Anton Rostyslavovych Dudik (; born 10 January 2005) is a Ukrainian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for club

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

Career

After playing for

Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk ( ) was a Ukrainian association football, football club based in Lutsk. Since its establishment in 1960, the club became the only major (professional) football club within Volyn Oblast and uncontested leader of football in the reg ...

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

and

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...

, on 26 January 2024 Dudik joined

on a short-term contract until the end of the season following a successful trial period. Although brought in as a development option, he impressed manager Paul Simpson in training, being rewarded with first-team involvement. On 17 February 2024, he made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 home defeat to

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

. Following the club's relegation, Dudik was offered a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season. In October 2024, Dudik joined

National League North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...

side

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was once known in Roman Britain, Roman times as ''Arbeia'' and as ''Caer Urfa'' by the Early Middle Ag ...

on an initial one-month loan deal. On 16 May 2025, Carlisle announced he would be leaving in June when his contract expired.

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References

2005 births Living people Footballers from Lutsk Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Śląsk Wrocław players Carlisle United F.C. players South Shields F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in England Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in England Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ukraine-footy-forward-stub