Tamás Szántó

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Tamás Szántó
FC Red Bull Salzburg vs. SK Rapid Wien (13. Mai 2017) 24.jpg
Szántó in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Sopron, Hungary
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2003–2010 Sopron
2010–2014 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Rapid Wien II 64 (19)
2016–2021 Rapid Wien 35 (5)
Total 99 (24)
National team
2012–2013 Hungary U-17 3 (0)
2014 Hungary U-18 1 (0)
2016 Hungary U-21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tamás Szántó (born 18 February 1996) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career[]

Early years[]

Szántó was born in Sopron while his father Csaba played for FC Sopron. His family is Székely from Târgu Mureș, Romania.[1] He started to play football at the youth academy of FC Sopron before joining the youth academy of Rapid Wien in 2010.

Rapid Wien[]

Szántó made his Austrian Bundesliga debut on 31 July 2016, replacing Arnór Ingvi Traustason in the 63rd minute against Altach. His first appearance in the starting lineup came on 7 August 2016 against Austria Wien on Wiener Derby. Szántó scored his first league goal on 10 September 2016 against Sturm Graz in the 54th minute; that match ended in a 1–1 draw.[2] He finished the 2016–17 season with total of 5 goals and 2 assists in 29 league appearances. His second season at Rapid was plagued by injuries, which limited his appearances and playing time.

Retirement[]

In April 2021, Szántó announced his retirement from playing at the age of 25 due to injury problems.[3]

International career[]

Szántó was named in Hungarian U-20 provisional squad for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup but was cut from the final squad.[4] On 10 October 2016, he played his first match for the Hungary U-21 team.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League Austrian Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien II 2013–14 Regionalliga Ost 12 5 0 0 — 0 0 12 5
2014–15 21 4 0 0 — 0 0 21 4
2015–16 24 10 0 0 — 0 0 24 10
2017–18 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Total 64 19 0 0 — 0 0 64 19
Rapid Wien 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 29 5 5 0 4 0 0 0 38 5
2017–18 6 0 2 0 — 0 0 8 0
Total 35 5 7 0 4 0 0 0 46 5
Career total 92 24 7 0 4 0 0 0 103 24

International[]

References[]

  1. ^ "A Rapid hőse nem lesz osztrák, csak a magyar válogatott érdekli".
  2. ^ "Betalált a Sturmnak a válogatottba nem kellő magyar tehetség – VIDEÓ".
  3. ^ "Mit 25 Jahren: Rapids Tamas Szanto muss Karriere beenden". spox.com (in German). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ "A Bobál ikrek nem mennek a vb-re, rutintalan Storck-keret". nemzetisport.hu. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  5. ^ Tamás Szántó at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

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