Ondrej Duda

Ondrej Duda (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈɔndɾɛj ˈduda]; born 5 December 1994) is a Slovak professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hertha Berlin and the Slovak national team.

Not to be confused with President of Poland Andrzej Duda.
Ondrej Duda
Duda playing for Hertha in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ondrej Duda
Date of birth (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994
Place of birth Snina, Slovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2011 Snina
2011–2013 Košice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Košice 33 (5)
2014–2016 Legia Warsaw 67 (10)
2016– Hertha BSC 59 (12)
2020 → Norwich City (loan) 10 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Slovakia U19 1 (1)
2013–2017 Slovakia U21 7 (3)
2014– Slovakia 35 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 July 2020

Club career

Duda began his football career at his hometown club MFK Snina. He later moved to 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 Slovan Bratislava.[1]

In the winter of 2013-2014, Duda decided to not extend his contract with Košice, which would expire the following summer.[2] In February 2014, Duda then joined Legia Warsaw on a four-and-a-half year deal.[3][4]

On 30 July 2015, Duda was hit by a stone in Legia's UEFA Europa League qualifier away at 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 €70,000 and forced to play their next European home match behind closed doors.[5]

Hertha BSC

On 20 July 2016, Duda signed for Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin on a five-year deal.[6] After being sidelined with a knee injury shortly after signing and also undergoing knee surgery in November 2016, Duda made his competitive debut for Hertha on 25 February 2017 in a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt as an 89th-minute substitute, 7 months after signing with the club.[7] Duda famously scored against Bayern Munich, as he smashed home a cross into the roof of the Bayern net, past a helpless Manuel Neuer. Duda's goal was Hertha Berlin's second goal against Bayern, as the Slovak international inspired the Berliners to a 2-0 victory over the German champions.[8]


Duda experienced a good season with Hertha in 2018–2019 season. He played in 32 of the 34 Bundesliga games, scoring 11 goals and adding 6 assists. Even though Hertha had failed to qualify for any European competitions in the subsequent season, finishing 11th and 11 points behind Europa League positions, Duda was spotted and inquired about by Sevilla, as reported in mid-May 2019. Sevilla was to send an offer to Berlin, even meeting with Duda's father. Hertha manager Pal Dardai was full of praise for the excellent Duda, saying the following about the world class Slovak playmaker,"Duda can do things with the ball that very few here can".[9]

Duda's 2019–2020 season with Hertha was not as good, as the previous one. Duda started the season with a new manager. Pál Dárdai, who led Hertha from the time of Duda's arrival, was replaced over the summer by Ante Čović.[10] He was fielded in the starting line-up in the first five rounds of Bundesliga, following the trend from last seasons. Of the following twelve games, however, Duda only starred in two, recording a total of just over 94 minutes in these matches against Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt. Appointment of Jürgen Klinsmann,[11] a former World Cup winner and a successful international manager, on 29 November 2019, was traced to be a partial reason for Duda's absence from the first team. After Duda was left off the bench for four games, being relegated to reserves for one of them, it was revealed that Klinsmann did not include Duda in his plans for Hertha, despite Duda's intention to remain with the side. Duda was subsequently free to look for a different club.[12] Before his departure, Duda was fielded in seven Bundesliga games and two Pokal fixtures. He scored his only goal in a cup fixture against Dynamo Dresden.

Loan at Norwich City

Duda was loaned to Norwich City for the rest of the 2019–20 season on 12 January 2020. He had commented, that he intends to be entertained by the game again and is happy about a move to an even better league, hoping for notable play-time.[13]

He made his debut and first starting line-up appearance on a first possible occasion, on 18 January 2020, in a home fixture against Bournemouth. After some 30 minutes of play, Duda had made a goal-bound shot, that had beaten Cherries' goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. His premier goal was however denied, after a handball by Steve Cook, who was subsequently sent-off. Teemu Pukki had converted the resulting penaty with his 10th goal of the season, to secure a narrow 1–0 victory for the home side.[14] In a post-match interview, Duda had stated he was relieved that Pukki had converted the penalty and was glad about the victory. He was applauded for smart play with other attacking players and his debut was commented on as "impressive".[15][16]

Despite a goal-less stay at Norwich, Duda was praised for his professionalism and character by the Canaries' manager Daniel Farke, who permitted Duda's early return to Hertha, after Norwich's relegation was guaranteed, as a sign of mutual respect.[17]

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.[18][19]

Duda scored Slovakia's first goal in their UEFA Euro 2016 campaign with an equalising goal to make it 1–1 against Wales. Slovakia went on to lose 2–1.[20]

His first goal in any of the qualifying competitions was scored in the 10th game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Malta (3–0 win), sealing the second place in the group for Slovakia.

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 13 December 2019.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOther1Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Košice2012–13Super Liga13000——130
2013–14Super Liga19500——195
Totals32500——325
Legia Warsaw2013–14Ekstraklasa123000000123
2014–15Ekstraklasa27550123—448
2015–16Ekstraklasa2724111210435
2016–17Ekstraklasa1000100020
Totals6710912451010116
Hertha BSC2016–17Bundesliga300000—30
2017–18Bundesliga1712040—231
2018–19Bundesliga321130——3511
2019–20Bundesliga7021——91
Totals59127140—7013
Hertha BSC II2017–18Regionalliga Nordost10———10
Career totals143251522851018733
Source:[21]
  • 1.^ Includes Polish Super Cup.

International goals
As of match played 21 March 2019. Slovakia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Duda goal.[22]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 March 2015Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia2 Czech Republic1–01–0Friendly
2 11 June 2016Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France12 Wales1–11–2UEFA Euro 2016
3 8 October 2017Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia19 Malta3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 25 March 2018Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand23 Thailand1–03–22018 King's Cup
5 21 March 2019Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia31 Hungary1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club

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References
  1. "Košičania prekvapili belasých, získali tri body" [Košice surprised "the blues" and obtained three points] (in Slovak). profutbal. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. "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.
  3. "Ondrej Duda piłkarzem Legii Warszawa" [Ondrej Duda became a player of Legia Warsaw] (in Polish). Onet Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. "Ondrej Duda piłkarzem Legii!" [Ondrej Duda became a player of Legia] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. "Legia Warsaw awarded Kukesi victory". ESPN.com. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. http://www.herthabsc.de/de/intern/verpflichtung-ondrej-duda/page/11000--17-17-.html
  7. http://www.herthabsc.de/de/profis/nachbericht-frankfurt/page/12486--10276-10276-.html
  8. {{https://sports.ndtv.com/football/ondrej-duda-strikes-again-as-bayern-munich-suffer-shock-defeat-in-berlin-1924049}}
  9. {{https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/ondrej-duda-five-things-on-hertha-berlin-s-slovakia-rising-star-513730.jsp}}
  10. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Ante Covic appointed new Hertha Berlin coach | DW | 12.05.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. Reuters (27 November 2019). "Jürgen Klinsmann appointed Hertha Berlin manager until end of the season". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. "Tlačil som na Klinsmanna. Nakoniec bol ku mne úprimný". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  13. Teraz.sk (13 January 2020). "Duda nadšený z prestupu do Norwichu: Znova sa chcem baviť futbalom". TERAZ.sk. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  14. Media, P. A. (18 January 2020). "Steve Cook hands Teemu Pukki a penalty as Bournemouth woes deepen". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  15. Freezer, David. "'It was an unbelievable save' - Duda so relieved that Pukki converted City's crucial penalty". Pink Un - Norwich City Football Club News. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  16. Freezer, David. "Impressive debut as Duda looks like he could be an excellent loan addition for Canaries". Pink Un - Norwich City Football Club News. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  17. Freezer, David. "Farke explains Duda's early City exit as loanee returns to Hertha Berlin". Pink Un - Norwich City Football Club News. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  18. "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.
  19. "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.
  20. "Wales 2–1 Slovakia". BBC Sport. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  21. "Ondrej Duda » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  22. Ondrej Duda at Soccerway
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