Dániel Csóka

Dániel Csóka (born 4 April 2000) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hungarian First Division club Zalaegerszegi.

Dániel Csóka
Personal information
Full name Dániel Csóka[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000
Place of birth Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Zalaegerszegi
Number 21
Youth career
Zalaegerszegi
2017–2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2019 → Dunajská Streda (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Šamorín (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2022 AFC Wimbledon 37 (1)
2022– Zalaegerszegi 19 (1)
International career‡
2016 Hungary U16 3 (0)
2016–2017 Hungary U17 9 (0)
2018 Hungary U18 2 (0)
2017–2019 Hungary U19 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:31, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Zalaegerszeg,[2] Csóka began his career at hometown club Zalaegerszegi TE, before joining English club Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2017.[3] Whilst a Wolves player he spent loan spells at Slovakian clubs DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda and ŠTK 1914 Šamorín.[4]

After being released by Wolves, in September 2020 he signed for AFC Wimbledon following a trial.[5] He scored his first and only goal for Wimbledon in a 5-2 defeat at Charlton Athletic on 12 December 2020.[6]

On 4 July 2022, Csóka returned to Hungary to rejoin Zalaegerszegi for an undisclosed fee in order to be closer to his family.[7][8]

International career

Csóka has represented Hungary at youth international level up to under-19 level.[9]

Personal life

His father Zsolt Csóka was also a footballer.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2018–19[10] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[11] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Dunajská Streda (loan) 2018–19[4] Slovak Super Liga 0000000000
Šamorín (loan) 2019–20[4] 2. Liga 1000000010
AFC Wimbledon 2020–21[12] League One 20120003[lower-alpha 1]0251
2021–22[13] League One 17020201[lower-alpha 1]0220
Total 371402040471
Career total 381402040481
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: AFC Wimbledon – Under 21 Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. "Dániel Csóka". worldfootball.net.
  3. "Football: Wolves Sign 17-Year-Old Hungarian Defender After Chelsea Trial". 31 January 2017.
  4. Dániel Csóka at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. "AFC Wimbledon sign ex-Wolves man Csoka" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Charlton 5-2 Wimbledon". BBC. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. "Dan to depart the Dons". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. "Defender Csoka leaves AFC Wimbledon" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "DÁNIEL CSÓKA" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. "Games played by Dániel Csóka in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. "Games played by Dániel Csóka in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. "Games played by Dániel Csóka in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  13. "Games played by Dániel Csóka in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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