Ondrej Duda

Ondrej Duda

Duda playing for Legia Warsaw in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Ondrej Duda
Date of birth	5 December 1994
Place of birth	Snina, Slovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	8
Youth career
	Snina
	Košice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^â€	(Gls)^â€
2012–2014	Košice	33	(5)
2014–	Legia Warsaw	62	(10)
National team^‡
2012–2013	Slovakia U19	1	(1)
2013–	Slovakia U21[1]	7	(3)
2014–	Slovakia	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Ondrej Duda (born 5 December 1994) is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for the Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw and the Slovakia national football team. His nicknames are Dudinho and Ondrej di Maria.^[2][3]

Club career

Duda began his football career at his hometown club MFK Snina. He later moved to MFK Košice, where he rose through the youth team ranks, making his first-team debut for the club at the age of 17 as a late substitute during a 1–0 home win against ŠK Slovan Bratislava.^[4]

In the winter of 2013-2014, Duda decided to not extend his contract with Košice, which would expire the following summer.^[5] In February 2014, Duda then joined Legia Warsaw on a four-and-a-half year deal.^[1][6]

On 30 July 2015, Duda was hit by a stone in Legia's UEFA Europa League qualifier away at FK Kukesi in Albania, being stretchered off and the match abandoned. The game was awarded as a 3–0 Legia victory and their opponents were fined £49,160 and forced to play their next European home match behind closed doors.^[7]

International career

Duda made his international debut for Slovakia on 18 November 2014, replacing Marek Hamšík in the 59th minute of a 2–1 friendly win over Finland in Žilina.^[8][9]

International goals

Score and Result lists Slovakia's goal tally first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	31 March 2015	Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia	Czech Republic	1–0	1–0	Friendly

External links

• MFK KoÅ¡ice profile
• Ondrej Duda profile at Soccerway
• Ondrej Duda profile at 90minut

References

1. "Ondrej Duda piłkarzem Legii Warszawa" [Ondrej Duda became a player of Legia Warsaw] (in Polish). Onet Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
2. Koźmiński, Piotr (5 November 2014). "'Dudinho' looking lively for Legia". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
3. Király, Ladislav (5 November 2014). "Dudinho či Ondrej di María sníva o účasti vo varšavskom finále EL" [Dudinho or Ondrej di Maria dreams about participation in the final of Europa League in Warsaw]. profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Profutbal. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
4. "Košičania prekvapili belasých, získali tri body" [Košice surprised "the blues" and obtained three points] (in Slovak). profutbal. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
5. "Košičan Duda zmenil názor: Zmluvu už nebudem predlžovať" [Košice's Duda changed mind: I won't extend the contract] (in Slovak). profutbal. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
6. "Ondrej Duda piłkarzem Legii!" [Ondrej Duda became a player of Legia] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
7. "Legia Warsaw awarded 3-0 win after player hit by stone". BBC Sport. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
8. "Slovensko opäť vyhralo, v Žiline si poradilo s Fínmi" [Slovakia won again, in Žilina they defeated Finland]. profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Profutbal. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
9. "Debiut Ondreja Dudy i występ Kaspera Hämäläinena w meczu Słowacja - Finlandia" [Debut of Ondrej Duda and performance of Kasper Hämäläinen in the match Slovakia vs Finland]. 90minut.pl (in Polish). 18 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.