Marcel Mendes-Dudziński
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcel Mendes-Dudziński | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Szczecin, Poland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | Kluczevia Stargard | ||
2015–2016 | Brazil da Bola Stargard | ||
2016–2017 | Błękitni Stargard | ||
2017–2021 | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
2021–2024 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Legia Warsaw | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Legia Warsaw II | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Poland U15 | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Poland U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Poland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2023 | Poland U18 | 1 | (0) |
2023 | Poland U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 |
Marcel Mendes-Dudziński (born 14 May 2005) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.[2]
Early life
[edit]Mendes-Dudziński started playing football at the age of five.[3]
Club career
[edit]On 3 July 2024, after spending three years in Benfica's youth system, he returned to Poland to join Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a four-year contract.[1]
International career
[edit]He has captained the Poland national under-17 team.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Mendes-Dudziński has received comparisons to Cameroon international Andre Onana.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Born to a Polish mother and a Brazilian father,[5] he also holds Brazilian citizenship.[1] He has regarded Brazil international Ederson as his football idol.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Marcel Mendes-Dudziński w Legii" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Marcel Mendes-Dudziński o współpracy z Jorge Mendesem: Cieszę się, że ktoś taki mnie dostrzegł". polsatsport.pl. 19 August 2021.
- ^ "TOP8 transferów młodzieżowców w letnim okienku". 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Rafael Reis - 7 jogadores brasileiros que já defendem seleções de base de outros países". www.uol.com.br.
- ^ a b "Syn Brazylijczyka gra dla Polski. Teraz musi zatrzymać Niemców". Przegląd Sportowy Onet.
- ^ "Młody Polak chce iść w ślady słynnego bramkarza. Wybrał ten sam wielki klub". sport.interia.pl.
External links
[edit]- Marcel Mendes-Dudziński at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Categories:
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Footballers from Szczecin
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Polish men's footballers
- Poland men's youth international footballers
- Polish people of Brazilian descent
- Pogoń Szczecin players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Legia Warsaw players
- Legia Warsaw II players
- III liga players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen