# Dániel Gazdag

Dániel Gazdag (Hungarian:, 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.

## 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. During the 2016–17 season, Gazdag helped Honvéd win the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. In 2019, he extended with Honvéd through 2022.

### Philadelphia Union

In May 2021, Gazdag was signed by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. His two-year contract includes a club option for a third and fourth year for an undisclosed transfer fee, reportedly around $1.8 million. On 23 May, he made his Union debut as a substitute in a 1–0 victory at D.C. United. He scored 4 goals in the 2021 season. On 23 July 2022, Gazdag scored his tenth goal of the season for Philadelphia Union, 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. This propelled him to a top rank (second) among the top scorers in the MLS.

## International career

Gazdag made his debut for the Hungary national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Montenegro, as a starter.
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. He withdrew from the squad on 16 June due to injury without making an appearance.
On 14 June 2022, Gazdag scored Hungary's fourth goal as they beat England 4–0 in the UEFA Nations League.
On 14 May 2024, Gazdag was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He made one appearance at the tournament, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Barnabás Varga in a 2–0 loss to Germany.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 22 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Honvéd II | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Honvéd II | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Honvéd II | 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Honvéd II | Total | Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Honvéd | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Honvéd | 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| Honvéd | 2016–17 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 0 |
| Honvéd | 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| Honvéd | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Honvéd | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 35 | 7 |
| Honvéd | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 34 | 18 |
| Honvéd | Total | Total | 175 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 212 | 31 |
| Philadelphia Union | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Union | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 38 | 24 |
| Philadelphia Union | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 35 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 42 | 18 |
| Philadelphia Union | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 31 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Union | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Union | Total | Total | 118 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 140 | 64 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 325 | 80 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 378 | 96 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Three appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs, two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
* 1 2 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 |
| Hungary | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Hungary | 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| Hungary | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| Hungary | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Hungary | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27 | 4 |
    As of match played 14 June 2022
    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
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2016–17
* Magyar Kupa: 2019–20
Philadelphia Union
* MLS Cup runner-up: 2022
Individual
* MLS Best XI: 2022