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.

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)
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

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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

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

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5]
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
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Polish League Cup, Ekstraklasa Cup, Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

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# 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

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Amica Wronki

Wisła Kraków

Lech Poznań

  • Polish Super Cup: 2015

Lech Poznań II

References

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  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.
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Association 2
INTERN 7
Note 1