Dániel Gazdag (Hungarian: [ˈɡɒzdɒɡ ˈdaːnijɛl], born 2 March 1996) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer and the Hungary national team.
Gazdag made his debut with Budapest Honvéd in September 2014. In June 2015, he extended his contract with Honvéd until 2019.[3] During the 2016–17 season, Gazdag became a regular for the team that won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[4][5] In 2019, he extended with Honvéd through 2022.[6] On 3 April 2021, Gazdag scored 2 goals within 46 seconds in a 2–2 league draw against Újpest.[7] At the conclusion of the season, Gazdag was recognized as the league's best player and was also credited with scoring the goal of the season.[8]
On 11 May 2021, Gazdag was signed by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer for a reported $1.8 million, and his two-year contract included a club option for a third and fourth year.[9][10][11] After visa issues delayed his debut, he appeared for his new club as a substitute in a 1–0 victory at D.C. United.[12] He then departed for his national team for UEFA Euro 2020, where he was injured at a pre-tournament training camp.[13] He returned to play for the Union on 26 June as a second-half substitute.[14][15] He converted a penalty kick to score his first goal for his new club on 4 August.[16] On 30 October, Gazdag scored two goals in a 3–2 loss to Minnesota United FC.[17]
During the 2022 season, Gazdag recorded goal-scoring streaks of four consecutive matches on two occasions, and a five-match streak once. Included in that five-match streak was his first career hat trick in the Union’s match against the Colorado Rapids on 27 August.[18] He scored his second hat trick of the season in a match on the last game of the regular season against Toronto FC.[19] He started all 38 matches across all competitions, scoring 24 goals, including one in the 2022 MLS Cup final, which his team ultimately lost.[19]
On 30 April 2024, he became the club's all-time leading goal scorer with his 57th goal across all competitions.[20] He scored a hat trick on 20 July in a win at home against Nashville SC.[21]
On 11 April 2025, Gazdag was transferred to the Columbus Crew.[22] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 July on a penalty kick against D.C. United.[23]
Gazdag made his debut for the Hungary national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Montenegro, as a starter.[24]
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.[25] 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.[26][27]
On 14 May 2024, Gazdag was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[28] He made one appearance at the tournament, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Barnabás Varga in a 2–0 loss to Germany.[29]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honvéd II | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Honvéd | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 35 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 18 | |||
| Total | 175 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 212 | 31 | ||
| Philadelphia Union | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 2 | 38 | 24 | |||
| 2023 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 15[e] | 8 | 48 | 22 | |||
| 2024 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[e] | 2 | 41 | 19 | |||
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Total | 125 | 59 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 13 | 161 | 72 | |||
| Columbus Crew | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Career total | 350 | 84 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 419 | 106 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 |
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