Dániel Gazdag

Dániel Gazdag (born 2 March 1996) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer and the Hungary national team.[1]

Dániel Gazdag
Gazdag with Hungary in 2020
Personal information
Full name Dániel Gazdag
Date of birth (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996
Place of birth Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2010 Nyíregyháza
2010–2014 Honvéd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 Honvéd 175 (22)
2013–2016 → Honvéd II 26 (1)
2021– Philadelphia Union 30 (8)
National team‡
2012–2013 Hungary U17 3 (1)
2013–2014 Hungary U18 9 (0)
2015 Hungary U20 1 (0)
2017–2018 Hungary U21 9 (0)
2019– Hungary 10 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:05, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

In May 2021, Gazdag was officially signed by the Philadelphia Union competing in Major League Soccer.[2] Gazdag signed a two-year contract with a club option for a third and fourth year for an undisclosed transfer fee, reportedly around $1.8 million.[1][3] On 23 May, he made his Union debut as a substitute in a 1–0 victory at DC United.[4]

International career

Gazdag made his debut for the Hungary national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Montenegro, as a starter.[5]

He scored his first goal, against Andorra, on 31 March 2021.

On 1 June 2021, Gazdag was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 November 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continent Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Honvéd II 2013–14 7000––70
2014–15 9100––91
2015–16 10000––100
Total 261000000261
Honvéd 2014–15 120009[lower-alpha 1]1–212
2015–16 2402[lower-alpha 2]0––260
2016–17 3212[lower-alpha 2]0––341
2017–18 2724[lower-alpha 2]1–2[lower-alpha 3]0334
2018–19 2615[lower-alpha 2]0–3[lower-alpha 4]0341
2019–20 2458[lower-alpha 2]1–3[lower-alpha 4]1357
2020–21 30132[lower-alpha 2]5–2[lower-alpha 4]03418
Total 175222379110121731
Philadelphia Union 2021 24500–10244
Career total 234272279110126636
  1. Appearances in the Ligakupa
  2. Appearances in the Magyar Kupa
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International goals
As of match played 15 November 2021.[8]
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gazdag goal.
List of international goals scored by Dániel Gazdag
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
131 March 2021Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra2–04–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
212 November 2021Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary San Marino2–04–0
315 November 2021PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland Poland2–12–1

Honours

Honvéd

References
  1. "Union Sign Midfielder Daniel Gazdag". Philadelphia Union. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. Tom Bogert (11 May 2021). "Official: Philadelphia Union sign Daniel Gazdag from Honved". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. Tim Lovenguth (11 May 2021). "Union Set to Pay Second-Highest Transfer Fee for Versatile Hungarian Dániel Gazdag". phillysportsnetwork.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. Jonathan Tannenwald (24 May 2021). "Dániel Gazdag shows hints of his potential in Union debut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. "Montenegro v Hungary game report". UEFA. 5 September 2019.
  6. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  7. Dániel Gazdag at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. "Gazdag, Dániel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 March 2021.


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