Dániel Sztraka

Dániel Sztraka
Personal information
Born (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21)
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Central Back
Club information
Current club PLER-Budapest
Number 19
Youth career
Years Team
2014–2017
 Kézilabda Utánpótlás KFT
2017–2021
 PLER-Budapest
Senior clubs
Years Team
2021–2022
 Hungary PLER-Budapest
2022–2024
 Hungary NEKA
2024–
 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
2024–
 → Hungary PLER-Budapest (loan)
Medal record
Junior World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Germany/Greece

Dániel Sztraka (born 24 November 2003) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for PLER-Budapest.

Career

Club

Dániel started his career in Kézilabda Utánpótlás KFT. From there he transferred to the PLER-Budapest team. He played here for the first time in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B in the 2021/2022 season, scoring 65 goals in 20 games. In the summer of 2022, he signed for the first-class NEKA team.[1][2] He made his debut in Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 2022/23 season, scoring 84 goals in 24 games. In the spring of 2024, NEKA won a bronze medal in the cup to a huge surprise.[3] He was signed by MOL-Tatabánya KC in the summer of 2024, but he was immediately loaned to the PLER-Budapest team.[4]

National team

As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th.[5] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[6] The captain of the Hungarian national team, Chema Rodríguez, also noticed his performance, who invited him to practice with the national team from September 30 to October 4, 2024.[7]

Honours

National team

Club

NEKA

References

  1. ^ B, D. S. (20 July 2022). "Férfi kézi: juniorválogatott irányítóval teljes a NEKA kerete". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Kézi: Sztraka Dániel az NB I-re készül a négyszáz gólos szezon után". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Fantasztikus bronzérem a Magyar Kupában!". nb1.neka.hu.
  4. ^ "Sztraka Dani hazatért!". 7 June 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2022/07/18/kezi-ujra-az-elitben-minden-idok-harmadik-legjobb-szereplesevel-eb-otodik-lett-a-ferfi-u20-as-valogatott
  6. ^ "U21-es férfi kézi-vb: Németország–Magyarország döntő - NSO". NSO.hu. 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ https://mksz.hu/cikk/6436


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