*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 07 June 2023 (UTC)
Daniel Demenenge Daga (born 10 January, 2007) is a Nigerian youth international footballer who plays in midfield for Nigeria Premier Football League side Enyimba F.C. and the Nigeria national under-20 football team.[1]
Daniel Daga made his Nigeria Premier Football League debut on the 8th of October 2023, playing 87 minutes against Gombe United. Enyimba lost the game 2-0. Daga won the first Infinix Man of the Match award from Enyimba against Kwara United on the 5th of November. He recorded 11 ball recoveries, had 1 big chance created, had 10 successful tackles, won 8 aerial duels, won 7 interceptions and had a 90% pass Accuracy. [4]
International career
Daga was man of the match in three of the Nigeria national under-20 football team’s qualifying matches for the 2023 U20 AFCON tournament.[5] Daga played the opening game of the AFCON U20 tournament against Senegal in February 2023.[6] However, a knee injury sustained in the match ruled him out of the tournament.[7]
In May 2023 he was the youngest player selected in the Nigeria squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8] He started all Nigeria’s games until they were knocked out of the tournament at the quarter-finals to South Korea U-20.[9] He received praise for his performances at the tournament.[10] His performance in a victory of Italy U-20 at the tournament led to him being labelled a “star in the making”.[11]