Dániel Csóka (born 4 April 2000) is a Hungarian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Hungarian First Division club
Zalaegerszegi.
Club career
Born in
Zalaegerszeg,
Csóka began his career at hometown club
Zalaegerszegi TE
Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet Football Club (), commonly known as Zalaegerszegi TE, Zalaegerszeg or ZTE, is a football club from the city of Zalaegerszeg in Hungary. Zalaegerszeg has won one Hungarian League title in 2002.
History
ZTE traces its r ...
, before joining English club
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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in January 2017.
Whilst a Wolves player he spent loan spells at Slovakian clubs
DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda and
ŠTK 1914 Šamorín.
After being released by Wolves, in September 2020 he signed for
AFC Wimbledon
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following a trial. He scored his first and only goal for Wimbledon in a 5-2 defeat at
Charlton Athletic
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on 12 December 2020.
On 4 July 2022, Csóka returned to Hungary to rejoin Zalaegerszegi for an undisclosed fee in order to be closer to his family.
International career
Csóka has represented Hungary at youth international level up to
under-19 level.
Personal life
His father
Zsolt Csóka was also a footballer.
Career statistics
References
2000 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Zalaegerszeg
Footballers from Zala County
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungary men's youth international footballers
Zalaegerszegi TE players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín players
AFC Wimbledon players
2. Liga (Slovakia) players
English Football League players
Men's association football defenders
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
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