Márton Dárdai

The native form of this personal name is Dárdai Márton. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Márton Dárdai
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 31
Youth career
Seeburger SV
0000–2012 1. FC Wilmersdorf
2012–2020 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Hertha BSC II 7 (0)
2020– Hertha BSC 63 (1)
International career‡
2018 Germany U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 14 (1)
2020 Germany U19 1 (0)
2022– Germany U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:03, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Márton Dárdai (born 12 February 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[2]

Career

Dárdai began his youth career with Seeburger SV and 1. FC Wilmersdorf, before joining the youth academy of Hertha BSC in 2012.[3][4] He made his professional debut for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga on 7 November 2020, coming on as a substitute for Dedryck Boyata in the second minute of second-half stoppage time against FC Augsburg, which finished as a 3–0 away win.[5]

International career

On 21 November 2023, Dárdai, in an interview published by Kicker said that he had not decided if he wanted to represent Germany or Hungary internationally.[6][7]

On 5 December 2023, Dárdai met Marco Rossi, the coach of Hungary, to discuss his intentions.[8]

On 23 December 2023, his father said that he would be proud of his son if he chose the Hungarian national team.[9]

On 11 January 2024, he said that he would listen to his heart. Although his parents are from Hungary, he was born in Germany and he was raised there.[10]

On 22 January 2024, Dárdai announced his selection for the Hungary national team at senior level.[11][12]

Personal life

Dárdai is the son of Hungarian manager and former footballer Pál Dárdai, and the brother of the footballers Palkó and Bence Dárdai. Márton's grandfather was also a footballer and manager, and also named Pál Dárdai.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Márton Dárdai". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ Márton Dárdai at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Ehrung des Seeburger SV für Talentförderung" [Honouring Seeburger SV for promoting talent]. Seeburger SV 99 (in German). 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Márton Dárdai". Hertha BSC (in German). Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 7. Round » FC Augsburg – Hertha BSC 0:3". WorldFootball.net. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Hertha: Dárdai Márton nem sokat gondolkozott még, melyik válogatott". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Wie Dardai über einen Verbandswechsel denkt". kicker (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  8. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Válogatott: Marco Rossi Dárdai Mártonnal tárgyalt a válogatott szer". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  9. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Válogatott: Büszke leszek, ha Marci pályára lép a válogatottban – D". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  10. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2024). "Hertha: Dárdai Márton elárulta, mi dönt arról, melyik válogatottat". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. ^ Iván, András (22 January 2024). "Dárdai Márton eldöntötte, a magyar válogatottban fog játszani" [Márton Dárdai has decided to play for the Hungary national team]. Sport. Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Válogatott: Dárdai Márton eldöntötte, melyik nemzeti csapatban szeretne szerepelni". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  13. ^ Márton Dárdai at FootballDatabase.eu Edit this at Wikidata

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