The free-scoring forward, who completed his medical at the Volksparkstadion on Tuesday before joining the squad at their training camp in Austria, had been without a club since he was released by Leicester City in May following the club’s relegation to the English third tier. “Patson's signing strengthens us at centre-forward and is a good fit for the profile we were looking for. He's a team player and has lots of international experience.
We firmly believe Patson will help our team with his qualities,” said HSV board member for sport Kathleen Krüger. Stats correct as of 22 July Patson DakaAge: 27 (born 9 October 1998)Club: HamburgPosition: ForwardCountry: Zambia Key stats Daka piqued the interest of European clubs as a teenager after earning the Zambia Super League Young Player of the Year award in 2016. This resulted in a move to Austrian second division side Liefering, the feeder club of Red Bull Salzburg.
After making the step up to Salzburg's first team, officially putting pen to paper in 2017, the productive striker went on to score 54 goals in 82 league appearances for the Austrian giants, finishing top scorer in season 2020/21 with 27 - an achievement that earned him the accolade of Player of the Year. In his time in Salzburg, he won four league titles and became the first Zambian to find the net in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Daka subsequently signed a five-year contract with Premier League club Leicester City.
During his time at King Power Stadium, he netted 22 league goals and became the club's all-time leading scorer in European competition, but he also endured two successive relegations, the most recent of which led to him being released by the Foxes in May of this year.
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