Daniel Gadia

Daniel Bernan Reyes Gadia (born July 3, 1995) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Philippines Football League club Cebu and the Philippines national team.

Early life Daniel Gadia was born to Annaliza and Bernanieto Gadia, and has two other siblings. 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. He attended San Beda College, Rizal for his high school studies By October 2016, he was already on his last playing year with his collegiate team.

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.

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.

International career

Youth 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.