Dániel Zsóri

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

Dániel Zsóri (born 14 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club UTA Arad.^[2] Born in Romania, he has represented Hungary at youth level.

Dániel Zsóri

Zsóri in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Oradea, Romania[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	UTA Arad
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2015	Békéscsaba UFC
2015–2017	Békéscsaba
2016–2018	Debrecen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Debrecen II	14	(9)
2019	Debrecen	15	(1)
2019–2022	MOL Fehérvár	5	(0)
2020	→ Budaörs (loan)	4	(1)
2020–2021	→ Budafok (loan)	21	(3)
2022	→ Zalaegerszeg (loan)	9	(3)
2022–2024	MTK Budapest	31	(6)
2024	→ Budafok (loan)	16	(4)
2024–	UTA Arad	22	(4)
International career
2020	Hungary U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2025

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.^[14] He featured four times in total for Budaörs, in a season that was prematurely ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14] In the succeeding June, Zsóri again departed Fehérvár on loan after agreeing terms with newly promoted Nemzeti Bajnokság I team Budafok.^[15]

MTK Budapest

On 18 July 2022, Zsóri signed a three-year contract with MTK Budapest.^[16] On 10 April 2023, he lost his consciousness after a crash with Barnabás Ruisz in a 2022-23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II match against Győr.^[17][18] He was transported to the Petz Aladár Egyetemi Oktató hospital.^[19]

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2025.^[1][14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Debrecen II	2017–18	Megyei Bajnokság I	14	9	—		—		—		14	9
Debrecen	2018–19	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	13	1	7	1	—		—		20	2
	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	2	0	—		3[b]	0	—		5	0
	Total		15	1	7	1	3	0	—		25	2
MOL Fehérvár	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	5	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
Budaörs (loan)	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Budafok (loan)	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	21	3	5	5	—		—		26	8
Zalaegerszeg (loan)	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	9	3	—		—		—		9	3
MTK Budapest	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	21	6	3	1	—		—		24	7
	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	10	0	2	1	—		—		12	1
	Total		31	6	5	1	—		—		36	7
Budafok (loan)	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	16	4	—		—		—		16	4
UTA Arad	2024–25	Liga I	19	3	1	0	—		—		20	3
	2025–26	Liga I	3	1	0	0	—		—		3	1
	Total		22	4	1	0	—		—		23	4
Career total			137	31	20	8	3	0	0	0	160	39

1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Cupa României
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

• FIFA Puskás Award: 2019^[10]