Dariusz Dudka
Polish footballer (born 1983)
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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 the assistant coach of the Poland U21 national team.
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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) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Poland U21 (assistant) | ||
| 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
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.
Coaching career
After retiring in 2019, Dudka joined Lech Poznań's academy staff.[4] In 2020, he was appointed as assistant coach of Lech's first team, and went on to work under managers Dariusz Żuraw, Maciej Skorża, John van den Brom, Mariusz Rumak and Niels Frederiksen, focusing on set-pieces. Dudka left the club at the end of the 2024–25 season when his contract expired.[5][6]
In August 2025, Dudka was appointed assistant coach of the Poland U21 national team under head coach Jerzy Brzęczek.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| 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, gr. H | 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, gr. II | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | III liga, gr. II | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||||
| 2018–19 | III liga, gr. II | 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
- Appearance in Polish Super 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
| 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 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dudka goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 February 2007 | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |  Estonia | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 March 2007 | Warsaw, Poland |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
Honours
Amica Wronki
- Polish Super Cup: 2000[9]
Wisła Kraków
Lech Poznań
Lech Poznań II
- III liga, group II: 2018–19[10]
