Wendell Rudath

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Wendell Rudath

| birth_name = Wendell Rudath

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|7}}

| birth_place = Windhoek, Namibia

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Jwaneng Galaxy

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2013–2015 | clubs1 = Civics | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2015–2021 | clubs2 = Black Africa | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2021– | clubs3 = Jwaneng Galaxy | caps3 = | goals3 =

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Namibia

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Wendell Wella Rudath (born 7 October 1995), is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jwaneng Galaxy and the Namibia national team.

Career

Rudath began his senior career in his native Namibia with Civics in 2013 in the Namibia Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://namibian.com.na/civics-in-dire-straits/|title=Civics in dire straits|date=October 29, 2015}} On 2015, he moved to Black Africa, and there won the 2018–19 Namibia Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.namibiansun.com/news/ba-stars-register-wins2019-04-07|title=BA, Stars register wins|date=April 8, 2019|website=Namibian Sun}} In 2021, he moved to the Matswana club Jwaneng Galaxy, and there won the 2022–23 Botswana Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://namibian.com.na/supersport-target-rudath/|title=SuperSport target Rudath|date=June 27, 2023}}

International

Rudath debuted with the senior Namibia national team in a 0–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification tie with Comoros on 4 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24317/Namibia_Comoros.html|title=Namibia vs. Comoros|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}} He was part of Namibia's squad for the 2020 African Nations Championship.{{cite web|url=https://nfa.org.na/2020/12/14/brave-warriors-gears-for-2021-chan-finals/|title=Brave Warriors gears for 2021 CHAN Finals|publisher=Namibia Football Association|website=nfa.org.na/|date=14 December 2020}} He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/soccer-profile-of-namibia-team-for-2023-africa-cup-of-nations|title=Profile of Namibia football team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations|date=January 9, 2024|via=The Straits Times}}