Dai Podziewski

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Dai Podziewski
Personal information
Full name Dai Takegami Podziewski
Date of birth (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 22)
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, correct as of 12:57, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:57, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Dai Takegami Podziewski (born 31 August 2001) a footballer. Born in Japan, he represents the Northern Mariana Islands national team.

Early life[edit]

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]

Club career[edit]

Podziewski 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]

Collegiate soccer[edit]

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]

International career[edit]

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]

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]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of matches played 10 January 2019.[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Mariana Islands 2018 2 0
Total 2 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Dai Podziewski". gosuffolkrams.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Podziewski leads MHS' Class of 2019". saipantribune.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska (26 April 2021). "Od potomka "Witkacego" po Dybalę. Egzotycznymi śladami Polaków". sport.tvp.pl.
  4. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (20 April 2016). "MPU clinch co-ed U12, boys U17 titles". saipantribune.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (3 January 2017). "Newcastle FC wins in shootout". saipantribune.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (17 March 2017). "MP United leads in two divisions". saipantribune.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  7. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (17 April 2017). "Teen Ayuyus stand out; U15 drops debut". saipantribune.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (6 May 2019). "Tenorio, Podziewski NCAA-bound". saipantribune.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  9. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (5 May 2020). "Podziewski battle-tested". saipantribune.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Men's Soccer Drops Season Opener at Suffolk". mmabucs.com. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Podziewski, Murdock to Co-Captain Men's Soccer in 2022". bvmsports.com. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Men's soccer CSC Academic All-America/All-District". cccathletics.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Guam Secures Boys Title at 2018 Marianas Cup Tourney". guamfa.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  14. ^ "U-18/U-23 Northern Mariana Islands National Team holds training camp in Matsuyama, Ehime". jfa.jp. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  15. ^ Dai Podziewski at Global Sports Archive
  16. ^ "'You can't stop at being the best on Saipan'". mvariety.com. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  17. ^ Dai Podziewski at National-Football-Teams.com

External links[edit]

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