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

Club career

Dudziak attended MSV Duisburg's youth academy and later, as a 16-year-old, joined Borussia Dortmund's academy. He made his debut for Borussia Dortmund II against Karlsruher SC on 16 February 2013, coming as an 86th-minute substitute for Mustafa Amini. In the 2013–14 U19 Bundesliga, he played eight times, scoring six goals. 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. With the reserves in the 3. Liga, Dudziak played 12 times in the same season.

Jeremy Dudziak

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. He also played four more friendlies for the club against Dutch club FC Utrecht, twice against Fortuna Düsseldorf, and Hessen Kassel.

Jeremy Dudziak

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

Jeremy Dudziak

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

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

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

International career

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. Dudziak made his debut for Germany under-16 against Russia U16. He won the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the Germany under-19 team.

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

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Germany U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2014

References

External links

Kicker profile

Bundesliga profile

1995 births

Living people

Men's association football defenders

Footballers from Hamburg

Tunisian men's footballers

Tunisia men's international footballers

German men's footballers

Germany men's youth international footballers

Germany men's under-21 international footballers

German people of Tunisian descent

German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent

Tunisian people of Ghanaian descent

Tunisian people of European descent

Citizens of Tunisia through descent

Borussia Dortmund II players

Borussia Dortmund players

FC St. Pauli players

Hamburger SV players

SpVgg Greuther Fürth players

Hatayspor footballers

Hertha BSC players

Bundesliga players

2. Bundesliga players

3. Liga players

Regionalliga players

Süper Lig players

German expatriate men's footballers

Tunisian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey

German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey

Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey