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]
![]() Gazdag with Hungary in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dániel Gazdag[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Philadelphia Union | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2010 | Nyíregyháza | ||
2010–2014 | Honvéd | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Budapest Honvéd II | 26 | (1) |
2013–2021 | Budapest Honvéd | 175 | (22) |
2021– | Philadelphia Union | 62 | (28) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 17 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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 June 14, 2022, Hungary beat England 4–0 in the UEFA Nations League; Gazdag scored the last goal of the game.[14][15]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Honvéd II | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||||
2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
Honvéd | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 21 | 1 | |
2015–16 | 24 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 32 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 24 | 5 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 35 | 7 | |||
2020–21 | 30 | 13 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | – | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 34 | 18 | |||
Total | 175 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 217 | 31 | ||
Philadelphia Union | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 29 | 6 |
2022 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 33 | 18 | |||
Total | 53 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 24 | ||
Career total | 254 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 305 | 56 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 31 March 2021 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 12 November 2021 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
3 | 15 November 2021 | PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
4 | 14 June 2022 | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A |
Honvéd
Individual
Philadelphia Union – current squad | |
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Hungary squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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