László Kleinheisler (Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈklɛinhɛiʃlɛr];[2] born 8 April 1994)[3] is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek club Panathinaikos, and the Hungary national team.
 Kleinheisler with Hungary in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | László Kleinheisler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kazincbarcika, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | III. Kerület | ||
| 2008–2010 | Felcsút | ||
| 2010–2012 | Videoton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Puskás Akadémia | 27 | (8) |
| 2013–2016 | Videoton | 30 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Puskás Akadémia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Werder Bremen | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Darmstadt (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Ferencváros (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Astana (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Astana | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Osijek | 111 | (18) |
| 2023– | Panathinaikos | 17 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Hungary U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2012 | Hungary U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2015– | Hungary | 53 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editVideoton
editHaving joined Hungarian club Videoton FC in 2013, he made his debut in the Hungarian first division on 28 July 2013 against Haladás, while also scoring his first league goal in an eventual 2–0 home win.
On 28 July 2013, he scored his first goal in the 2013–2014 season against Szombathelyi Haladás at the Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár. The match ended with a 2–0 victory for Videoton FC.[4] In the rest of the season he scored another three goals, one against Újpest FC at the Sóstói Stadion on 6 October 2013,[5] one against Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE in a 1–0 victory at the Sóstói Stadion on 8 November 2013,[6] and the last goal against Diósgyőri VTK at the DVTK Stadion in a 2–2 draw match on 24 November 2013.[7]
In the 2014–2015 season, he played only 370 minutes in 11 appearances for Videoton FC and 911 minutes in 12 appearances for Puskás Akadémia FC.[8] In July 2015, Kleinheisler refused to sign the extension of his contract with Videoton, therefore he was ousted to the reserves for the 2015–2016 season.[9] Videoton refused to sell him to the Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław in August.[10][11]
Werder Bremen
editOn 20 January 2016, Kleinheisler joined Werder Bremen on a 3.5-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12][13] He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 30 January 2016 against Hertha BSC in the Weserstadion. He was brought onto the pitch in the 62nd minute at 2–0 to Berlin and helped Bremen come back from 2–0 and 3–1 deficits to earn a 3–3 draw.[14]
Darmstadt 98 (loan)
editOn 13 August 2016, Kleinheisler joined German club Darmstadt 98 for a season-long loan deal.[15] On 22 October 2016, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on the 8th match day of the 2016–17 Bundesliga in a 3–1 victory over Wolfsburg.[16] He was selected for the team of week 8 of the 2016–17 Bundesliga season after this goal.[17]
Ferencváros (loan)
editOn 20 January 2017, Kleinheisler's loan at Darmstadt was cut short and he joined Ferencváros on loan for the second half of the season.[18]
Astana (loan)
editOn 20 June 2017, Kleinheisler joined FC Astana on a year-long loan deal.[19]
Osijek
editOn 16 January 2019, Osijek announced that Kleinheisler had cancelled his contract with Astana, and had signed a 3.5-year contract with NK Osijek.[20]
Panathinaikos
editIn January 2023 he signed for Panathinaikos.[21] On 5 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Lamia.
Hajduk Split (loan)
editOn 2 January 2024, he was signed by HNK Hajduk Split.[22][23]
International career
editOn 6 November 2015, Bernd Storck announced the Hungarian national team squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off match against Norway. The biggest surprise was the inclusion of Kleinheisler because he had not played a single match in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[24] Six days later, he scored on his debut against Norway at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway in the first leg of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs.[25]
He was selected for Hungary's Euro 2016 squad.[26] He played the full 90 minutes in each of Hungary's first two matches in the group phase. In the first match, a 2–0 win against Austria, he assisted Ádám Szalai for the first goal and was voted "Man of the Match".[27] Having received a yellow card in the second match against Iceland and with Hungary already qualified for the round of sixteen, Kleinheisler was rested in the third match.[28]
On 1 June 2021, Kleinheisler was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[29] He started all three matches as Hungary finished bottom of Group F.[30][31]
On 14 May 2024, Kleinheisler was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[32] He appeared as a substitute for Ádám Nagy in both the team's opening match against Switzerland[33] and their second match against Germany.[34]
Personal life
editHis nickname is "Scholes", after Paul Scholes, because they are both red-haired and short-sized.[35]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Puskás FC | 2012–13 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||
| Videoton | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | |||
| Puskás FC (loan) | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Ferencváros (loan) | 2016–17 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Astana (loan) | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Astana | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Osijek | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 18 | 11 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 18 | |||
| Panathinaikos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Hajduk Split (loan) | 2023–24 | SuperSport HNL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 257 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 331 | 39 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played on 19 June 2024.
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- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kleinheisler goal.[38]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 November 2015 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 2 | 11 September 2018 | Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary |  Greece |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
| 3 | 31 March 2021 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Andorra |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editVideoton
Ferencvárosi TC
References
edit- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2019 Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 17 November 2018. p. 10. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Egy ország ejti ki rosszul a nevét; így reagált az oslói hős a róla". 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Kleinheisler László - vidi.hu".
- ^ "Videoton 2-0 Szombathely". Soccerway. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Videoton 3-0 Újpest". Soccerway. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Videoton 1-0 Mezőkövesd". Soccerway. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Diósgyőr 2-2 Videoton". Soccerway. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Kleinheisler: 2014-15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I". Soccerway. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Videoton: Kleinheisler nem fogadta el a klub ajánlatát". Nemzeti Sport. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Videoton: ajánlat érkezett Lengyelországból a támadóért". Nemzeti Sport. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Videoton: újabb fejcsóválás Kleinheisler ügyében". Nemzeti Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Kleinheisler unterschreibt bei Werder" [Kleinheisler signs for Werder]. Weser-Kurier (in German). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Werder: Kleinheisler megfelelt az orvosin, 2019-ig aláírt" [Kleinheisler passed the medical check-up and signed for Werder until 2019]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Knips, Björn (31 January 2016). "Ein 3:3 macht Skripnik sicher: "Diese Mannschaft steigt nicht ab"" [A 3–3 convinces Skrypnyk: "This team won't get relegated"]. Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Lilien leihen Kleinheisler aus" [The Lily loaned Kleinheisler] (in German). 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Darmstadt 98 3–1 Wolfsburg". Nemzeti Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Bundesliga: Kleinheisler a forduló váogatottjában!". Nemzeti Sport. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Müller, Thiemo (20 January 2017). "Kleinheisler verlässt Darmstadt Richtung Ferencvaros". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "ФК Астана подписала участника ЕВРО-2016". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "POTPISAO LASZLO KLEINHEISLER!". nk-osijek.hr/ (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Στον Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Κλεϊνχέισλερ". pao.gr. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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- ^ nemzetisport.hu (2024). "Légiósok: Kleinheisler visszatért Horvátországba – hivatalos - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Válogatott: Varga Roland nincs, Kleinheisler a szűk keretben!". Nemzeti Sport. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Rostance, Tom (12 November 2015). "Norway 0-1 Hungary". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Hungary on the offensive with EURO squad". UEFA.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Moore, Glenn (14 June 2016). "Austria vs Hungary match report: Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber score in second-half to down 10-man Austria". The Independent. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Kuhl, Alexander (23 June 2016). "Kleinheisler jubelt, Junuzovic fährt nach Hause". Weser-Report (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Hungary vs Portugal: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Hungary vs France: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Szoboszlai gets shot at Euro glory with Hungary as Rossi names squad". Reuters. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Hungary vs Switzerland". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Germany vs Hungary: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Kleinheisler László a Vidiben folytatja". Videoton FC (in Hungarian). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "L. Kleinheisler". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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- ^ "Kleinheisler, László". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
External links
edit
- Vidi.hu Profile
- Profile at magyarfutball.hu
- László Kleinheisler at Soccerway
- László Kleinheisler – FIFA competition record (archived)
- László Kleinheisler at National-Football-Teams.com
- "László Kleinheisler". worldfootball.net. 24 June 2016.