Palkó Dárdai

For other people with the same name, see Pál Dárdai (disambiguation).
The native form of this personal name is Dárdai Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Palkó Dárdai
Personal information
Full name Pál Dárdai
Date of birth (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 27
Youth career
2006–2009 Seeburger SV
2009–2011 1. FC Wilmersdorf
2011–2021 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Hertha BSC II 50 (14)
2017–2021 Hertha BSC 9 (0)
2021–2023 Fehérvár 75 (12)
2023– Hertha BSC 33 (6)
International career‡
2017 Germany U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U19 2 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U20 2 (0)
2022– Hungary 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:01, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Pál "Palkó" Dárdai (born 24 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[1] Born in Germany, he plays for the Hungary national team.

Club career

Youth

Dárdai began his youth career at Seeburger SV in 2006, before moving to 1. FC Wilmersdorf in 2009. In 2011, Dárdai moved to the youth academy of Hertha BSC, following his father's retirement from football after 14 years with Hertha.[2]

Hertha BSC

Dárdai made his debut for Hertha BSC II on 18 March 2017, starting in an away match against Carl Zeiss Jena in the Regionalliga Nordost. Dárdai scored to put Hertha 2–1 ahead, before being substituted out with the match finishing as a 2–2 draw.[3]

On 2 November 2017, Dárdai made his professional debut for Hertha BSC under his father in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Alexander Esswein in the 2–0 home win against Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk.[4]

Fehérvár FC

On 5 January 2021, Dárdai signed with Fehérvár FC of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[5]

Return to Hertha BSC

On 25 July 2023, Dárdai returned to Hertha BSC on a three-year contract, joining his brother Márton and his father and Hertha manager Pál Dárdai.[6] He scored his first goal in the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal against FC Carl Zeiss Jena in a 5-0 victory on 12 August 2023.[7]

On 16 February 2024, he scored a goal in a 3-2 victory over 1. FC Magdeburg in the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga season.[8] On 12 April 2024, he scored twice in a 4-0 victory against FC Hansa Rostock in 2023-24 2 Bundesliga season.[9][10]

International career

Dárdai was a youth international for Germany, but when he transferred to Fehérvár he declared that from then on he wants to represent Hungary.[11] He was included in the Hungarian squad for the 2021 European U-21 championship but was cut due to an injury.[12]

On 13 November 2022 Dárdai was called up to the Hungarian national team for the friendly games against Luxembourg and Greece and gained his first cap on the latter game as a substitute in the 72nd minute.[13]

Personal life

Palkó is the oldest son of Hungarian manager and former footballer Pál Dárdai, and the brother of the Hertha BSC footballers Márton and Bence Dárdai. Palkó's grandfather was also a footballer and manager, and also named Pál Dárdai.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hertha BSC II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 3 1 — — 3 1 [15]
2017–18 6 1 — — 6 1 [16]
2018–19 13 3 — — 13 3
2019–20 21 7 — — 21 7
2020–21 7 2 — — 7 2
Total 50 14 0 0 0 0 50 14 —
Hertha BSC 2017–18 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 [16]
2018–19 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 [16]
Total 9 0 1 0 2 0 12 0 —
Fehérvár 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 14 2 2 0 0 0 16 2
2021–22 32 5 4 2 2 0 38 7
2022–23 29 5 0 0 6 2 35 7
Total 75 12 6 2 8 2 89 16 —
Hertha BSC 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 22 6 1 1 — 23 7
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
Total 33 6 3 1 — 36 7
Career total 171 32 10 3 10 2 187 37 —
  • 1.^ Includes UEFA Europa League.

International

As of match played 21 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary 2022 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ Palkó Dárdai at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Palkó Dárdai". herthabsc.de. Hertha BSC GmbH & Co. KGaA. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ "FC Carl Zeiss Jena - Hertha BSC II 2:2 (Regionalliga Nordost 2016/2017, 25. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ "UEFA Europa League – Hertha-Zorya". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "PALKO DÁRDAI LEAVES HERTHA BSC". Hertha BSC. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Palkó Dárdai returns to Hertha BSC!". Hertha BSC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Carl Zeiss Jena vs. Hertha Berlin - 12 August 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Hertha Berlin vs. Magdeburg - 16 February 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Hertha Berlin vs. Hansa Rostock - 12 April 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Winkler auf Palko Dardai: Herthas Erfolgsformel gegen Hansa". kicker (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Dárdai Pál fia magyar válogatott szeretne lenni" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Dárdai Pál fia nem játszhat a magyar csapatban az U21-es foci-Eb-n" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Három magyar válogatott focista is megsérült, Dárdai meghívót kapott Marco Rossitól" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Hertha Berlin's Pal and Palko the Bundesliga's latest father and son duo". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Palko Dardai". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Palko Dárdai » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 7 December 2017.