Palkó Dárdai


Pál "Palkó" Dárdai is a German-Hungarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hertha BSC. He is the oldest son of Hungarian manager and former footballer, Pál Dárdai.

Club career

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.

Personal life

Palkó is the oldest son of Hungarian manager and former footballer Pál Dárdai. Palkó's grandfather was also a footballer and manager, and also named Pál Dárdai.

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