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) |
| 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 | |||
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
| 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
- Polish Super Cup: 2000
Wisła Kraków
Lech Poznań
- Polish Super Cup: 2015
Lech Poznań II
- III liga, gr. II: 2018–19[6]
References
External links
- Dariusz Dudka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- National team stats[permanent dead link] at pzpn.pl (in Polish)