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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Patson Daka[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chingola, Zambia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Kafue Celtic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Kafue Celtic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →Nchanga Rangers (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Power Dynamos (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Liefering | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 82 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Leicester City | 53 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Zambia U17 | 7 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Zambia U20 | 13 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Zambia | 40 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 22 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:02, 22 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Patson Daka (born 9 October 1998) is aZambian professional footballer who forLeicester City[3] andZambia.[4] Before joiningLeicester he played for Kafue Celtic from 2016 to 2017. From Kafue Celtic, he then joined Power Dynamos on loan for a year in and the following year he was loaned toLiefering. Daka joined Red Bull Salzburg from 2017 as a youth winger. He helped the club win theUEFA Youth League, scoring 2 goals in 2 games. He made his debut for Salzburg the following season against Viitorul Constanța on 24 August 2019.[5] On 30th June 2021, Leicester City announced the signing of Daka on a five-year contract.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering (loan) | 2016–17 | Austrian First League | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Austrian First League | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 2 | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 24 | 6 | 2 | — | 8[c] | 1 | — | 45 | 27 | |||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 27 | 6 | 5 | — | 8[d] | 2 | — | 42 | 34 | |||
| Total | 82 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 68 | ||
| Leicester City | 2021–22[7] | Premier League | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[e] | 6 | 1[f] | 0 | 38 | 11 |
| 2022–23[8] | Premier League | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24[9] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 69 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 89 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 9 | |
| Total | 40 | 18 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2017 | Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium,Constantine, Algeria |  Algeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 November 2017 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium,Ndola, Zambia |  Cameroon | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | 19 November 2019 | National Heroes Stadium,Lusaka, Zambia |  Zimbabwe | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 25 March 2021 | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | Algeria | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 3–3 | |||||
| 6 | 29 March 2021 | National Sports Stadium,Harare, Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7 | 2–0 | |||||
| 8 | 13 November 2021 | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Mauritania | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 3 June 2022 | Stade de Yamoussoukro,Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 10 | 26 March 2023 | Dobsonville Stadium,Johannesburg, South Africa |  Lesotho | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 11 | 2–0 | |||||
| 12 | 17 June 2023 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | Ivory Coast | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13 | 9 September 2023 | Stade Omnisports de Malouzini,Moroni,Comoros |  Comoros | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 14 | 17 October 2023 | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium,Al Hamriyah,United Arab Emirates |  Uganda | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 3–0 | |||||
| 16 | 17 November 2023 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia |  Congo | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 4–2 | |||||
| 18 | 21 November 2023 | Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh,Morocco |  Niger | 1–2 | 1–2 |
