Dániel Gazdag (, born 2 March 1996) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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and the Hungary national team.

Club career

Budapest Honvéd

Gazdag made his debut with

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in September 2014. In June 2015, he extended his contract with Honvéd until 2019. During the 2016–17 season, Gazdag became a regular for the team that won the

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. In 2019, he extended with Honvéd through 2022.

Philadelphia Union

In May 2021, Gazdag was signed by the

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. 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

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. 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

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, reaching his sixteenth goal of the MLS season. This propelled him to a top rank (second) among the top scorers in the MLS.

Columbus Crew

On 11 April 2025, Gazdag was transferred to the

International career

Gazdag made his debut for the Hungary national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against

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, as a starter. He scored his first goal, against

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, on 31 March 2021. On 1 June 2021, Gazdag was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled

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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

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4–0 in the

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. On 14 May 2024, Gazdag was named in Hungary's squad for

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. He made one appearance at the tournament, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for

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in a 2–0 loss to

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gazdag goal''.

Honours

Honvéd *

: 2016–17 *

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: 2019–20 Philadelphia Union *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gazdag, Daniel 1996 births Living people Footballers from Nyíregyháza Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Hungary men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Major League Soccer players Designated Players (MLS) Budapest Honvéd FC players Budapest Honvéd FC II players Philadelphia Union players Columbus Crew players UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen