Attila Szalai

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The native form of this personal name is Szalai Attila Árpád. This article uses the Western name order.

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Attila Szalai
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Szalai with Hungary U-21 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Attila Árpád Szalai[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
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Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 41
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 Mezőkövesd 45 (2)
2019–2021 Apollon Limassol 30 (2)
2021– Fenerbahçe 84 (6)
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 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Attila Árpád Szalai (born 20 January 1998) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Hungary national team.

Club career

Early years

He started playing football in Gödö, then moved to youth team of VAC and later to the youth team of Vasas's academy,

Rapid Wien

In 2012, the Austrian Bundesliga team Rapid Wien which has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), called him 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 one time to play for the team in professional level.

Mezőkövesdi

On 1 July 2017, he had signed a three-year contract with Mezőkövesdi.[4] In two seasons in the Hungarian top flight, he scored two goals in 45 matches for the club.

Apollon Limassol

On 1 July 2019, he had signed a four-year contract with Cypriot team Apollon Limassol.[5]

He made his debut in the Cypriot team on as a half-time substitute in the UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Kauno Žalgiris, which his team won 2–0 on 11 July 2019. He also scored his first goal in his new team in the second leg of the duel on 18 July 2019.

In November 2020, the Turkish club Galatasaray inquired about signing him.[6]

Fenerbahçe

On 17 January 2021, Szalai signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Fenerbahçe[7] On 25 January 2021, he made his debut for Fenerbahçe in a Süper Lig game against Kayserispor at the Ülker Arena, which Fenerbahçe won 3–0.[8]

On 8 March 2021, he scored his first goal in the Süper Lig against Konyaspor at the Konya Büyükşehir Stadium on the 29th matchday of the 2020–21 Süper Lig season. Fenerbahçe won 3–0.[9]

On 28 February 2022, he scored his first and only goal in the 2021–22 Süper Lig season against Kasımpaşa S.K. at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium, Istanbul. The match ended with a 2–1 victory for Fenerbahçe.[10]

International career

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

Szalai made his debut for Hungary national team on 15 November 2019 in a friendly against Uruguay. He was substituted for Botond Baráth in the 72nd minute.[11]

On 1 June 2021, Szalai was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[12]

He scored his first goal against Luxembourg in a friendly match at the Stade de Luxembourg in Gasperich, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 17 November 2022.[13][14][15]

Career statistics

As of 4 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] 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
Mezőkövesd 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság 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[lower-alpha 2] 2 24 2
2020–21 16 2 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 1 19 3
Total 30 2 3 0 10 3 43 5
Fenerbahçe 2020–21 Süper Lig 21 3 1 0 — 22 3
2021–22 31 1 2 0 10[lower-alpha 3] 0 43 1
2022–23 30 2 5 0 14[lower-alpha 4] 1 47 3
Total 84 6 8 0 24 1 116 7
Career total 202 11 18 0 34 4 254 16
  1. ↑ Includes Magyar Kupa, Cypriot Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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

As of match played on 27 March 2022.[16]
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 2 0
Total 33 1
As of match played on 17 November 2022[16]
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

References

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External links

  • Attila Szalai at Soccerway
  • Attila Szalai at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).


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