Dániel Lukács
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.jpg) Lukács with Hungary in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Puskás Akadémia | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Rákospalota | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Rákospalota | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Honvéd II | 104 | (32) |
| 2014–2021 | Honvéd | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Újpest (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Tiszakécske (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Kecskemét | 35 | (25) |
| 2022–2024 | Diósgyőr | 55 | (21) |
| 2024–2025 | Kecskemét | 43 | (8) |
| 2025– | Puskás Akadémia | 33 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Hungary | 9 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Dániel Lukács (born 3 April 1996) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Puskás Akadémia and the Hungary national team.
Career
[edit]Budapest Honvéd
[edit]On 28 November 2015, Lukács played his first match for Budapest Honvéd in a 3-2 win against Békéscsaba in the Hungarian League.[1]
Loans to Újpest and Tiszakécske
[edit]On 31 August 2018, he signed for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]
On 8 January 2020, he joined Tiszakécske in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II on a half-season long loan.[3]
Return to Kecskemét
[edit]International career
[edit]He scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory over Armenia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match at the Puskás Aréna on 11 October 2025.[5][6][7] In an interview, published on Nemzeti Sport, he said that he and his wife were crying when it had turned out that he would be in the squad against Armenia and Portugal.[8] He also said that 11 October 2025 was his most beautiful night in his life when he scored his first goal for the national side.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rákospalota | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Honvéd II | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság III | 26 | 13 | — | — | — | 26 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 104 | 32 | — | — | — | 104 | 32 | |||||
| Honvéd | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Újpest (loan) | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Tiszakécske (loan) | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Kecskemét | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 35 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 25 | ||
| Diósgyőr | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 38 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 19 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 55 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 22 | ||||
| Kecskemét | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| Total | 43 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 47 | 10 | ||||
| Puskás Akadémia | 2025–26 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 17 | |
| Career total | 303 | 104 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 327 | 110 | ||
- ↑ Includes Magyar Kupa
- ↑ Includes Ligakupa
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 9 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lukács goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2025 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 2 |  Armenia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 16 November 2025 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 5 |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ↑ MLSZ (hungarian)
- ↑ "Nagyon komoly változások az Újpest keretében!" [Very serious changes in Újpest!]. nb1.hu (in Hungarian). 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ "NB II: a Honvédtól kapott kölcsön támadót a Tiszakécske" [NB II: Tiszakécske received a striker on loan from Honvéd]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ "Visszatér a gólkirály, Lukács Dániel újra lila-fehérben!" [The top scorer, Dániel Lukács, is back in purple and white!] (in Hungarian). Kecskemét. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ↑ "Lukács és Gruber első válogatott góljával a magyar csapat megverte az örményeket!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-10-11. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ www.fifa.com https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288329/288330/400019300. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ UEFA.com. "Hungary-Armenia | European Qualifiers 2026". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ "Lukács Dániel a góljánál nem gondolt semmire, a gólpasszánál eksztázist érzett". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-10-16. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ↑ "Lukács Dániel a góljáról: Rázott a hideg, ez életem legszebb estéje". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2025-10-11. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ↑ "Lukács Dániel - HFF Databank". mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ Dániel Lukács at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Dániel Lukács at Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ) (in Hungarian)
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