Dániel Sztraka
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| Dániel Sztraka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
24 November 2003 Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | MOL-Tatabánya KC | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2017 | Budapest Kézilabda KFT | ||
2017–2021 | PLER-Budapest | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2021–2022 |
 PLER-Budapest | ||
2022–2024 |
NEKA | ||
2024– |
MOL-Tatabánya KC | ||
2024–2025 |
→ PLER-Budapest (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Hungary junior | ||
Medal record | |||
Dániel Sztraka (born 24 November 2003) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for MOL-Tatabánya KC.
Club
Dániel started his career in Budapest Kézilabda KFT. From there he transferred to the PLER-Budapest team. He played here for the first time in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B in the 2021/2022 season, scoring 65 goals in 20 games. In the summer of 2022, he signed for the first-class NEKA team.[1][2] He made his debut in Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 2022/23 season, scoring 84 goals in 24 games. In the spring of 2024, NEKA won a bronze medal in the cup to a huge surprise.[3] He was signed by MOL-Tatabánya KC in the summer of 2024, but he was immediately loaned to the PLER-Budapest team.[4] In 2026, he reached the Hungarian Cup final with MOL-Tatabánya KC, but lost to ONE Veszprém. Dániel scored 1 goal in the final.[5]
National team
As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th.[6] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[7] The captain of the Hungarian national team, Chema Rodríguez, also noticed his performance, who invited him to practice with the national team from September 30 to October 4, 2024.[8] He was included in the large squad of the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship,[9] but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad.[10]
