Bence Dárdai (born 24 January 2006) is a German-Hungarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Career
Hertha
Dárdai is a youth product of Hertha BSC, and started training with their senior side in 2023 on a support contract until 2024.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Hertha BSC as a late substitute in a 1–0 2. Bundesliga loss to Fortuna Düsseldorf on 29 July 2023. He made his debut alongside his 2 brothers, and was coached by his father.[4]
Wolfsburg
On 4 June 2024, Dárdai signed a long-term contract with VfL Wolfsburg.[5] On 31 August 2024, he played his first Bundesliga match in a 2-1 victory over Holstein Kiel on the second game week of the 2024–25 Bundesliga season. Dárdai entered the pitch as a substitute for Tiago Tomás in the 80th minute.[6][7] On 2 November 2024, he was included in the starting lineup and was not substituted in a 1-1 draw against FC Augsburg in the 2024–25 Bundesliga season.[8]
International career
At the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, he scored the second penalty as Germany beat France 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out victory in the final.[9]
Personal life
Dárdai is the son of Hungarian manager and former footballer Pál Dárdai, and the younger brother of the footballers Palkó and Márton Dárdai. Bence's grandfather was also a footballer and manager, and also named Pál Dárdai.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 February 2025.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Nordost | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
- Notes
Honours
- International
Germany U17
References
- ^ a b Cáceres, Javier (24 July 2023). "Hertha BSC: Pal Dardai trainiert nun seine drei Dardai-Söhne". Süddeutsche.de.
- ^ "Bence Dardai | Hertha BSC | 2. Bundesliga | 2023/24 | Spielerprofil". kicker.
- ^ "Trotz Gladbach-Interesse: Hertha hofft auf Dardai-Verbleib". sport.de.
- ^ "Hertha BSC sorgt für Novum: Drei Dardai-Brüder auf dem Platz". Sky Sport.
- ^ "BENCE DARDAI TO JOIN VFL WOLFSBURG". VfL Wolfsburg. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Liveticker | Holstein Kiel - VfL Wolfsburg | Saison 2024/2025 | Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.com (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Kiel verliert erstes Bundesliga-Heimspiel gegen Wolfsburg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Magerkost in Wolfsburg: Amoura gleicht sehenswert spät aus". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Europameister! So feiert die U17 den Titel" [European Champion! This is how the U17 celebrates the title]. dasding.de (in German). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Bence Dárdai at Soccerway
External links
- Bence Dárdai at Soccerway