Dániel Zsóri (born 14 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Budafok on loan from MTK Budapest.[2] Born in Romania, he has represented Hungary at youth level.

Dániel Zsóri
Zsóri in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Oradea, Romania[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Budafok
Number 77
Youth career
2011–2015 Békéscsaba UFC
2015–2017 Békéscsaba
2017–2018 Debrecen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Debrecen 15 (1)
2019–2022 Fehérvár 5 (0)
2020Budaörs (loan) 4 (1)
2020–2021Budafok (loan) 21 (3)
2022Zalaegerszeg (loan) 9 (3)
2022– MTK Budapest 31 (6)
2024–Budafok (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2020 Hungary U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2024

Early life edit

Zsóri was born in Oradea, Romania on 14 October 2000.[1][3] He grew up in Satu Nou, Mișca Commune in Arad County.[3] When he was 10 years old, he moved to Békéscsaba to play in the Békéscsaba 1912 Előre youth academy.[3]

Zsóri holds dual Romanian and Hungarian citizenship.[3] He has stated that he would prefer to play for the Hungary national team over the Romania national team if given the option.[4]

Club career edit

Debrecen edit

Debrecen signed Zsóri in September 2017.[5] He was promoted into their senior squad in 2018–19 by manager András Herczeg, who selected him for his senior bow in the Magyar Kupa against Teskánd on 31 October 2018.[6] 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 Márk Szécsi before going on to score a ninetieth minute overhead kick at the Nagyerdei Stadion for Debrecen to win 2–1; the goal was shortlisted for the FIFA Puskás Award, which he later won.[7][8][9][10]

Fehérvár edit

On 1 September 2019, Zsóri completed a transfer to Magyar Kupa holders Fehérvár.[11][12] After five appearances in five months for them, Zsóri was loaned out in January 2020 to Nemzeti Bajnokság II side Budaörs.[13] He scored the winner on his debut against Vác on 2 February.[2] He featured four times in total for Budaörs, in a season that was prematurely ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In the succeeding June, Zsóri again departed Fehérvár on loan after agreeing terms with newly promoted Nemzeti Bajnokság I team Budafok.[14]

MTK Budapest edit

On 18 July 2022, Zsóri signed a three-year contract with MTK Budapest.[15] On 10 April 2023, he lost his consciusness after a crash with Barnabás Ruisz in a 2022-23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II match against Győr.[16][17] He was transported to the Petz Aladár Egyetemi Oktató hospital.[18]

Career statistics edit

As of 8 May 2022.[1][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Debrecen 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 13 1 7 1 0 0 20 2
2019–20 2 0 0 0 3[a] 0 0 0 5 0
Total 15 1 7 1 3 0 0 0 25 2
Fehérvár 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Budaörs (loan) 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Budafok (loan) 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21 3 5 5 0 0 26 8
Zalaegerszeg (loan) 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 9 3 0 0 0 0 9 3
Career total 54 8 14 6 3 0 0 0 71 14
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

Honours edit

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Zsóri Dániel - DVSC - A hivatalos oldal". Debrecen. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Dániel Zsóri at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b c d Jumătate, Theodor (24 September 2019). "PREMIILE FIFA // VIDEO Povestea tânărului născut la Oradea care a marcat golul anului » Daniel Zsori: "Dacă ar fi să aleg între Ungaria și România, nu voi ezita. Voi alege Ungaria"" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ "E limpede, am învățat să joc fotbal în Ungaria, iar cariera mea a fost numai aici. Dacă ar fi să aleg, nu aș ezita. Ungaria. Dacă m-ar invita doar România, m-aș gândi, dar s-ar putea să refuz" from Jumătate, Theodor (24 September 2019). "PREMIILE FIFA // VIDEO Povestea tânărului născut la Oradea care a marcat golul anului » Daniel Zsori: "Dacă ar fi să aleg între Ungaria și România, nu voi ezita. Voi alege Ungaria"" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ^ "ZSÓRI DÁNIEL - DVSC-DLA - MLSZ adatbank". MLSZ adatbank. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Magyar Kupa: továbbjutott a Loki a Teskánd ellen". Debrecen. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Élete első NB I-es meccsén az év gólját lőtte Zsóri Dániel". HVG. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. ^ "NB I: Fel sem fogtam, hogy gól lett, a többiektől alig kaptam levegőt – Zsóri Dániel". Nemzeti Sport. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Zsori: He came, he saw, he scored". FIFA. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Congrats, Daniel Zsori!". FIFA. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Zsóri Dániel Székesfehérvárra szerződött". Fehérvár. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Fehérvár: szerződtették a Puskás-díjra jelölt Zsóri Dánielt – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Fehérvár: "részmunkaidőben" a Budaörs játékosa lesz Zsóri". Nemzeti Sport. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Puskás-díjas támadó a keretben". Budafok. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  15. ^ "ZSÓRI DÁNIEL AZ MTK BUDAPESTNÉL FOLYTATJA PÁLYAFUTÁSÁT" [DÁNIEL ZSÓRI CONTINUES HIS CAREER AT MTK BUDAPEST] (in Hungarian). MTK Budapest. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Eszméletlenül terült el a bajnokin az MTK Puskás-díjas támadója". Rangadó (in Hungarian). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  17. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "NB II: Zsóri Dánielt mentő vitte el az ETO–MTK meccsről – videó - N". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  18. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "MTK: Zsóri Dániel a kórházból üzent - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 April 2023.