Attila Szalai

Attila Árpád Szalai (born 20 January 1998) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Hungary national team.

The native form of this personal name is Szalai Attila Árpád. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Attila Szalai
Szalai with Hungary U-21 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Attila Árpád Szalai[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team 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 82 (6)
International career‡
2014 Hungary U-16 1 (0)
2014–2015 Hungary U-17 5 (1)
2015–2017 Hungary U-19 13 (0)
2017–2019 Hungary U-21 18 (2)
2019– Hungary 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Club career

Rapid Wien

Szalai made his debut in Austrian Bundesliga on 11 May 2016 against Altach.[3]

Fenerbahçe

On 17 January 2021, Szalai signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Fenerbahçe[4] On 25 January 2021, he made his debut for Fenerbahçe in a Süper Lig game against Kayserispor at the Ülker Arena, which Fenerbahçe won 3–0.[5]

On 8 March 2021, he scored his first goal in the Süper Lig against Konyaspor at the Konya Büyükşehir Stadium on the 29th matchday of the 2020–21 Süper Lig season. Fenerbahçe won 3–0.[6]

On 28 February 2022, he scored his first and only goal in the 2021–22 Süper Lig season against Kasımpaşa S.K. at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium, Istanbul. The match ended with a 2–1 victory for Fenerbahçe.[7]

International career
Szalai against Pogba of France, during Hungary's second group match of UEFA Euro 2020

Szalai made his debut for Hungary national team on 15 November 2019 in a friendly against Uruguay. He was substituted for Botond Baráth in the 72nd minute.[8]

On 1 June 2021, Szalai was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[9]

He scored his first goal against Luxembourg in a friendly match at the Stade de Luxembourg in Gasperich, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 17 November 2022.[10][11][12]

Career statistics
As of 18 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Wien 2015–17 Austrian Bundesliga 1000—43[lower-alpha 2]1441
Mezőkövesd 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 20020——220
2018–19 25250——302
Total 45270——522
Apollon Limassol 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 140307[lower-alpha 3]2—242
2020–21 162003[lower-alpha 3]1—193
Total 30230103—435
Fenerbahçe 2020–21 Süper Lig 21310——223
2021–22 3112010[lower-alpha 4]0—431
2022–23 2824014[lower-alpha 5]1—443
Total 82670241—1137
Career total 1571017034443125115
  1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Cypriot Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. Appearances in Regionalliga Ost
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played on 27 March 2022.[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hungary 201910
202070
2021150
202281
202320
Total331
As of match played on 17 November 2022[13]
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szalai goal.
List of international goals scored by Attila Szalai
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2022Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg30 Luxembourg1–12–2Friendly

References
  1. "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "Attila Szalai". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. "Foci eredmények, Foci hírek". Rangadó (in Hungarian). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Attila Szalai!" [Welcome to Fenerbahçe, Attila Szalai!] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 17 January 2021.
  5. "Fenerbahçe vs. Kayserispor - 25 January 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. "Konyaspor vs. Fenerbahce - 8 March 2021 - Soccerway".
  7. "Kasimpasa vs. Fenerbahce - 28 February2022 - Soccerway".
  8. "Hungary v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 15 November 2019.
  9. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  10. "Luxembourg vs. Hungary - 17 November 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  11. nemzetisport.hu (17 November 2022). "Felkészülés: döntetlenre végeztünk Luxemburgban - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  12. nemzetisport.hu (17 November 2022). "Videó: a védők összehozták, Orbán beadásából Szalai fejelt gólt - N". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  13. "Attila Szalai". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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