Daniel Margush

{{short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Margush

| image = Daniel Margush 2021.jpg

| fullname = Daniel Margush

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|11|28}}

| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Croydon FC

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Adelaide Raiders

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = SA NTC

| youthyears3 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs3 = Adelaide United

| years1 = 2014

| clubs1 = Adelaide Raiders

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2015–2020

| clubs2 = Adelaide United NPL

| caps2 = 48

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2020

| clubs3 = Adelaide United

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = Perth Glory

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020–2024

| clubs5 = Western Sydney Wanderers

| caps5 = 49

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2025–

| clubs6 = Croydon FC

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam1 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019

| nationalteam2 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 30 May 2024

| nationalteam-update = 14 October 2019

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|AFC U-23 Asian Cup}}

{{Medal|3rd|2020 Thailand|U-23 Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|AFF U-19 Youth Championship}}

{{Medal|1st|2016 Vietnam|U-20 Team}}

}}

Daniel Margush (born 28 November 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Croydon FC.

Club career

= Adelaide Raiders =

Daniel Margush joined Adelaide Raiders in 2014.

= Adelaide United =

Margush made his debut for Adelaide United in a win over Central Coast Mariners in January 2016. He was a surprise call-up to the starting side after John Hall was called up to Australia under-23 and Eugene Galekovic was injured in the week leading up to the match.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/adelaide/adelaide-uniteds-thirdchoice-goalkeeper-daniel-margush-chance-to-return-to-aleague/news-story/0f5843015c429caa09bf10ffa0437a1f|author=Greenwood, Rob|newspaper=The Advertiser|date=21 January 2016|accessdate=18 September 2016|title=Adelaide United's third-choice goalkeeper Daniel Margush chance to return to A-League}} In January 2020, he departed Adelaide United.{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/margus-departs-reds|title=Marguš departs Reds|website=Adelaide United|date=13 January 2020}}

= Perth Glory =

A week and a half after leaving Adelaide United, Margush joined Perth Glory on a two-year deal.{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/perth-glory/a-league-perth-glory-sign-promising-olyroos-goalkeeper-daniel-margush-on-two-year-deal-ng-b881440635z|title=A-League: Perth Glory sign promising Olyroos goalkeeper Daniel Margush on two-year deal|first=Nick|last=Taylor|newspaper=The West Australian|date=22 January 2020}} In November 2020, he mutually terminated his contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/margush-departs-club|title=Margush departs club|website=Perth Glory|first=Gareth|last=Morgan|date=10 November 2020}}

= Western Sydney Wanderers =

Following leaving Perth Glory, Margush signed a two-year deal at Western Sydney Wanderers.{{cite web|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/margush-signs|title=Margush signs|website=Western Sydney Wanderers|date=11 November 2020}}

International career

Margush was first called up to the Australia under-20 for 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/article/mells-margush-selected-in-young-socceroos-squad/1y1745ai2wens117hz4z7zms2s|title=Mells, Margush selected in Young Socceroos squad|publisher=Adelaide United FC|date=25 September 2015|accessdate=18 September 2016|archive-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108141118/http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/article/mells-margush-selected-in-young-socceroos-squad/1y1745ai2wens117hz4z7zms2s|url-status=dead}} He was again called up for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.{{cite web|url=http://youngsocceroos.footballaustralia.com.au/article/ufuk-talay-appointed-as-young-socceroos-coach/e2lv4bpfooga1vqty35oa48yd|title=Ufuk Talay appointed as Young Socceroos Coach|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=2 September 2016}} He made his debut in Australia's opening match of the competition, a win over Cambodia.{{cite news|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2016_AFF_U19_CHAMPIONSHIP-005.pdf|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|date=12 September 2016|accessdate=18 September 2016|title=Australia U19 2–0 Cambodia U19}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 17 February 2024}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=3|League

!colspan=2|Cup

!colspan=2|Asia

!colspan=2|Other

!colspan=2|Total

Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
rowspan="2"|Adelaide Raiders

|2014

|NPL SA

|2

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—20
colspan=2|Total

!2

000000020
rowspan="5"|Adelaide United Youth

|2015

|State League 1

|23

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—230
2016

|NPL SA

|18

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—180
2017

|NPL SA

|2

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—20
2018

|NPL SA

|5

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—50
colspan=2|Total

!48

0000000480
rowspan="6"|Adelaide United

|2015–16

|A-League

|1

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2016–17

|A-League

|2

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2017–18

|A-League

|4

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2018–19

|A-League

|0

000000000
2019–20

|A-League

|0

000000000
colspan=2|Total

!7

000100080
rowspan="2"|Perth Glory

|2019–20

|A-League

|0

000000000
colspan=2|Total

!0

000000000
rowspan="5"|Western Sydney Wanderers

|2020–21

|A-League

|26

0000000260
2021–22

|A-League Men

|14

0200000160
2022–23

|A-League Men

|0

000000000
2023–24

|A-League Men

|5

000000050
colspan=2|Total

!45

0200000470
colspan="3"|Career total

!102

02010001050

Honours

= Club =

Adelaide United Youth

Adelaide United

= International =

References

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