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The native form of this personal name is Szalai Ádám. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ádám Szalai
Szalai in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ádám Csaba Szalai
Date of birth (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
Number 28
Youth career
1994–2000 Honvéd
2000–2004 Újpest
2004–2006 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 VfB Stuttgart II 33 (5)
2007–2010 Real Madrid B 79 (23)
2010 → Mainz 05 (loan) 15 (1)
2010–2013 Mainz 05 64 (20)
2013–2014 Schalke 04 28 (7)
2014– 1899 Hoffenheim 12 (4)
International career‡
2007 Hungary U20 11 (6)
2007–2008 Hungary U21 6 (5)
2009– Hungary 23 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2014

Ádám Csaba Szalai (born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian footballer who plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Szalai started his career in his hometown of Budapest, playing for Budapest Honvéd FC and Újpest FC. In 2004 he moved to Germany to complete his formation, spending two years in the youth ranks of VfB Stuttgart.

In the 2006–07 season Szalai made his senior debuts, playing with the B-team in Regionalliga Süd.

Real Madrid Castilla

In August 2007 Szalai was transferred to Real Madrid Castilla, the reserve team of Real Madrid, for approximately €500.000.[1]

In his second season in Segunda División B – the only division in which he competed during his spell in Spain – he scored 16 goals in 37 games, but the team could only rank sixth, thus missing out on the playoffs.

Mainz

On 9 January 2010 Real Madrid loaned Szalai to 1. FSV Mainz 05, until June.[2] He made his Bundesliga debut seven days later, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 2–4 away loss against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[3]

Szalai scored his first goal for Mainz in a 1–0 home win over Borussia Dortmund on 10 April 2010.[4] He netted his second against FC Bayern Munich on 25 September in a 2–1 away win, with a powerful shot into the top corner in what was the Rhineland-Palatinate outfit's sixth consecutive win of the campaign, in an eventual run of seven;[5] on 14 January 2011, in a game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the player sustained a knee injury – cruciate ligament – which sidelined him for the remainder of the campaign, in which he scored four goals in 20 games.

On 22 January 2012 Szalai returned to action with Mainz after his injury, playing the second half of a 2–3 loss at Leverkusen.[6] On 1 August he signed a contract extension with the club running until June 2015[7][8] and, on 27 October, scored his first hat-trick for the team in a 3–0 home victory against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[9]

On 10 February 2013 Szalai scored his 12th goal of the season against FC Augsburg, thereby becoming the most productive Hungarian goalscorer in a single German top division season, surpassing both Lajos Détári and Vasile Miriuta, whom netted 11 for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1987–88 campaign and FC Energie Cottbus in 2000–01 respectively.[10] On 15 April, Sky Sports published an article on the player where Horst Heldt, general manager of FC Schalke 04, reportedly showed interest in signing him, pending the club's qualification to the UEFA Champions League in order to fund the transfer.[11]

Schalke 04

On 27 June 2013, Szalai signed a four-year contract with Schalke.[12] After making his official debut against amateurs FC Nöttingen, for the season's DFB-Pokal, he played his first league match against Hamburger SV, scoring the hosts' last goal in a 3–3 draw after a shot from Christian Clemens was poorly handled by René Adler.[13]

Szalai was instrumental in helping his team reach the group stage of the Champions League: after a 1–1 draw in the first leg against PAOK F.C.[14] he grabbed a brace in the second match in Thessaloniki (3–2 win), and played the full 90 minutes on both occasions.[15]

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

On 3 July 2014, Szalai was transferred to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for €6 million. Alexander Rosen, the sport director of Hoffenheim, said that Szalai fits into the style of the club.[16] Szalai made his debut in his new club, against FC Augsburg, where he opened the scoring, at an eventual 2–0 home win.[17] After the match, he was named, and elected as the Best Player of the Matchday, on the official site of Bundesliga.[18]

On 22 November 2014, Szalai was sent off for the first time in his career after committing a foul against Dante in the 90th minute in the 12th round of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season playing against FC Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.[19]

On 24 November 2014, Szalai was suspended for two matches by the German Football Association.[20]

On 12 December 2014, Szalai was substituted in the 62nd minute for Modeste in the 15th round of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season against Eintracht Frankfurt. Three minutes later Szalai scored and in the 87th minute he gave an assist to Firmino with his ancle, resulting a 3-2 home win for Hoffenheim at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar Arena, Hoffenheim.[21]

International career

Szalai featured regularly with the Hungarian under-21s. On 11 February 2009 he made his debut with the full side, replacing Zoltán Szélesi in the 84th minute of a 0–1 friendly loss to Israel. On 8 October of the following year, during a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against San Marino at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium, he scored three in an 8–0 win;[22] four days later, in the same competition, he contributed with another to a 2–1 dramatic win in Finland.[23]

On 29 February 2012, Szalai returned to the national team setup after his one-year injury with a goal against Bulgaria, in a friendly draw in Győr.[24] On 7 September, in the nation's first 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier, he netted the third for the visitors in an eventual 5–0 triumph in Andorra.[25]

On 16 October 2012 Szalai helped hosts Hungary battle back to beat Turkey 3–1, scoring the second after an assist from Tamás Kádár.[26][27]

Telki press conference

After the 8–1 defeat of the Hungarian national side against the Netherlands, Szalai took part of a press-conference, where he gave poignant answers about what he thought the reasons behind the long-term underachievement of the national side were.[28][29] Szalai has not been called up to play for Hungary since.[30]

On 13 November 2014, Attila Pintér, manager of Hungarian League club Győr, reacted on Szalai's criticism and doubted Szalai's honesty. Pintér claimed that Szalai said in an interview before the 8–1 defeat that he does not have any problems with Hungary coach Sándor Egervári. Pintér criticised Szalai for being irresponsible for criticising the Hungarian coaches since Szalai does not know them.[31]

On 5 March 2014, Hungary played their first match in the year and Szalai was left out. In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, Szalai said that he cannot say anything about his future with the national team since he was not invited and he did not have the option to decide whether to join or not.[32]

Resignation

On 28 August 2014, Pintér appointed the footballers of the Hungarian national side against the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Northern Ireland at the Groupama Arena on 7 September 2014. Szalai was left out from the team.[33]

On 4 September 2014, Szalai posted an announcement on his Facebook profile saying that he doesn't want to play for Hungary during the management of Pintér.[34] Szalai became the second Hungarian footballer in the past 20 years who resigned from the Hungarian national side after the resignation of Szabolcs Huszti in 2007.[35]

Return

On 18 September 2014, Dárdai was appointed as interim manager of the Hungarian national football team.[36][37] A couple of days later, on 26 September 2014, he was announced to return under new coach Pál Dárdai, who claimed Szalai was one of the "leading personalities" of the team.[38]

On 11 October 2014, Szalai returned against Romania at the Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania. The match ended with a 1–1 draw.[39] Three days later Hungary beat Faroe Islands 1–0 at the Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn. The only goal of the match was scored by Szalai.[40]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.[41]
1. 8 October 2010 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  San Marino 2–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2. 8 October 2010 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  San Marino 4–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3. 8 October 2010 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  San Marino 5–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4. 12 October 2010 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 0–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
5. 29 February 2012 ETO Park, Győr, Hungary  Bulgaria 1–0 1–1 Friendly
6. 7 September 2012 Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 3–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 16 October 2012 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  Turkey 2–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 14 October 2014 Torsvollur Stadium, Torshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Individual

  • The Best Bundesliga Young Talent:2008
  • Young Hungarian Player of The Year: 2008
  • Best Player of the Month: December 2012
  • Hungarian Player of The Year: 2011,2012

References

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