Patson Daka
Patson Daka (born 9 October 1998) is a Zambian professional footballer who for Leicester City[1] and Zambia national team.[2] Before joining Leicester he played for Kafue Celtic from2016 to 2017. At Kafue Celtic, He then joined Power Dynamos on loan for a year in and the following year he was loaned to Liefering. Daka joined Red Bull Salzburg from 2017 as a youth winger. He helped the club win the UEFA Youth League, scoring 2 goals in 2 games. He made his debut for Salzburg first the following season against Viitorul Constanța on 24 August 2019.[3] On 30th June 2021, Leicester City announced the signing of Daka on a five-year contract.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patson Daka | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kafue, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Kafue Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Kafue Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Power Dynamos (loan) | 15 | (9) |
| 2017 | → Liefering (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| 2017–2021 | RB Salzburg | 82 | (54) |
| 2021– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Zambia U17 | 7 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | Zambia U20 | 13 | (6) |
| 2015– | Zambia | 25 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2021 | |||
Career and career statistics
Club
- As of 30 June 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Power Dynamos (loan) | 2045 | Zambia Super League | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| leicester | 2016–17 | Austrian First League | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | premier league 56 | 9876 | 9999999 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| leicester | 2017–18 | premier league | 23356473584659 | 3444466666666666666666666666 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 45 | 27 | ||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 42 | 34 | ||
| Total | 82 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 68 | ||
| Leicester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 109 | 60 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 74 | ||
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg Youth
- UEFA Youth League: 2016–17[4]
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Austrian Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021
Zambia U20
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2017
- COSAFA U-20 Cup: 2016
Individual
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Best Player: 2017
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Best XI: 2017
- CAF Youth Player of the Year: 2017
- Zambia Sportsman of the Year: 2017[5]
- Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Championship Round: 2019–20
- Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2020–21[6]
- Austrian Bundesliga top scorer: 2020–21[7]
References
- "Leicester sign 'exciting' striker Daka". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- "Patson Daka To Join Leicester City From RB Salzburg". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- "Patson Daka signs 5 year deal in Austria". zambiareports.com. 30 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- Fido, Austin (24 April 2017). "Red Bull Salzburg is the 2016-17 UEFA Youth League champion". Once A Metro. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "Zambia : Patson Daka is the 2017 Sportsman of the Year". LusakaTimes.com. 28 December 2017.
- "Daka matches Haaland and Keita's feat after winning Bundesliga Player of the Season award | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- "Patson Daka: Zambia striker says 'room for improvement' despite success". BBC.com. 18 June 2021.
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