Attila Szalai

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Attila Szalai
Friendly match Austria U-21 vs. Hungary U-21 2017-06-12 (131).jpg
Szalai in 2017
Personal information
Full name Attila Árpád Szalai[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club 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 45 (4)
National team‡
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 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021

Attila Árpád Szalai (born 20 January 1998) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fenerbahçe.

Club career[]

Rapid Wien[]

Szalai made his debut in Austrian Bundesliga on 11 May 2016 against Altach.[2]

Fenerbahçe[]

On 17 January 2021, Szalai signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Fenerbahçe[3] On 25 January 2021, he made his debut for Fenerbahçe in a Süper Lig game against Kayserispor at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, which Fenerbahçe won 3–0.[4]

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.[5]

International career[]

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.[6]

On 1 June 2021, Szalai was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of 5 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
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 2 — 24 2
2020–21 16 2 0 0 3 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 21 0 1 0 8 0 — 30 0
Total 42 3 2 0 8 0 — 52 3
Career total 118 7 12 0 18 3 0 0 148 10

International[]

As of match played on 15 November 2021.[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary 2019 1 0
2020 7 0
2021 15 0
Total 23 0

References[]

  1. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Foci eredmények, Foci hírek". Rangadó (in Hungarian). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Attila Szalai!" [Welcome to Fenerbahçe, Attila Szalai!] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Fenerbahçe vs. Kayserispor - 25 January 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/03/08/turkey/super-lig/konyaspor/fenerbahce-spor-kulubu/3353044/
  6. ^ "Hungary v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 15 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Attila Szalai". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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