Attila Szalai

Attila Szalai
Personal information
Full name	Attila Árpád Szalai
Date of birth	20 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Fenerbahçe
Number	41
Youth career
2010–2012	Vasas
2012–2015	Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Rapid Wien II
2016	→ Rapid Wien
2017–2019	Mezőkövesd
2019–2021	Apollon Limassol
2021–	Fenerbahçe
International career‡
2014	Hungary U-16
2014–2015	Hungary U-17
2015–2017	Hungary U-19
2017–	Hungary U-21
2019–	Hungary
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2020

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.^{[citation needed]}

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
Club	Season	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	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	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	Cypriot First Division	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

International

As of 20 November 2020.^[6]

National team	Season	Apps
Hungary	2019	1
Hungary	2020	7
Total		8

References

^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ [1] 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-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

External links

Attila Szalai at Soccerway
Attila Szalai at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

[2] [1] Debut (hungarian)

[3] "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Attila Szalai!" [Welcome to Fenerbahçe, Attila Szalai!] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 17 January 2021.

[4] ttps://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/01/25/turkey/super-lig/fenerbahce-spor-kulubu/kayserispor/3352960/

[5] "Hungary v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 15 November 2019.

[NFT-6] "Attila Szalai". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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