Patson Daka
_05.jpg) Daka in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patson Daka | ||
| Date of birth | October 9, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Chingola, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2014 | Nchanga Rangers | ||
| 2014–2016 | Green Buffaloes | ||
| 2016–2017 | Kafue Celtic FC | ||
| 2016 | → Power Dynamos (loan) | ||
| 2017 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2017– | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | (1) |
| 2017– | FC Liefering | 11 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Zambia U17 | 7 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | Zambia U20 | 13 | (6) |
| 2015– | Zambia | 15 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2017 | |||
Patson Daka (born 9 October 1998) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian team FC Red Bull Salzburg and the Zambia national team. He was the 2017 CAF Young player of the year.[1]
Club career
FC Liefering
2016–17 season
1 January 2017, FC Liefering revealed that they had loaned in the 18 year old Zambian striker Patson Daka from Kafue Celtic for the reminder of the season. He finished the season with FC Liefering scoring 2 goals in 9 appearances.
2017–18 season
1 July 2017, Daka was loaned back to FC Liefering to play the season in the Austrian Football First League. This time he was loaned from FC Liefering's farmer club Red Bull Salzburg in the top division.
Red Bull Salzburg
2016–17 season
At the same time he played for FC Liefering he helped their affiliate club RB Salzburg to win the UEFA Youth League with 2 goals in 2 games. On 30th April, Daka was rewarded with a 5-year contract for his youth team exploits. [2]
2017–18 season
On 24th August, Daka made his competitive debut for Salzburg against FC Viitorul in the UEFA Europa League Qualifiers. Three days later, Daka made his debut in the Austrian Bundesliga as a substitute in the tie against Sturm Graz. He scored his first league goal for RB Salzburg in a home fixture against Austria Vienna in a 2-0 win.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 September 2017[3]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering (loan) | 2016-17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Liefering | 2017-18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
| Career total | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 6 | |
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2017 | Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria |  | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 11 November 2017 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia |  | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Honours
Club
International
Individual
- 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Best Player
- CAF Young Player of the Year: 2017
- Zambia Sportsman of the Year: 2017[6]
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References
- ↑ "Daka Named 2017 CAF Young Player of the Year | Zambia Reports". Zambia Reports. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ↑ "Patson Daka signs 5 year deal in Austria". zambiareports.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ Patson Daka at Soccerway
- ↑ "Daka, Patson". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ Fido, Austin (2017-04-24). "Red Bull Salzburg is the 2016-17 UEFA Youth League champion". Once A Metro. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ↑ "Zambia : Patson Daka is the 2017 Sportsman of the Year". LusakaTimes.com. 28 December 2017.
External links
- Patson Daka at Soccerway
- Patson Daka Heads Austria at Zambia Reports
- Patson Daka joins Zambia U20 Squad at Zambia Football
- Awards and Statistics of the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Patson Daka voted player of the U-20 AFCON tournament