External links
- Dai Podziewski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dai Podziewski at WorldFootball.net
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dai Takegami Podziewski | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Paire | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Suffolk University | 35 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Paire | ||
| 2017 | Teen Ayuyu | ||
| 2018–2019 | MP United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Northern Mariana Islands U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Northern Mariana Islands U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:57, 22 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:57, 22 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Dai Takegami Podziewski (born 31 August 2001) is a footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Japan, he played for the Northern Mariana Islands national team.
Born in Tondabayashi in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan, Podziewski moved to the Northern Mariana Islands as a child. While on the islands, he also played baseball, and co-founded a futsal club in 2017. [1] He was valedictorian of the Marianas High School's class of 2019. [2] He is of Polish and Japanese descent. [3]
Podziewski was featured for Paire's under-17 side in 2016, [4] and also played futsal for Astig FC at the 2016 Saipan Soccer School Christmas Youth Futsal Tournament. [5] The following year, he began the season with Paire, before moving to Teen Ayuyu. [6] [7] He would later move to MP United, where he went on to serve as vice-captain as MP United won the NMIFA Men’s League Title in 2019. [1]
In May 2019, it was announced that Podziewski, alongside Northern Mariana Islands national team teammate Sunjoon Tenorio, would move to the United States to enroll at Suffolk University in Boston. [8] He made his NCAA Division III debut for the university's soccer team, the Suffolk Rams, on his birthday, 31 August 2019, in a 1–1 draw with the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. [9]
Following eleven appearances in his first season, the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Boston. [1] Following the return of organised soccer in the 2021 season, Podziewski scored his first goal for the Rams in a 4–0 win against the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. [10] The following year, he was named as co-captain of the side, along with Trevor Murdock. [11] The same year, he was named to the CSC DIII Academic All-District Team. [12]
Podziewski represented the Northern Mariana Islands' under-17 team at the 2018 edition of the Marianas Cup, as the Northern Mariana Islands lost 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out to Guam. [13] In July 2019, he attended an under-18 training camp in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, playing against students from the St. Catherine University. [14] He later featured three times for the Northern Mariana Islands at under-19 level, in qualification for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship. [15]
Podziewski was called up to the Northern Mariana Islands senior squad in 2018 for the first preliminary round of the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, Podziewski made his international debut against Guam. Having also featured in the nation's next game against Mongolia, Podziewski said that the experience "really boosted [his] confidence which helped [him] transition to college knowing what's ahead". [16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
