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.
 Dudka playing for Poland | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dariusz Dudka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1983 | ||
| 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) |
| 2014 | Wisła Kraków II | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Lech Poznań | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Lech Poznań II | 56 | (10) |
| Total | 397 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Poland | 65 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editDudka represented Poland at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amica Wronki | 1999–2000 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 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[d] | 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[e] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 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[f] | 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[g] | 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 | |||||
| Wisła Kraków II | 2013–14 | III liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Lech Poznań | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 9[h] | 0 | 1[c] | 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 | 397 | 21 | 41 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 493 | 24 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
- ^ Includes Polish League Cup, Ekstraklasa Cup, Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 2 | |
International goals
edit| # | 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
editAmica Wronki
- Polish Super Cup: 2000
Wisła Kraków
Lech Poznań
- Polish Super Cup: 2015
Lech Poznań II
- III liga, group II: 2018–19[6]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Blues bring in top Pole". Birmingham City F.C. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (2 January 2014). "Dariusz Dudka leaves Birmingham City after failing to make impact". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Dariusz Dudka". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Dariusz Dudka". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Oni wywalczyli awans: bramkarze i obrońcy" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
External links
edit- Dariusz Dudka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- National team stats[permanent dead link] at pzpn.pl (in Polish)
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