Dániel Zsóri (born 14 October 2000) is a Romanian-born Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Early life

Zsóri was born in

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

, Romania on 14 October 2000. He grew up in Satu Nou, Mișca Commune in

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. When he was 10 years old, he moved to Békéscsaba to play in the Békéscsaba 1912 Előre youth academy. Zsóri holds dual Romanian and Hungarian citizenship. He has stated that he would prefer to play for the Hungary national team over the

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if given the option.

Club career

Debrecen

Debrecen signed Zsóri in September 2017. He was promoted into their senior squad in 2018–19 by manager

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, who selected him for his senior bow in the Magyar Kupa against Teskánd on 31 October 2018. Zsóri made his debut in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I during a home fixture with league leaders Ferencváros on 16 February, with the forward being substituted on in place of

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before going on to score a ninetieth minute

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at the Nagyerdei Stadion for Debrecen to win 2–1; the goal was shortlisted for the FIFA Puskás Award, which he later won.

Fehérvár

On 1 September 2019, Zsóri completed a transfer to Magyar Kupa holders Fehérvár. After five appearances in five months for them, Zsóri was loaned out in January 2020 to Nemzeti Bajnokság II side Budaörs. He scored the winner on his debut against Vác on 2 February. He featured four times in total for Budaörs, in a season that was prematurely ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the succeeding June, Zsóri again departed Fehérvár on loan after agreeing terms with newly promoted Nemzeti Bajnokság I team Budafok.

MTK Budapest

On 18 July 2022, Zsóri signed a three-year contract with

Career statistics

Honours

;Individual * FIFA Puskás Award:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zsori, Daniel 2000 births People from Oradea Naturalized citizens of Hungary Romanian people of Hungarian descent Living people Romanian footballers Hungarian footballers Hungary under-21 international footballers Association football forwards Debreceni VSC players Fehérvár FC players Budaörsi SC footballers Budafoki LC footballers Zalaegerszegi TE players MTK Budapest FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players