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.
 Zsóri in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 2000 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020 | → Budaörs (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Budafok (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Zalaegerszeg (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
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
Debrecen
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
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
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
| 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 | ||
Honours
- Individual