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.[3]

The native form of this personal name is Gazdag Dániel. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dániel Gazdag
Gazdag with Hungary in 2020
Personal information
Full name Dániel Gazdag[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-02) 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 82 (36)
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 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:56, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:47, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

In May 2021, Gazdag was signed by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.[4] 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][5] On 23 May, he made his Union debut as a substitute in a 1–0 victory at D.C. United.[6] He scored 4 goals in the 2021 season. On July 23, 2022, Gazdag scored his tenth goal of the season for Philadelphia Union,[7][8] which cemented his status as the Union's top scorer. On August 27, 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.[9] This propelled him to a top rank (second) among the top scorers in the MLS.[10][11]

International career

Gazdag made his debut for the Hungary national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Montenegro, as a starter.[12]

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.[13] On 14 June 2022 Hungary beat England 4–0 in the UEFA Nations League; Gazdag scored the last goal of the game.[14][15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 June 2023 [16]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honvéd II 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 70–––70
2014–15 91–––91
2015–16 100–––100
Total 261000000261
Honvéd 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 12011——131
2015–16 24010––250
2016–17 32020––340
2017–18 27272–2[lower-alpha 1]0364
2018–19 26160–3[lower-alpha 2]0351
2019–20 24581—3[lower-alpha 2]1357
2020–21 301325–2[lower-alpha 2]03418
Total 175212790010121231
Philadelphia Union 2021 Major League Soccer 23400—5[lower-alpha 3]1285
2022 342210—3[lower-alpha 4]23824
2023 16710—6[lower-alpha 5]32310
Total 733320001468939
Career total 274552990024732771
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Three appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs, two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International goals
As of match played 14 June 2022.[17]
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
414 June 2022Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England England4–04–02022–23 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Honvéd

Philadelphia Union

Individual

References
  1. "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. "Dániel Gazdag". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. "Union Sign Midfielder Daniel Gazdag". Philadelphia Union. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. Tom Bogert (11 May 2021). "Official: Philadelphia Union sign Daniel Gazdag from Honved". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. Tim Lovenguth (11 May 2021). "Union Set to Pay Second-Highest Transfer Fee for Versatile Hungarian Dániel Gazdag". phillysportsnetwork.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. Jonathan Tannenwald (24 May 2021). "Dániel Gazdag shows hints of his potential in Union debut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. mlssoccer. "Dániel Gazdag | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  8. Union, Philadelphia. "Achievement Unlocked | Gazdag scores his 10th goal of the year". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  9. mlssoccer. "WATCH: Daniel Gazdag bags hat trick for Philadelphia Union vs. Colorado Rapids | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. "Major League Soccer 2022 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  11. "MLS, United States Top Scorers 2022". TopScorersFootball.com. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  12. "Montenegro v Hungary game report". UEFA. 5 September 2019.
  13. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  14. England 0-4 Hungary | Three Lions Suffer Defeat to Hungary | Nations League | Highlights, retrieved 24 July 2022
  15. "England vs. Hungary result: Three Lions demolished as Molineux crowd turns on Southgate". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  16. Dániel Gazdag at Soccerway
  17. "Gazdag, Dániel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  18. Sigal, Jonathan (5 November 2022). "Hollywood ending! LAFC win legendary MLS Cup 2022 over Philadelphia Union". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  19. "2022 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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