Dániel Gazdag
Hungarian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hungarian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dániel Gazdag (Hungarian: [ˈɡɒzdɒɡ ˈdaːnijɛl], 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.[3]
 Gazdag with Hungary in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dániel Gazdag[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Nyíregyháza | ||
| 2010–2014 | Honvéd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Honvéd II | 26 | (1) |
| 2013–2021 | Honvéd | 175 | (21) |
| 2021– | Philadelphia Union | 117 | (58) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 | 27 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 19 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Gazdag made his debut with Budapest Honvéd FC in September 2014. In June 2015, he extended his contract with Honvéd until 2019.[4] During the 2016–17 season, Gazdag helped Honvéd win the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[5] In 2019, he extended with Honvéd through 2022.[6]
In May 2021, Gazdag was signed by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.[7] His two-year contract includes a club option for a third and fourth year for an undisclosed transfer fee, reportedly around $1.8 million.[3][8] On 23 May, he made his Union debut as a substitute in a 1–0 victory at D.C. United.[9] He scored 4 goals in the 2021 season. On 23 July 2022, Gazdag scored his tenth goal of the season for Philadelphia Union,[10][11] which cemented his status as the Union's top scorer. On 27 August 2022, he scored his first career hat trick in the Union’s match against the Colorado Rapids, reaching his sixteenth goal of the MLS season.[12] This propelled him to a top rank (second) among the top scorers in the MLS.[13][14]
Gazdag made his debut for the Hungary national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Montenegro, as a starter.[15]
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.[16] He withdrew from the squad on 16 June due to injury without making an appearance.[17]
On 14 June 2022, Gazdag scored Hungary's fourth goal as they beat England 4–0 in the UEFA Nations League.[18][19]
On 14 May 2024, Gazdag was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[20] He made one appearance at the tournament, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Barnabás Varga in a 2–0 loss to Germany.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honvéd II | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Honvéd | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 35 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 18 | |||
| Total | 175 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 212 | 31 | ||
| Philadelphia Union | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 2 | 38 | 24 | |||
| 2023 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 3 | 42 | 18 | |||
| 2024 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 31 | 17 | |||
| Total | 117 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 139 | 64 | ||
| Career total | 324 | 80 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 377 | 96 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March 2021 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Andorra | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 12 November 2021 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary |  San Marino | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 15 November 2021 | PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland |  Poland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 14 June 2022 | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England |  England | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
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