Attila Szalai
Attila Árpád Szalai (born 20 January 1998) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Fenerbahçe. He is the first player in the history who is transferred directly from a Cypriot club to a Turkish club.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Attila Árpád Szalai[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1998 | ||
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Hungary U-16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hungary U-17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Hungary U-19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2017– | Hungary U-21 | 18 | (2) |
| 2019– | Hungary | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Rapid Wien
He 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]
International career
He made his debut for Hungary national football team on 15 November 2019 in a friendly against Uruguay. He was substituted for Botond Baráth in the 72nd minute.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 January 2021
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 77 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | ||
References
- "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- Debut (hungarian)
- "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Attila Szalai!" [Welcome to Fenerbahçe, Attila Szalai!] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 17 January 2021.
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/01/25/turkey/super-lig/fenerbahce-spor-kulubu/kayserispor/3352960/
- "Hungary v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 15 November 2019.
- "Attila Szalai". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links
- Attila Szalai at Soccerway
- Attila Szalai at National-Football-Teams.com
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