Palkó Dárdai

Pál "Palkó" Dárdai (born 24 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Hertha BSC. Born in Germany, he plays for the Hungary national team.

Youth
Dárdai began his youth career at Seeburger SV in 2006, before moving to 1. FC Wilmersdorf in 2009. In 2011, Dárdai moved to the youth academy of Hertha BSC, following his father's retirement from football after 14 years with Hertha.

Hertha BSC
Dárdai made his debut for Hertha BSC II on 18 March 2017, starting in an away match against Carl Zeiss Jena in the Regionalliga Nordost. Dárdai scored to put Hertha 2–1 ahead, before being substituted out with the match finishing as a 2–2 draw.

On 2 November 2017, Dárdai made his professional debut for Hertha BSC under his father in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Alexander Esswein in the 2–0 home win against Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk.

Fehérvár FC
On 5 January 2021, Dárdai signed with Fehérvár FC of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

Return to Hertha BSC
On 25 July 2023, Dárdai returned to Hertha BSC on a three-year contract, joining his brother Márton and his father and Hertha manager Pál Dárdai. He scored his first goal in the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal against FC Carl Zeiss Jena in a 5-0 victory on 12 August 2023.

On 16 February 2024, he scored a goal in a 3-2 victory over 1. FC Magdeburg in the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga season. On 12 April 2024, he scored twice in a 4-0 victory against FC Hansa Rostock in 2023-24 2 Bundesliga season.

International career
Dárdai was a youth international for Germany, but when he transferred to Fehérvár he declared that from then on he wants to represent Hungary. He was included in the Hungarian squad for the 2021 European U-21 championship but was cut due to an injury.

On 13 November 2022 Dárdai was called up to the Hungarian national team for the friendly games against Luxembourg and Greece and gained his first cap on the latter game as a substitute in the 72nd minute.

Personal life
Palkó is the oldest son of Hungarian manager and former footballer Pál Dárdai, and the brother of the Hertha BSC footballers Márton and Bence Dárdai. Palkó's grandfather was also a footballer and manager, and also named Pál Dárdai.

Career statistics

 * 1.Includes UEFA Europa League.