Dariusz Dudka (; 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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
In August 2025, Dudka was appointed assistant coach of the Poland U21 national team under head coach Jerzy Brzęczek.
Career statistics Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAmica Wronki1999–2000Ekstraklasa200000—10302000–01Ekstraklasa1701040——2202001–02Ekstraklasa2306010——3002002–03Ekstraklasa4000———402003–04Ekstraklasa23040———2702004–05Ekstraklasa23070—80—3802005–06Ekstraklasa10————10 Total 93 0 18 0 5 0 8 0 1 0 125 0Wisła Kraków2005–06Ekstraklasa29140—40—3712006–07Ekstraklasa283202070—3932007–08Ekstraklasa2014040——281 Total 77 5 10 0 6 0 11 0 — 104 5Auxerre2008–09Ligue 12811020——3112009–10Ligue 11901010——2102010–11Ligue 1293103150—3842011–12Ligue 13422200——364 Total 110 6 5 2 6 1 5 0 — 126 9Levante2012–13La Liga3010—20—60 Total 3 0 1 0 — 2 0 — 6 0Birmingham City2013–14Championship200000——20 Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0Wisła Kraków2013–14Ekstraklasa12000———1202014–15Ekstraklasa34010———350 Total 46 0 1 0 — — — 47 0Wisła Kraków II2013–14III liga, gr. H10————10Lech Poznań2015–16Ekstraklasa9050—90102402016–17Ekstraklasa0010——0010 Total 9 0 6 0 — 9 0 1 0 25 0Lech Poznań II2016–17III liga, gr. II30————302017–18III liga, gr. II285————2852018–19III liga, gr. II255————255 Total 56 10 — — — — 56 10Career total397214121713602049324
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland2004202005302006502007112200812020091002010502011120201250Total652
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dudka goal. + List of international goals scored by Dariusz DudkaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 3 February 2007 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 1–0 4–0 Friendly 2 24 March 2007 Warsaw, Poland 2–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Honours Amica Wronki Polish Super Cup: 2000
Wisła Kraków Ekstraklasa: 2007–08
Lech Poznań Polish Super Cup: 2015
Lech Poznań II III liga, group II: 2018–19
References
External links
National team stats at pzpn.pl