Patson Daka

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

Patson Daka
Daka in 2018
Personal information
Full name Patson Daka
Date of birth (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998
Place of birth Chingola, Zambia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2014 Nchanga Rangers
2014–2016 Kafue Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Kafue Celtic
2016 → Power Dynamos (loan) (10)
2017 → Liefering (loan) 9 (2)
2017– Red Bull Salzburg 54 (27)
National team‡
2014–2015 Zambia U17 7 (7)
2015–2017 Zambia U20 13 (6)
2015– Zambia 23 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Liefering

On 1 January 2017, Liefering revealed that they had loaned in Daka from Kafue Celtic for the remainder of the season, where he finished the season with 2 goals in 9 appearances. On 1 July 2017, he was loaned back to Liefering to play an entire season in the Austrian Football First League, after having completed a transfer to Red Bull Salzburg.

Red Bull Salzburg

Daka signed a five-year contract with Red Bull Salzburg, and was initially assigned to the youth wing. He helped the club win the UEFA Youth League, scoring 2 goals in 2 games,[1] and made his competitive debut for Salzburg the following season against Viitorul Constanța on 24 August 2019. Three days later, he made his league debut as a substitute against Sturm Graz, and he scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against Austria Wien. On 27 November, Daka scored against Genk in the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first Zambian player to score in the competition's group stage.

On 18 December 2019, Daka extended his contract with Salzburg until the summer of 2024.[2]

International career

He was the 2017 CAF Young Player of the Year.[3]

ZAMBIA U-20 NATIONAL TEAM
Competiton Apps Goals Assists
U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations 8 4 1
U-20 World Cup 5 2 2
TOTAL 13 6 3
ZAMBIA NATIONAL TEAM
Competition Apps Goals Assists
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers 3 0 1
World Cup Qualification 3 1 2
International Friendlies 1 1 0
TOTAL 10 2 3

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 July 2020[4]
Club Season League Domestic Cups Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Power Dynamos 2016 No data 10 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data 10
Liefering (loan) 2016–17 9200000092
Liefering (loan) 2017–18 7200000072
Total 164000000164
Red Bull Salzburg 2017–18 80212000121
2018–19 153318200266
2019–20 31246281004527
Total 5427114183008334
Career total 7041114183009948

International goals
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[5]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2017Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria Algeria1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.11 November 2017Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Cameroon1–02–2
3.19 November 2019National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Zimbabwe1–11–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Red Bull Salzburg

International

Zambia U20

He also won the under 20 COSAFA CUP that was held in South Africa before the under 20 Africa Cup of Nations that was held in Zambia.

Individual

- Player of the champions round during the 2019/2020 Austrian Bundesliga.

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References
  1. "Patson Daka signs 5 year deal in Austria". zambiareports.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. "DAKA, MWEPU AND KOITA EXTEND UNTIL 2024". redbullsalzburg.at/. FC Red Bull Salzburg. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Daka Named 2017 CAF Young Player of the Year | Zambia Reports". Zambia Reports. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. Patson Daka at Soccerway
  5. "Daka, Patson". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. Fido, Austin (24 April 2017). "Red Bull Salzburg is the 2016-17 UEFA Youth League champion". Once A Metro. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  7. "Zambia : Patson Daka is the 2017 Sportsman of the Year". LusakaTimes.com. 28 December 2017.

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