Jeremy Dudziak (born 28 August 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[1] A former youth international for Germany, Dudziak has represented the Tunisia national team.

Jeremy Dudziak
Dudziak playing for FC St. Pauli in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hertha BSC
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2007 JSG Warmetal
2007–2009 Schalke 04
2009–2014 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Borussia Dortmund II 28 (0)
2015 Borussia Dortmund 3 (0)
2015–2019 FC St. Pauli 91 (3)
2019–2021 Hamburger SV 55 (5)
2021–2023 Greuther Fürth 32 (2)
2023Hatayspor (loan) 3 (0)
2023– Hertha BSC 14 (1)
International career
2011–2012 Germany U17 18 (2)
2013–2014 Germany U19 7 (1)
2015–2016 Germany U20 5 (0)
2016 Germany U21 1 (0)
2019 Tunisia 1 (0)
Medal record
European U19 Championship
Winner 2014 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2016

Club career

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Dudziak attended MSV Duisburg's youth academy and later, as a 16-year-old, joined Borussia Dortmund's academy.[2] He made his debut for Borussia Dortmund II against Karlsruher SC on 16 February 2013, coming as an 86th-minute substitute for Mustafa Amini.[3] In the 2013–14 U19 Bundesliga, he played eight times, scoring six goals.[4] This included two braces against Schalke 04 U19, VfL Theesen U19 beside two more goals against the under-19 sides of 1. FC Köln and Wuppertaler SV.[4] With the reserves in the 3. Liga, Dudziak played 12 times in the same season.[4]

On 13 January 2015, Dudziak played a friendly match for Borussia Dortmund against Swiss side FC Sion, where he started the match, being substituted for Tammo Harder in the sixty-first minute.[5] He also played four more friendlies for the club against Dutch club FC Utrecht, twice against Fortuna Düsseldorf, and Hessen Kassel.[4]

On 27 January, Dudziak signed a professional contract with Borussia Dortmund up until 30 June 2018.[6] On 4 March, he was an unused substitute in a DFB-Pokal match against Dynamo Dresden.[7] He made his debut in a 3–2 away win against Hannover 96 on 21 March 2015,[4] coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Oliver Kirch.[8]

On 28 August, Dudziak signed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli.[9]

In January 2023, he joined Hatayspor on loan until the end of the season from Greuther Fürth.[10]

On 30 June 2023, Dudziak signed for recently relegated 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC on a one-year deal.[11]

International career

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Dudziak was born in Germany to a Ghanaian father who was raised in Tunisia and a German mother; thus qualified to play for Ghana, Tunisia and Germany.[12] Dudziak made his debut for Germany under-16 against Russia U16.[13] He won the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the Germany under-19 team.[14]

Dudziak debuted for the Tunisia national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Mauritania on 6 September 2019.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of end of 2022–23 season[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB Pokal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund II 2012–13 3. Liga 4 1 4 1
2013–14 12 0 12 0
2014–15 14 0 14 0
2015–16 Regionalliga West 1 0 1 0
Total 31 1 31 1
Borussia Dortmund 2014–15 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
St. Pauli 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 21 1 0 0 21 1
2016–17 20 0 1 0 21 0
2017–18 26 1 1 0 0 0 27 1
2018–19 24 2 1 0 0 0 25 2
Total 91 4 3 0 0 0 94 4
Hamburger SV 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 28 3 2 0 0 0 30 3
2020–21 27 2 1 0 0 0 28 2
Total 55 5 3 0 0 0 58 5
Greuther Fürth 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 22 2 0 0 0 0 22 2
2022–23 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Total 32 2 1 0 0 0 33 2
Hatayspor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 215 12 7 0 0 0 222 12

Honours

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Germany U19

References

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  1. ^ Jeremy Dudziak at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Dudziaks Traum vom EM-Titel". RP Online. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Frühstarter Calhanoglu beschert KSC den Sieg". Kicker. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Jeremy Dudziak at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Dortmund vs Sion". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Dudziak unterschreibt Vertrag bis 2018". BVB. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Dynamo Dresden vs Borussia Dortmund". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Hannover 96 vs Borussia Dortmund". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Der FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Jeremy Dudziak". FC St. Pauli. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ^ "ATAKAŞ HATAYSPOR'UMUZA HOŞ GELDİN JEREMY DUDZIAK" [WELCOME TO ATAKAŞ HATAYSPOR, JEREMY DUDZIAK]. hatayspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Jeremy Dudziak wird ein Blau-Weißer!" [Jeremy Dudziak turns blue and white!]. www.herthabsc.com (in German). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  12. ^ Germany, RevierSport, Essen (14 November 2010). "BVB-Kicker Dudziak mit tollem Debüt". Reviersport.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Ein gelungenes Debüt gab der 15-jährige BVB-Spieler Jeremy Dudziak im Nationaltrikot der U16-Nationalmannschaft beim 4:0 Sieg der DFB-Elf gegen Russland". Revier Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Germany edge out Portugal for second U19 crown". UEFA. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Tunisia vs. Mauritania - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
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