Daniel Gadia

Daniel Bernan Reyes Gadia (born July 3, 1995)[1] is a Filipino footballer who currently plays for the Stallion Laguna in the Philippines Football League, as well as for the Philippines national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Reyes and the surname or paternal family name is Gadia.
Daniel Gadia
Personal information
Full name Daniel Bernan Reyes Gadia
Date of birth (1995-07-03) July 3, 1995
Place of birth Manila, Philippines
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stallion Laguna
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– University of the Philippines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Pachanga Diliman 15 (0)
2016–2018 Meralco Manila 13 (2)
2018 Global Cebu 0 (0)
2019 Stallion Laguna
National team‡
2013 Philippines U-19 ? (1)
2015–2017 Philippines U-23 ? (0)
2016– Philippines 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 9, 2016

Early life

Daniel Gadia is born to Annaliza and Bernanieto Gadia. Daniel has two other siblings.[2] Gadia was introduced to football in a futsal court in Dapitan Sports Complex. (Dapitan Football Club) 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

Gadia plays for the football team of his college, 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 is already on his last playing year with his collegiate team.[5]

Club career

By 2014, Gadia had already have 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 it was dissolved in January 2018 which left Gadia club-less.[8]

International career

Youth

In 2013, Gadia played for the Philippines U-19 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

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
  1. "[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.
  2. Guerrero, Bob (February 14, 2014). "Missing mom of UP Footballer reunited with family after three weeks". Passionate Fan. Yahoo!. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. Guerrero, Bob (August 17, 2016). "Futsal: Two new venues boost the 5-a-side game". Rappler. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. Del Carmen, Lorenzo (May 9, 2016). "MVP Gadia dedicates football career to Maglinas". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. De Guzman, Icko (October 8, 2016). "UAAP Players Relish Azkals Chance". Football.com.ph. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  6. "McMenemy: Gadia is a Powerhouse". One Meralco Sports. Merlaco. May 2016. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. "Daniel Gadia Living his Dream with the Sparks". One Meralco Sports. Merlaco. May 2016. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  8. Go, Beatrice (January 8, 2018). "PH football club Meralco Manila ceases operations". Rappler. Retrieved January 8, 2018.


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