Dániel Gazdag

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 (age 28)
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)

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]

Club career

Budapest Honvéd

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]

Philadelphia Union

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played on 14 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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
As of match played 14 June 2022[23]
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
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

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Dániel Gazdag". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Union Sign Midfielder Daniel Gazdag". Philadelphia Union. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Honvéd: az "új Puskás" négy évre aláírt a kispestiekhez". Nemzeti Sport. 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ Károly, Pór (7 June 2017). "Eltanácsolták az NB II-ből, bajnok lett az NB I-ben – hihetetlen kispesti történetek". Nemzeti Sport.
  6. ^ HÉDI (FOTÓ), PIETSCH TIBOR (SZÖVEG), TUMBÁSZ (7 June 2019). "Gazdag: Annál a bajnoki címnél többet egy siker sem ad már nekem". Nemzeti Sport.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Tom Bogert (11 May 2021). "Official: Philadelphia Union sign Daniel Gazdag from Honved". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ^ Tim Lovenguth (11 May 2021). "Union Set to Pay Second-Highest Transfer Fee for Versatile Hungarian Dániel Gazdag". phillysportsnetwork.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  9. ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (24 May 2021). "Dániel Gazdag shows hints of his potential in Union debut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ mlssoccer. "Dániel Gazdag | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  11. ^ Union, Philadelphia. "Achievement Unlocked | Gazdag scores his 10th goal of the year". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  12. ^ mlssoccer. "WATCH: Daniel Gazdag bags hat trick for Philadelphia Union vs. Colorado Rapids | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Major League Soccer 2022 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  14. ^ "MLS, United States Top Scorers 2022". TopScorersFootball.com. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Montenegro v Hungary game report". UEFA. 5 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Euro 2020: Hungary's Daniel Gazdag ruled out with injury". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  18. ^ England 0–4 Hungary | Three Lions Suffer Defeat to Hungary | Nations League | Highlights, retrieved 24 July 2022
  19. ^ "England vs. Hungary result: Three Lions demolished as Molineux crowd turns on Southgate". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Szoboszlai gets shot at Euro glory with Hungary as Rossi names squad". Reuters. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Germany vs Hungary: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  22. ^ Dániel Gazdag at Soccerway
  23. ^ "Gazdag, Dániel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  24. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (5 November 2022). "Hollywood ending! LAFC win legendary MLS Cup 2022 over Philadelphia Union". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  25. ^ "2022 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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