Dariusz Dudka
Dudka playing for Poland
Personal information
Full name Dariusz Dudka[1]
Date of birth (1983-12-09) 9 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
 Lech Poznań (assistant coach)
Youth career
Celuloza Kostrzyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Amica Wronki 93 (0)
2005–2008 Wisła Kraków 77 (5)
2008–2012 Auxerre 110 (6)
2012–2013 Levante 3 (0)
2013 Birmingham City 2 (0)
2014–2015 Wisła Kraków 46 (0)
2015–2017 Lech Poznań 9 (0)
2017–2019 Lech Poznań II 56 (10)
International career
2004–2012 Poland 65 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dariusz Dudka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈdarjuʐ ˈdutka]; born 9 December 1983) is a Polish former professional footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder or full-back and also as a centre-back. He is currently an assistant coach of Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.

Club career

Born in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Dudka began his career at hometown club Celuloza Kostrzyn, before moving to Amica Wronki. He made his debut for Amica Wronki in the Ekstraklasa on 4 April 2000. In 2005, he moved to Wisła Kraków, where he made 77 league appearances. In June 2008, he joined Ligue 1 side Auxerre. After four seasons he moved to Levante on a free transfer.

After a trial, Dudka signed a two-month contract with English Championship club Birmingham City on 31 October 2013.[2] He made two appearances, the last on 7 December, was reportedly surprised at the pace of the game in the Championship, and left the club when his contract expired.[3]

International career

Dudka represented Poland at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 October 2023[4][5]
Club Season League League Cup League Cup Europe Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Amica Wronki 1999–2000 Ekstraklasa 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0 3 0
2000–01 Ekstraklasa 17 0 1 0 4 0 — — 22 0
2001–02 Ekstraklasa 23 0 6 0 1 0 — — 30 0
2002–03 Ekstraklasa 4 0 0 0 — — — 4 0
2003–04 Ekstraklasa 23 0 4 0 — — — 27 0
2004–05 Ekstraklasa 23 0 7 0 — 8 0 — 38 0
2005–06 Ekstraklasa 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Total 93 0 18 0 5 0 8 0 1 0 125 0
Wisła Kraków 2005–06 Ekstraklasa 29 1 4 0 — 4 0 — 37 1
2006–07 Ekstraklasa 28 3 2 0 2 0 7 0 — 39 3
2007–08 Ekstraklasa 20 1 4 0 4 0 — — 28 1
Total 77 5 10 0 6 0 11 0 — 104 5
Auxerre 2008–09 Ligue 1 28 1 1 0 2 0 — — 31 1
2009–10 Ligue 1 19 0 1 0 1 0 — — 21 0
2010–11 Ligue 1 29 3 1 0 3 1 5 0 — 38 4
2011–12 Ligue 1 34 2 2 2 0 0 — — 36 4
Total 110 6 5 2 6 1 5 0 — 126 9
Levante 2012–13 La Liga 3 0 1 0 — 2 0 — 6 0
Total 3 0 1 0 — 2 0 — 6 0
Birmingham City 2013–14 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Wisła Kraków 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 12 0 0 0 — — — 12 0
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 34 0 1 0 — — — 35 0
Total 46 0 1 0 — — — 47 0
Lech Poznań 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 9 0 5 0 — 9 0 1 0 24 0
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 0 0 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Total 9 0 6 0 — 9 0 1 0 25 0
Lech Poznań II 2016–17 III liga 3 0 — — — — 3 0
2017–18 III liga 28 5 — — — — 28 5
2018–19 III liga 25 5 — — — — 25 5
Total 56 10 — — — — 56 10
Career total 396 21 41 2 17 1 36 0 2 0 492 24

1 Including Polish Super Cup.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 February 2007 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain  Estonia 4–0 Win Friendly
2. 24 March 2007 Warsaw, Poland  Azerbaijan 5–0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Amica Wronki

Wisła Kraków

Lech Poznań

Lech Poznań II

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Blues bring in top Pole". Birmingham City F.C. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. ^ Tattum, Colin (2 January 2014). "Dariusz Dudka leaves Birmingham City after failing to make impact". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Dariusz Dudka". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Dariusz Dudka". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Oni wywalczyli awans: bramkarze i obrońcy" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

External links

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