Patson Daka


Patson Daka is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English team Manchester United and the Zambia national team.

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, 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.
His transfer market value increased to 20 million Euros in July 2020 becoming the second most valuable player at that time in Austrian Bundesliga. A French outfit LOSC Lille offered 30 million Euros for the Zambian but Red bull Salzburg turned down the offer saying Patson Daka was not for sale at that particular time.

International career

He was the 2017 CAF Young Player of the Year.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2017Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.11 November 2017Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia1–02–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.19 November 2019National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia1–11–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Red Bull Salzburg
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.