Daniel Gadia
Daniel Bernan Reyes Gadia (born July 3, 1995)[1] is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Philippines Football League club Cebu and the Philippines national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Bernan Reyes Gadia | ||
| Date of birth | July 3, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Manila, Philippines | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cebu | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | University of the Philippines | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Pachanga Diliman | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Meralco Manila | 26 | (3) |
| 2018 | Global Cebu | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Davao Aguilas | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Stallion Laguna | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | Cebu | 16 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Philippines U19 | ||
| 2015–2017 | Philippines U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Philippines | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 9, 2016 | |||
Early life edit
Daniel Gadia was born to Annaliza and Bernanieto Gadia, and has two other siblings.[2] Gadia was introduced to football in a futsal court in the Dapitan Sports Complex (Dapitan Football Club) in Sampaloc, Manila, where he was scouted by people from his eventual high school.[3] He attended San Beda College, Rizal for his high school studies[2] and entered the University of the Philippines for his collegiate studies.
Collegiate career edit
Gadia played for the University of the Philippines at the UAAP. For his efforts during UAAP Season 78, Gadia was named as the Most Valuable Player for the season.[4] By October 2016, he was already on his last playing year with his collegiate team.[5]
Club career edit
By 2014, Gadia already had experience playing for Pachanga Diliman at the UFL Cup.[2] In May 2016, Gadia made his league debut at the United Football League for the Loyola Meralco Sparks in a match against Global.[6][7]
The club then joined the Philippines Football League and changed their name to FC Meralco Manila. They played in the inaugural season in 2017 before the league was dissolved in January 2018, which left Gadia club-less.[8]
Gadia was picked up by Stallion Laguna, playing two years for the club, in 2019 and 2020.
Gadia was signed by expansion club Cebu F.C. for the 2021 season, which would be his second Cebu-based club, after a brief stint with Global Cebu.[9]
International career edit
Youth edit
In 2013, Gadia played for the Philippines U-19 team at the 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. He is credited for the last minute goal against Laos in the AFC qualifiers, which prevented the national team from ending at the bottom of their group.[2]
Senior edit
Gadia debuted for the Philippine national football team in a friendly match against Australian club Perth Glory FC in July 2016.[3] However, his first official international cap was made about two months later on October 8, 2016 when he came in as substitute in the 82nd minute for Phil Younghusband in a friendly match against Bahrain. The match ended in a 1–3 defeat.[5]
References edit
- ^ "[2016 AFF Suzuki Cup] Final Round Group Competition Group A - Final Registration of Officials and Players - Team: Philippines" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Guerrero, Bob (February 14, 2014). "Missing mom of UP Footballer reunited with family after three weeks". Passionate Fan. Yahoo!. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ a b Guerrero, Bob (August 17, 2016). "Futsal: Two new venues boost the 5-a-side game". Rappler. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (May 9, 2016). "MVP Gadia dedicates football career to Maglinas". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ a b De Guzman, Icko (October 8, 2016). "UAAP Players Relish Azkals Chance". Football.com.ph. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ . One Meralco Sports. Merlaco. May 2016. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ . One Meralco Sports. Merlaco. May 2016. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ Go, Beatrice (January 8, 2018). "PH football club Meralco Manila ceases operations". Rappler. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (August 10, 2021). "UP trio to lead Cebu FC in PFL". Retrieved August 10, 2021.