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Patson Daka

Squad depthHamburger SV · 27 yrsRotationNew signing

Profile

Full namePatson Daka
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityZambia
Age27
Date of birth9 Oct 1998
BirthplaceChingola
Height183 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubHamburger SV
Centre-forward
41
Appearances
5
Goals
4
Assists
2083
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leicester.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Hamburger SV's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 41 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

Earlier this season at LeicesterFA Cup: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 111 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Hamburger SV; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championshipat Leicester415420836.46
FA Cupat Leicester2101116.75
League Cupat Leicester100826.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

P. Daka is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Hamburger SV, rated 52.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 214th of 323 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (56.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Daka.

Judged on this season alone, Daka graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 47 of the 47 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 5 goals and 4 assists in 41 appearances (0.389 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 27). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 29th of 47 of the 47 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 27 Daka is in his prime years, and a market index of 31.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Daka missed 3 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 34 this season. The 41 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Daka is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25
52.4
Ratingi
29th of 47 centre-forwards
27.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
56.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.39
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Hamburger SV finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

41
Apps
5
Goals
4
Assists
9
G+A
0.12
Goals / app

5 goals in 41 appearances (0.12 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.22 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 56.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 52.4, Daka carries the 29th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 47, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Hamburger SV finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5
Shots on target20
Shots45

Passing

Assists4
Chances created21
Passes365
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success50%
Duels won100
Duels won %37.5%
Fouls won31

Defending

Tackles16
Interceptions2
Blocks6
Fouls committed24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0