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Patson Daka
Daka in 2019
Personal information
Full name Patson Daka
Date of birth (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kafue, Zambia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 29
Youth career
2014–2016 Kafue Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Kafue Celtic
2016 → Power Dynamos (loan)
2017 → Liefering (loan) 27 (6)
2017–2021 Red Bull Salzburg 82 (54)
2021– Leicester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Zambia U17 7 (7)
2015–2017 Zambia U20 13 (6)
2015– Zambia 25 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021

Patson Daka (born 9 October 1998) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Leicester City and the Zambia national team.

Club career

Liefering

Daka initially moved to Austria when he signed on loan at Liefering from Kafue Celtic.[1]

Red Bull Salzburg

Daka signed with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017.[1][2] He helped the club win the UEFA Youth League, scoring two goals in two games.[3] On 27 November, Daka scored against Genk in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, becoming the first Zambian player to score in the competition's group stage.[4]

On 18 December 2019, Daka extended his contract with Salzburg until the summer of 2024.[5] By June 2020 he had 22 goals in 24 games in the 2019–20 season.[6]

On 30 September 2020, he scored a brace in a 3–1 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the play-off round, to qualify to the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[7] On 21 May 2021, Daka was named Austrian Bundesliga player of the season after registering 27 goals in 28 games, as the club won their fourth successive league title.[8][9]

Leicester City

On 30 June 2021, Premier League club Leicester City signed Daka on a five-year contract.[10][9] Daka made his debut for the club with an appearance off the bench in Leicester's 1–0 triumph over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City in the FA Community Shield on 7 August 2021.[11]

International career

Daka was the 2017 CAF Young Player of the Year.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 August 2021[13]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liefering (loan) 2016–17 Austrian First League 9 2 — — — — 9 2
2017–18 Austrian First League 18 4 — — — — 18 4
Total 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 6
Red Bull Salzburg 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 8 0 2 1 — 2[a] 0 — 12 1
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 15 3 3 1 — 8[b] 2 — 26 6
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 31 24 6 2 — 8[c] 1 — 45 27
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 28 27 6 5 — 8[d] 2 — 42 34
Total 82 54 17 9 0 0 26 5 0 0 125 68
Leicester City 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 1 0
Career total 109 60 17 9 0 0 26 5 1 0 153 74
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of 29 March 2021[14]
Zambia
Year Apps Goals
2015 5 0
2016 7 0
2017 3 2
2018 4 0
2019 4 1
2020 0 0
2021 2 4
Total 25 7
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[14]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 September 2017 Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria  Algeria 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 11 November 2017 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia  Cameroon 1–0 2–2
3. 19 November 2019 National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia  Zimbabwe 1–1 1–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 25 March 2021  Algeria 1–2 3–3
5. 3–3
6. 29 March 2021 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe 1–0 2–0
7. 2–0

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg Youth

Red Bull Salzburg[16]

Leicester City

Zambia U20[16]

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Daka: 'I can be like Aubameyang, Salah, Mane'" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Patson Daka - Zambia's football sensation" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Patson Daka signs 5 year deal in Austria". zambiareports.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Patson Daka: Zambia star writes Champions League history". Goal.com. 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ "DAKA, MWEPU AND KOITA EXTEND UNTIL 2024". redbullsalzburg.at/. FC Red Bull Salzburg. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Zambia's Daka 'inspired' by Haaland success" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Salzburg 3–1 M. Tel-Aviv". UEFA. 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Zambia striker Daka says 'room for improvement'" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ a b "Leicester sign 'exciting' striker Daka" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Patson Daka To Join Leicester City From RB Salzburg". Leicester City F.C. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho confidently despatched a late penalty as Leicester stunned Manchester City to claim the Community Shield at Wembley". BBC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Daka Named 2017 CAF Young Player of the Year | Zambia Reports". Zambia Reports. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  13. ^ Patson Daka at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ a b Patson Daka at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ^ Fido, Austin (24 April 2017). "Red Bull Salzburg is the 2016-17 UEFA Youth League champion". Once A Metro. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Zambia - P. Daka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  17. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Zambia : Zambia outsmart South Africa to win record Cosafa U20 crown". LusakaTimes.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Awards and Statistics". cafonline.com. CAF. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ AfricaNews (4 January 2018). "[LIVE] CAF crowns Egypt's Mohamed Salah 2017 African Player of the Year". Africanews. Retrieved 30 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ a b "Zambia : Daka win raises MTN/FAZ awards eyebrows". LusakaTimes.com. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  22. ^ "2016 MTN, FAZ Super League awards | Zambian Eye". 21 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Zambia : Patson Daka is the 2017 Sportsman of the Year". LusakaTimes.com. 28 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Daka matches Haaland and Keita's feat after winning Bundesliga Player of the Season award | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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