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Kristóf Palasics

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Kristóf Palasics
Personal information
Born (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 22)
Kistarcsa, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club S.L. Benfica
Youth career
Years Team
2014–2016
Gödöllői Főnix ISE
2016–2018
PLER-Budapest
Senior clubs
Years Team
2018–
Telekom Veszprém
2020–2021
BFKA-Veszprém (loan)
2021–2023
NEKA (loan)
2023–2024
BM Logroño La Rioja (loan)
2024–
S.L. Benfica (loan)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–
Hungary 15 (0)
Medal record
Junior World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Germany/Greece

Kristóf Palasics (born 19 April 2002) is a Hungarian handball player for S.L. Benfica and the Hungary national team.

Career

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Club

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Kristóf started his career at Gödöllői Főnix ISE, where he developed his skills under the professional guidance of former top goalkeeper Tamás Zsembery.[1] In 2016, he certified for PLER-Budapest. In August 2018, he signed a contract with Telekom Veszprém. The goalkeeping talent spent the first league seasons - with the exception of a few Nemzeti Bajnokság I matches - in the youth team of the Veszprém team. From the 2020/2021 season, he was a member of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B BFKA-Veszprém with a double playing permit. From 2021, he played on loan in the NEKA Nemzeti Bajnokság I team for 2 years. From 2023, he was loaned to BM Logroño La Rioja, the fifth-place team in the Spanish league, for an extra year.[2] He will start the 2024/25 season on loan at the Portuguese team S.L. Benfica.[3]

National team

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He was 9th with the Hungarian team at the 2021 Youth European Championship. As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th.[4] He was a member of the traveling squad[5] for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship for the first time in a world tournament, but he did not play in a single match at the World Championship. At the age of 21, on April 30, 2023, he made his debut in the senior national team in Tatabánya in the Hungary-Georgia men's European qualifying match 30–31.[6] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[7] He also participated in the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary men's national handball team. (5th place, 5 matches / 0 goals). He also participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the Hungarian team finished 10th (4 matches / 0 goals).

Honours

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National team

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Club

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BFKA-Veszprém

References

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  1. ^ "Gödöllői nevelésű játékos a junior világbajnoki ezüstérmes férfi kézilabda-válogatottban".
  2. ^ "SONLINE - A spanyol élvonalban folytatja Palasics Kristóf". 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ https://handballveszprem.hu/hu/article/palasics-kristof-a-benfica-csapatahoz-kerul-kolcsonben_7516
  4. ^ https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2022/07/18/kezi-ujra-az-elitben-minden-idok-harmadik-legjobb-szereplesevel-eb-otodik-lett-a-ferfi-u20-as-valogatott
  5. ^ https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/7056e0a8-af84-4726-82cd-026a1e3a0562/pdf/HUN.PDF?n=1673594103
  6. ^ "Grúzia elleni vereséggel zárta az Eb-selejtezőt a magyar válogatott". 30 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Nagy falat volt a házigazda, vb-ezüstérmes a magyar U21-es férfi kézilabda-válogatott". 2 July 2023.
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