10 Things You Didn’t Know About Patson Daka

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  1. Patson Daka (born 9 October 1998) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian team FC Red Bull Salzburg and the Zambia national team.
  2. He was the 2017 CAF Young player of the year.
  3. On 1 January 2017, FC Liefering revealed that they had loaned in the 18-year-old Patson Daka from Kafue Celtic for the reminder of the season.
  4. He finished the season having scored 2 goals in 9 appearances.
  5. On 1 July 2017, he was loaned back to Liefering to play the season in the Austrian Football First League.
  6. This time he was loaned from Liefering’s farmer club Red Bull Salzburg in the top division.
  7. . He scored his first league goal for RB Salzburg in a home fixture against Austria Vienna in a 2–0 win.
  8. At the same time he played for FC Liefering he helped their affiliate club RB Salzburg win the UEFA Youth League with 2 goals in 2 games.
  9. On 30 April, Daka was rewarded with a five-year contract for his youth team exploits.
  10. On 24 August, Daka made his competitive debut for Salzburg against FC Viitorul in the UEFA Europa League Qualifiers.