Overview
- Dudziak, 19, started after two days of training and played the full match in a 0-0 draw with Hartlepool United.
- Braintree manager Steve Pitt described Dudziak and fellow debutant Ben Drake as "absolutely outstanding" on their senior debuts.
- Arsenal announced an initial one-month loan, reported to run to January 21 by one outlet and January 27 by another, with potential for extension.
- Pitt said his long-standing relationship with Arsenal U21 coach Max Porter helped secure Dudziak as a replacement for Marley Marshall-Miranda.
- The loan aligns with Arsenal’s broader use of short non-league placements this season, seen with Maldini Kacurri, Daniel Oyetunde and Cam’ron Ismail.