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Attila Szalai

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The native form of this personal name is Szalai Attila Arpad . This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Attila Szalai
Szalai with Hungary in 2023
Personal information
Full name Attila Arpad Szalai [1]
Date of birth ( 1998-01-20 ) 20 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Budapest , Hungary
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back , left-back
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg
(on loan from TSG Hoffenheim )
Number 6
Youth career
2010?2012 Vasas
2012?2015 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls )
2015?2017 Rapid Wien II 43 (1)
2016 Rapid Wien 1 (0)
2017?2019 Mez?kovesd 45 (2)
2019?2021 Apollon Limassol 30 (2)
2021?2023 Fenerbahce 84 (6)
2023? TSG Hoffenheim 4 (0)
2024? → SC Freiburg (loan) 3 (0)
International career ‡
2014 Hungary U-16 1 (0)
2014?2015 Hungary U-17 5 (1)
2015?2017 Hungary U-19 13 (0)
2017?2019 Hungary U-21 18 (2)
2019? Hungary 45 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Attila Arpad Szalai (born 20 January 1998) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg , on loan from TSG Hoffenheim , and the Hungary national team .

Club career [ edit ]

Early years [ edit ]

Szalai started playing football in God , then moved to youth team of Vac FC and later to the youth team of Vasas 's academy,

Rapid Wien [ edit ]

In 2012, Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien called Szalai up, and, after a week of trials, he was signed. First, he played in the club's youth and reserve teams, in the third division, and then he was promoted to the senior team. He made his debut as a professional at the age of 18 on 11 May 2016, starting in a 1?1 home tie against Altach . [3] It was the only time Szalai played for the team in a professional match. [4]

Mez?kovesd [ edit ]

On 1 July 2017, Szalai signed a three-year contract with Mez?kovesd . [5] On 30 July 2017, he debuted in a 5?0 defeat against Ferencvarosi TC at the Ferencvaros Stadion in the 2017?18 Nemzeti Bajnoksag I season. [6] In his two seasons in the Hungarian top flight, he scored two goals in 45 matches for the club. On 21 July 2018, he scored the sexond goal in a 3?1 victory over Paksi FC in the 2018?19 Nemzeti Bajnoksag I season at the Mez?kovesdi Varosi Stadion . [7] He scored his second goal in a 1?1 draw with Ujpest FC at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion on 18 August 2018. [8]

Apollon Limassol [ edit ]

On 1 July 2019, Szalai signed a four-year contract with Cypriot team Apollon Limassol . [9]

Szalai made his debut in Cyprus on as a half-time substitute in Apollon's UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Kauno ?algiris , which his team won 2?0, on 11 July 2019. He then scored his first goal for his new team in the second leg of the tie on 18 July.

In November 2020, Turkish club Galatasaray inquired about signing Szalai. [10]

Fenerbahce [ edit ]

On 17 January 2021, Szalai signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Fenerbahce . [11] On 25 January 2021, he made his debut for the club in a Super Lig match against Kayserispor at the Ulker Arena , which Fenerbahce won 3?0. [12]

On 8 March 2021, Szalai scored his first goal in the Super Lig against Konyaspor , at the Konya Buyuk?ehir Stadium , on the 29th matchday of the 2020?21 Super Lig season; Fenerbahce won 3?0. [13]

On 28 February 2022, Szalai scored his first and only goal in the 2021?22 Super Lig season against Kasımpa?a , at the Recep Tayyip Erdo?an Stadium in Istanbul . The match ended with a 2?1 victory for Fenerbahce. [14]

In the 2022?23 Super Lig season, Szalai played 32 matches and scored two goals. [15] He scored his first goal of the season in a 4?0 victory against Konyaspor on 25 February 2023. [16] On 10 April 2023, he scored in a 2?1 away victory against Fatih Karagumruk at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium , Istanbul . [17]

On 11 June 2023, Szalai won the 2023 Turkish Cup final with Fenerbahce. [18] In the final, his club beat ?stanbul Ba?ak?ehir 2?0. [19]

Although he was linked with a move to Union Berlin during the early summer of 2023, Szalai was instead purchased by fellow German club TSG Hoffenheim . [20] [21]

TSG Hoffenheim [ edit ]

On 24 July 2023, Szalai joined TSG Hoffenheim on a four-year contract deal, for a fee of €12.3 million. [22] [23] [24]

On 19 August 2023, Szalai debuted against SC Freiburg in a 2?1 home defeat in the 2023?24 Bundesliga season. He also scored an own goal in the 39th minute. [25] Consequently, he was substituted at half time and did not feature in the starting line-up for the club's subsequent match against 1. FC Heidenheim . [26] On 2 September, Szalai played against VfL Wolfsburg , and was not substituted. [27] [28]

Loan to SC Freiburg [ edit ]

On 21 January 2024, Szalai was loaned to SC Freiburg for the remainder of the 2023?24 Bundesliga season. [29] [30] [31] In an interview, published by Kicker , Klemens Hartenbach, the sports director of Freiburg, said that how Szalai signed the contract was weird. On 21 January 2024, Freiburg hosted Hoffenheim and Szalai was sitting among the substitutes for the entire match. After the match an agreement was reached between the two clubs and Szalai signed the loan contract wearing the Hoffenheim shirt. [32] [33] On 27 January 2024, he played his first match in a 3?1 defeat from SV Werder Bremen . [34] He entered the pitch in the 71st minute as a substitute for Lukas Kubler . On 12 May 2024, it was announced that Freiburg would terminate his contract. [35]

International career [ edit ]

Szalai against Pogba of France , during Hungary's second group match of UEFA Euro 2020

Szalai made his senior debut for the Hungary national team on 15 November 2019, in a friendly against Uruguay . He was substituted for Botond Barath in the 72nd minute. [36]

On 1 June 2021, Szalai was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [37]

On 17 November 2022, Szalai scored his first international goal against Luxembourg , in a friendly match played at the Stade de Luxembourg in Gasperich , Luxembourg City . [38] [39] [40]

On 14 May 2024, Szalai was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 . [41]

Personal life [ edit ]

Szalai is the third most popular sportsperson in Hungary, based on followers on Instagram . [42]

In an interview with Nemzeti Sport , his father, also named Attila Szalai, said that in a transfer the most important factor is not the money, but being happy with the move. [43]

On 27 December 2022, he played an important role before the match against Hatayspor by holding a picture of a 6-year-old boy who suffers from Leukemia . [44] In this way, Mustafa Roni Guclu could 'participate' in the match.

He donated blood to the victims of the 2023 Turkey?Syria earthquake along with other footballers of Fenerbahce . [45]

His nickname is Sancho (in Hungarian: Szancso). [46]

Career statistics [ edit ]

Club [ edit ]

As of match played 30 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup [a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien 2015?16 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 ? 1 0
Rapid Wien II 2015?16 Regionalliga Ost 20 1 0 0 ? 20 1
2016?17 23 0 0 0 ? 23 0
Total 43 1 0 0 ? 43 1
Mez?kovesd 2017?18 Nemzeti Bajnoksag I 20 0 2 0 ? 22 0
2018?19 25 2 5 0 ? 30 2
Total 45 2 7 0 ? 52 2
Apollon Limassol 2019?20 Cypriot First Division 14 0 3 0 7 [b] 2 24 2
2020?21 16 2 0 0 3 [b] 1 19 3
Total 30 2 3 0 10 3 43 5
Fenerbahce 2020?21 Super Lig 21 3 1 0 ? 22 3
2021?22 31 1 2 0 10 [c] 0 43 1
2022?23 32 2 6 0 14 [d] 1 52 3
Total 84 6 9 0 24 1 117 7
TSG Hoffenheim 2023?24 Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 ? 5 0
SC Freiburg (loan) 2023?24 Bundesliga 3 0 ? ? 3 0
Career total 207 11 20 0 34 4 261 16
  1. ^ Includes Magyar Kupa , Cypriot Cup , Turkish Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League , twelve appearances in UEFA Europa League

International [ edit ]

As of match played 15 June 2024 [47]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary 2019 1 0
2020 7 0
2021 15 0
2022 8 1
2023 10 0
2024 4 0
Total 45 1
As of match played on 20 June 2023 [47]
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szalai goal.
List of international goals scored by Attila Szalai
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2022 Stade de Luxembourg , Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 30   Luxembourg 1?1 2?2 Friendly

Honours [ edit ]

Fenerbahce

AKA Rapid Wien U16

  • OFB Jugendliga U16: 2013-14

References [ edit ]

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External links [ edit ]

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