Braga’s under-23 setup. The deal is registered as a standard transfer between the clubs and was finalised on 2026-02-02, with his new contract at Braga U23 running until 2026-02-02. No transfer fee has been disclosed.
The switch places the 19-year-old, who holds both English and Nigerian nationalities, in the Liga Revelação structure with Braga’s U23 side, marking his first confirmed move abroad. Coming from Huddersfield Town’s youth ranks in England, Okuwa now joins a club renowned for developing young players in Portugal, trading domestic youth football for the competitive platform of a top development league.
Okuwa arrives at Braga U23 as a central midfielder by trade, listed primarily in the middle of the park, with his profile built around that role. While there is no public market value indicated for him and the official fee is recorded as “?”, the transfer is completed as a standard move rather than a loan, suggesting Huddersf. U19 have released him permanently to pursue his career in Portugal. With no contract expiry previously recorded at Huddersfield Town U19, the change of registration also raises the possibility that his status there had reached a natural end before Braga stepped in.
Before this transfer, Okuwa’s most recent club was Huddersfield Town U19, whom he joined on 2022-07-01 from an undisclosed previous side listed simply as “Unknown”. During that period he was part of the English youth system, though the available data does not provide specific match appearances, goals, assists, or standout performances for the Terriers’ youth team. Likewise, there are no detailed records of individual games, scorelines, or season statistics attached to his profile at the time of this move.
What is clear from the data is the trajectory: Okuwa’s development route has taken him from an unspecified youth environment into Huddersfield Town’s U19s and now into SC Braga’s U23 squad. The national team line on his profile currently notes SC Braga U23, underlining that his present recognised competitive environment is with the Portuguese club’s under-23 structure rather than any senior national or club first team.
For both England- and Nigeria-aligned observers, the move is a notable step: a dual-nationality midfielder leaving the English youth pathway to test himself in a different football culture. From Braga’s perspective, adding a young central midfielder with experience in the English system fits their reputation for recruiting and polishing emerging talent within a strong developmental league.
If Okuwa adapts well to life in Portugal and earns regular minutes in the Liga Revelação, this completed transfer could prove pivotal, shaping his early professional reputation and opening future pathways either back to England, into senior Portuguese football, or toward broader international opportunities for a player eligible for both England and Nigeria.
