# Palkó Dárdai

Pál "Palkó" Dárdai (born 24 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. 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.

### 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.
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.

### Fehérvár FC

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

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

## International career

Dárdai was a youth international for Germany, but declared his wish to represent Hungary after joining Fehérvár in 2021. He was included in the Hungarian squad for the 2021 UEFA Euro Under-21, but was cut due to an injury.
On 13 November 2022, Dárdai was called up to the Hungary national team for the friendly games against Luxembourg and Greece and gained his first cap against the latter as a substitute in the 72nd minute.

## 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total | Ref. |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Ref. |
| Hertha BSC II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nordost | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Hertha BSC II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nordost | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Hertha BSC II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nordost | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |
| Hertha BSC II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nordost | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | |
| Hertha BSC II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nordost | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |
| Hertha BSC II | Total | Total | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 14 | — |
| Hertha BSC | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hertha BSC | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Hertha BSC | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — |
| Fehérvár | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Fehérvár | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |
| Fehérvár | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 7 | |
| Fehérvár | Total | Total | 75 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 89 | 16 | — |
| Hertha BSC | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 7 |
| Hertha BSC | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Hertha BSC | Total | Total | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 8 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 171 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 191 | 38 | — |
* ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Magyar Kupa
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference 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 | Total | 1 | 0 |