Updated September 1, 2026
DÁNIEL GAZDAG AT A GLANCE:
MLS CAREER: Six-year MLS veteran owns 66 goals and 37 assists in 168 career league appearances…Named to 2022 MLS Best XI…Started 10 of 17 league appearances for Columbus in 2026, notching three goals and one assist…Scored one goal in two U.S. Open Cup starts…Added one goal in four Leagues Cup 2026 appearances…Mutually parted ways with Columbus on Aug. 28, 2026…Signed by New England as a free agent through December 2027, with additional club options through the 2028-29 MLS season, on Sept. 1…Appeared in 32 matches, with 29 starts, registering six goals and six assists over the course of the 2025 season…Started six matches to open the season with Philadelphia…Transferred to Columbus on April 11 for reported $4M, signing a contract through the 2027 season…Tallied an assist in three Leagues Cup 2025 appearances…Made three MLS Cup Playoff appearances in 2025, all off the bench…In 30 appearances, scored 17 goals and added three assists during the 2024 season…Logged four starts in Concacaf Champions Cup, recording two assists…In Leagues Cup 2024, tallied two goals and three assists…Tallied 14 goals and 12 assists over 32 appearances in 2023…Scored three times in six appearances in the Concacaf Champions Cup…Added four goals in six starts during Leagues Cup 2023…Made one appearance in 2023 U.S. Open Cup…Appeared in three matches, tallying one goal…Set a career high with 22 goals, along with six assists, in the 2022 campaign, appearing in all 34 matches…Also made debut appearance in the U.S. Open Cup…Started all three playoff matches for Philadelphia, scoring two goals and helping the team claim the Eastern Conference title…Made 23 appearances in 2021, scoring four goals and adding three assists…Also made two appearances in Concacaf Champions League play…Made three appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs, all starts, and scored one goal…Signed with Philadelphia on May 11 for reported $1.5M fee.
2026 (with Columbus & New England): Started 10 of 17 league appearances for Columbus in 2026, notching three goals and one assist…Scored one goal in two U.S. Open Cup starts…Added one goal in four Leagues Cup 2026 appearances…Mutually parted ways with Columbus on Aug. 28, 2026…Signed by New England as a free agent through December 2027, with additional club options through the 2028-29 MLS season, on Sept. 1…(2/28) at SKC: Made first start of the season, playing 64 minutes…(4/18) at NE: Notched first assist of the season…(4/22) vs. LA: Scored opening goal in a 2-1 victory…(4/29) vs. KNO: Tallied first goal in U.S. Open Cup action…(7/22) vs. NYC: Scored in first match back since the World Cup break in May…(7/25) vs. CIN: Scored game-winning goal from the penalty spot…Second straight match with a goal…(8/7) vs. PAC: Tallied game-winning goal in Leagues Cup group play…(8/22) at NSH: Came off the bench for final appearance with Columbus...
2025 (with Philadelphia & Columbus): Appeared in 32 matches, with 29 starts, registering six goals and six assists over the course of the 2025 season…Started six matches to open the season with Philadelphia…Transferred to Columbus on April 11 for reported $4M, signing a contract through the 2027 season…Tallied an assist in three Leagues Cup 2025 appearances…(2/25) at ORL: Started season opener, scoring first goal of the season…(3/1) vs. CIN: Donned captain’s armband for the first time…Registered two assists…(3/29) at MIA: Scored second goal of the season…Final goal for Philadelphia to become all-time leading scorer in club history…(4/5) vs. ORL: Made 125th MLS appearance…Final appearance for Philadelphia…(4/13) at STL: Made Columbus debut, logging 45 minutes off the bench…(6/14) vs. VAN: Registered first Crew assist, a game-winning helper…(6/25) vs. ATL: Logged 125th MLS start, recording the game-winning assist…(7/19) vs. DC: Scored first goal for the Crew, converting a penalty…(7/29) vs. TOL: Registered assist in first Leagues Cup match with Columbus…(8/23) vs. NE: Notched second goal with Columbus…(9/13) at ATL: Registered a pair of assists in a 5-4 victory…(9/17) at NYC: Found scoresheet for a second straight match, scoring fifth goal of the season…(10/4) at ORL: Made 150th MLS appearance…(10/18) vs. RBNY: Scored in regular season finale…Postseason: Made three appearances, all off the bench.
2024 (with Philadelphia Union): In 30 appearances, scored 17 goals and added three assists during the 2024 season…Logged four starts in Concacaf Champions Cup, recording two assists…In Leagues Cup 2024, tallied two goals and three assists…(2/20) at SAP: Scored a brace in a 3-2 Concacaf Champions Cup win in Costa Rica…(2/24) vs. CHI: Opened season with goal-and-assist performance in a 2-2 draw…(3/16) at ATX: Scored second goal of the regular season…(3/30) vs. MIN: Notched second goal of the season in a 2-0 victory…(4/6) at NSH: Scored game-winning goal in 90th minute…(4/27) vs. RSL: Tallied fourth goal of the season…(4/30) vs. SEA: Tallied goal in a 3-2 defeat…Continuation of match postponed in March…(5/11) vs. ORL: Scored sixth goal of the season…(5/15) vs. NYC: Made his 100th MLS appearance…(5/18) at NE: Scored a brace in a 3-0 victory…(6/1) vs. MTL: Scored 10th goal of the season in final appearance before 2024 UEFA European Championship with Hungary…Third straight season with double-digit goals…(6/29) at MTL: Returned from international duty with a 28-minute shift off the bench…(7/3) at CHI: Registered a goal-and-assist performance for second time this season…(7/20) vs. NSH: Started his 100th MLS match, tallying a hat trick to mark the occasion…(7/27) vs. CLT: Recorded game-winning assist in Leagues Cup 2024 opener…(8/4) vs. CAZ: Scored goal in a 1-1 draw…Missed shootout attempt…(8/13) at CIN: Recorded multi-assist game in Leagues Cup Round of 16…(8/21) at CLB: Scored lone goal in 3-1 loss in Leagues Cup Semifinals...(9/18) at NYC: Tallied 15th goal of the campaign…(9/22) vs. DC: Scored a brace…Second straight match with a goal…(10/2) at ORL: Set up lone goal in a 2-1 defeat.
2023 (with Philadelphia Union): Tallied 14 goals and 12 assists over 32 appearances in 2023…Scored three times in six appearances in the Concacaf Champions Cup…Added four goals in six starts during Leagues Cup 2023…Made one appearance in 2023 U.S. Open Cup…(2/25) at CLB: Began season with two goals and two assists, contributing to all goals in a 4-1 win…(3/14) vs. ALI: Tallied first Concacaf Champions League goal…Helped Union advance to Quarterfinals…(3/18) at MTL: Added second multi-assist game of the season in a 3-2 defeat…(4/4) vs. ATS: Scored game-winning goal in first leg of CCL Quarterfinals…(4/15) at CHI: Tallied a goal-and-assist performance…(4/22) vs. TOR: Earned third multi-assist performance of the season…(4/26) vs. LAFC: Tallied third goal of CCL campaign in a 1-1 draw to open the semifinal round…(5/6) at RBNY: Found scoresheet for third straight game, tallying the winning goal…(5/9) at MIN: Came off the bench in a U.S. Open Cup match, converting penalty in a shootout loss…(5/20) vs. NE: Tallied second multi-goal game of the season with a brace in a 3-0 victory…(5/27) at NYC: Scored in a second straight match…(6/3) vs. MTL: Registered eighth assist of the season…(6/24) vs. MIA: Added ninth helper of the season in a 4-1 win…(7/2) at ATL: Marked his 75th MLS appearance…(7/12) at NSH: Scored both goals in a 2-0 victory…(7/21) vs. TIJ: Scored in Leagues Cup debut…(7/26) vs. QRO: Tallied hat trick to power a 5-1 win…(8/19) vs. MTY: Played 90 minutes to capture third place in Leagues Cup 2023 and qualify for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup…(8/26) at DC: Notched a goal-and-assist performance to spark a 3-1 win…(9/3) vs. RBNY: Scored 11th goal of the season…(9/16) vs. CIN: Earned 75th MLS start, scoring for a second straight game…(9/20) at CLT: Registered 13th goal of the season…Third straight game with a goal…(10/4) vs. ATL: Tallied a goal and an assist in 3-2 victory…Postseason: Appeared in three matches, tallying one goal…(10/28) vs. NE: Scored first goal of the MLS Cup Playoffs in a Game 1 victory.
2022 (with Philadelphia Union): Set a career high with 22 goals, along with 10 assists, in the 2022 campaign, appearing in all 34 matches…Also made debut appearance in the U.S. Open Cup…Named to MLS Best XI…(3/5) at MTL: Made 25th MLS appearance, tallying first goal of the season, a game-winner…(3/12) vs. SJ: Converted a penalty for second goal of the campaign…(3/19) at NYC: Scored for a third straight match, logging 90 minutes…(4/2) at CLT: Tallied a goal in a fourth straight match…(4/16) at TOR: Recorded first assist of the campaign in a 2-1 defeat…(4/23) vs. MTL: Earned 25th league start for the Union…(5/1) at NSH: Credited with second assist of the season…(5/7) at LAFC: Recorded goal-and-assist performance in 2-2 draw…(5/10) at ORL: Made U.S. Open Cup debut, starting and playing 62 minutes…(5/14) vs. RBNY: Scored in a second consecutive match, logging 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw…(5/22) at POR: Scored seventh goal of the season, a game-winner…(7/8) vs. DC: Registered multi-assist outing in a 61-minute performance…(7/13) at MIA: Tallied eighth goal of the campaign…(7/16) vs. NE: Converted game-winning penalty in 79th minute to complete comeback…(7/23) at ORL: Scored game-winning goal, his third straight match finding the back of the net…(7/30) vs. HOU: Scored for a fourth straight match…Fifth straight game with goal involvement…(8/13) vs. CHI: Produced a goal-and-assist effort in a 4-1 triumph…(8/20) at DC: Made 50th MLS appearance, marking the occasion with a goal and two assists…(8/27) vs. COL: Recorded first MLS hat trick…(8/31) vs. ATL: Scored for a third straight match, his 17th goal of the season…(9/3) at RBNY: Scored for a fourth straight match…(9/10) vs. ORL: Registered goal-and-assist performance…Fifth straight match scoring a goal…(10/1) vs. CLT: Earned 50th career MLS start…(10/9) vs. TOR: Tallied a hat trick and one assist to go over 20 goals for the regular season…Postseason: Started all three playoff matches for Philadelphia, scoring two goals…(10/30) vs. NYC: Scored first goal of the postseason, a game-winner to clinch the Eastern Conference title…(11/5) at LAFC: Netted second-half equalizer in MLS Cup Final…Had shootout attempt saved.
2021 (with Philadelphia Union): Signed with Philadelphia on May 11 for reported $1.5M fee…Made 23 appearances in first season with the club, scoring four goals and adding three assists…Also made two appearances in Concacaf Champions League play…(5/23) at DC: Made MLS and Union debut off the bench in a 1-0 victory…(7/3) at NSH: Logged first MLS start, playing 56 minutes as he continued to work back from an injury…(7/17) vs. DC: Logged 90 minutes for the first time in MLS, tallying first league assist in a 2-1 victory…(7/22) at ORL: Tallied an assist in a second straight match…(8/4) vs. TOR: Tallied first goal-and-assist performance in MLS to spark a 3-0 victory…(8/12) at AME: Made Concacaf Champions League debut, starting and playing 64 minutes…(10/20) at MIN: Registered first multi-goal game in MLS with a brace in a 3-2 loss…(10/27) at TOR: Added fourth assist of the campaign in a 58-minute outing…(10/31) vs. CIN: Notched goal-and-assist performance in a 2-0 victory…Postseason: Made three appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs, all starts, and scored one goal…(11/20) vs. RBNY: Made postseason debut, playing all 120 minutes in an extra time victory…(11/28) vs. NSH: Scored first career postseason goal, again playing 120 minutes in a shootout win…(12/5) vs. NYC: Started and played 90 minutes in Eastern Conference Final defeat.
CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE MLS: Began professional career in Hungary with Kispest Honvéd FC, logging over 200 appearances across all competitions from 2013-21…Tallied 31 goals and 32 assists for the club…Featured in 26 matches for the Honvéd Reserve Team…In first full season of 2014-15, appeared in 12 league matches…Scored on first team debut in Hungarian Cup action against BKV Előre on Sept. 23, 2014…Made league debut off the bench on Sept. 26, 2014 against Pécsi MFC…Made first league start on Oct. 4, 2014, logging 90 minutes in a road loss to Debrecen…Added 24 league appearance in 2015-16, with one additional start in the Hungarian Cup…Appeared in 32 league contests in 2016-17, logging seven assists en route to a league title…Also made two appearances in the 2016-17 Hungarian Cup, starting both legs of the Round of 16 against Ferencváros…Recorded first professional assist on Aug. 6, 2016 at Diósgyőr…Tallied first multi-assist performance on Aug. 13, 2016 against Paksi FC…In 2017-18, tallied two goals and one assist in 27 league appearances…Also added two goals and one assist in seven 2017-18 Hungarian Cup matches…Marked European debut, starting both matches in UEFA Champions League Second Round Qualifying action against Israeli side Hapoel Be’er Sheva…Scored first league goal for the club on Oct. 28, 2017 at Balmazújváros, earning the league’s Goal of the Season honors…Registered first goal-and-assist performance as a professional on Nov. 29, 2017 in Hungarian Cup action against Gyöngyös…Added first game-winning goal on Dec. 9, 2017 vs. Paksi FC…Tallied clinching goal in Hungarian Cup Round of 16 second leg against BFC Siófok on March 7, 2018…Tallied one goal and five assists in 26 league appearances during the 2018-19 season…Also recorded two assists in six appearances at the 2018-19 Hungarian Cup…Added one assist in three appearances during UEFA Europa League Qualifying against Macedonian side Rabotnicki Skopje on July 17, 2018…Reached double-digit goal involvements during the 2019-20 league season, with five goals and five assists…Had a goal and two assists in eight 2019-20 Hungarian Cup appearances…Scored first continental goal in 2019-20 UEFA Europa League Qualifying against Lithuanian side Zalgiris…Tallied a goal-and-assist performance on Aug. 31, 2019 at Újpest FC…Tallied first multi-goal game on June 24, 2020 vs. Kaposvári Rákóczi FC…In 2020-21, recorded career highs with 13 goals and six assists in 30 matches…Had four multi-goal games in league play…Tallied five goals and two assists in 2020-21 Hungarian Cup play…Had four goals and two assists in a Cup victory over FC Tiszaújváros…Also started two matches in 2020-21 UEFA Europa League Qualifying…Made final appearance for the club on May 8, 2021 against Ferencváros, starting and playing 90 minutes…Recognized as the top player in the Hungarian topflight in 2020-21.
NATIONAL TEAM: (Hungary): Owns 30 caps for the Hungary Men’s National Team, including appearances in the 2024 UEFA European Championship…Made senior international debut on Sept. 5, 2019, playing 45 minutes in a friendly at Montenegro…Named to the 2020 UEFA European Championship roster, but suffered an injury in pre-tournament camp…Scored first international goal in World Cup Qualifying on March 31, 2021 at Andorra…Added goals in World Cup Qualifying matches against San Marino and Poland in November 2021…Tallied a goal in UEFA Nations League A action at England on June 14, 2022…Made UEFA European Championship debut on June 19, 2024 off the bench against Germany…Earned most recent call-up for a friendly vs. Sweden on June 6, 2025…Prior to senior international career, earned 30 caps at the youth international level for Hungary.
Personal: Full name is Gazdag Dániel…Began career with hometown club Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC, developing in the Academy from 2004-10…Moved to Kispest Honvéd FC Academy in 2010, where he played until turning pro in 2013…Married to wife, Greta, with two sons.
