Dariusz Dudka

Dariusz Dudka
	Dudka playing for Poland
Personal information
Full name	Dariusz Dudka
Date of birth	9 December 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder / defender
Youth career
	Celuloza Kostrzyn
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2005	Amica Wronki
2005–2008	Wisła Kraków
2008–2012	Auxerre
2012–2013	Levante
2013	Birmingham City
2014–2015	Wisła Kraków
2015–2017	Lech Poznań
2017–2019	Lech Poznań II
National team‡
2004–2012	Poland
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 September 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2014

Dariusz Dudka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈdarjuʐ ˈdutka]; born 9 December 1983) is a retired Polish 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

International career[]

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

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 18 December 2016^[3]^[4]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	League	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		17	0	1	0	4	0	–		–		22	0
	2001–02		23	0	6	0	1	0	–		–		30	0
	2002–03		4	0	0	0	–		–		–		4	0
	2003–04		23	0	4	0	–		–		–		27	0
	2004–05		23	0	7	0	–		8	0	–		38	0
	2005–06		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		28	3	2	0	2	0	7	0	–		39	3
	2007–08		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	?	?	?	?	–		–		28	1
	2009–10		19	0	1	0	1	0	–		–		21	0
	2010–11		29	3	1	0	3	1	5	0	–		38	4
	2011–12		34	2	2	2	0	0	–		–		36	4
	Total		110	6	4	2	4	1	5	0	–		123	9
Levante	2012–13	La Liga	3	0	1	0	–		2	0	–		6	0
Levante	Total		3	0	1	0	–		2	0	–		6	0
Birmingham City	2013–14	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Birmingham City	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
Career total			340	11	40	2	15	1	36	0	2	0	433	14

¹ Including Polish SuperCup.

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[]

Club[]

Amica Wronki

Polish SuperCup: 2000

Wisła Kraków

Ekstraklasa: 2007–08

Lech Poznań

Polish SuperCup: 2015, 2016

References[]

^ "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.

External links[]

Dariusz Dudka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
National team stats^{[permanent dead link]} at pzpn.pl (in Polish)

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[1] "Blues bring in top Pole". Birmingham City F.C. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

[2] Tattum, Colin (2 January 2014). "Dariusz Dudka leaves Birmingham City after failing to make impact". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

[3] "Dariusz Dudka". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[4] "Dariusz Dudka". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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