Márton Dárdai (born 12 February 2002) is a German professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for Bundesliga club

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

Career

Dárdai began his youth career with Seeburger SV and 1. FC Wilmersdorf, before joining the youth academy of

in 2012. He made his professional debut for

in the Bundesliga on 7 November 2020, coming on as a substitute for

Dedryck Boyata Dedryck Anga Boyata (born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Belgium national team. He made his senior debut with Manchester City i ...

in the second minute of second-half stoppage time against FC Augsburg, which finished as a 3–0 away win.

Personal life

Dárdai is the son of Hungarian manager and former footballer

Pál Dárdai Pál Dárdai (born 16 March 1976) is a Hungarian retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder, and last coached Hertha BSC. In a 20-year professional career, he played for over a decade with the same club, Hertha BSC, in Ger ...

, and the younger brother of MOL Fehérvár FC and

Hungarian national team The Hungary national football team ( hu, magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 app ...

footballer

Palkó Dárdai Pál "Palkó" Dárdai (born 24 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Fehérvár. Born in Germany, he plays for the Hungary national team. Club career Youth Dárdai began his youth c ...

. Márton's grandfather was also a footballer and manager, and also named

References

External links

Profile
at the Hertha BSC website * * 2002 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German footballers Germany youth international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers German people of Hungarian descent Association football central defenders Hertha BSC II players Hertha BSC players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players {{Germany-footy-bio-stub