Bendegúz Bolla

Bendegúz Bence Bolla (born 22 November 1999) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Grasshopper Club Zürich, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the Hungary national team.[2][3] Bolla made his senior debut for Hungary in 2021 when he was named for Euro 2020.

The native form of this personal name is Bolla Bendegúz Bence. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Bendegúz Bolla
Personal information
Full name Bendegúz Bence Bolla[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999
Place of birth Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Youth career
Videoton
Főnix Gold
MTK Budapest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Fehérvár 28 (0)
2018 → Siófok (loan) 18 (3)
2019–2020 → Zalaegerszeg (loan) 43 (1)
2021– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2021– → Grasshopper (loan) 45 (6)
International career‡
2016 Hungary U18 3 (1)
2017 Hungary U19 4 (2)
2019– Hungary U21 5 (0)
2021– Hungary 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:29, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 17 July 2021, Bolla joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a permanent deal from Hungarian side Fehérvár.[4] He was immediately loaned out to Grasshoppers of the Swiss Super League for the 2021–22 season.[4]

On 25 July 2021, he debuted in the Swiss Super League on the first match day of the 2021–22 season against FC Basel at the Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich. Bolla was substituted in the 71st minute by Nikola Gjorgjev.[5] On 31 July 2021, he played the entire match against BSC Young Boys at the Stadion Wankdorf, in Bern.[6] On 11 September 2021, he supplied his first assist, leading to the 1-1 equalizer by Christián Herc against FC Luzern. He shot his first goal on 26 September 2021 in a 3-1 victory over FC Sion, where he took a direct shot off of Herc's corner kick to hammer it under the bar. One week later, he scored again in a 5-2 victory over FC St. Gallen. He has since supplied two more assists and has become a mainstay in the starting lineup, usually playing on the right wing. At the end of May 2022, after a successful season, he returned to his home club.[7] In total, he played 30 league matches, of which he started in 29, shot four goals, and supplied three assists. As such, it is safe to say that he was instrumental in securing Grasshoppers' position in the top Swiss flight. After such a successful season, his loan was extended for another season.[8]

On 27 June 2022, he was loaned to Grasshoppers for the 2022-23 Swiss Super League season.[9] On 1 October 2022, he scored his first goal in the 2022-23 season against FC Zürich at the Letzigrund.[10][11] Seven days later, on 8 October 2022, he scored his second goal in the 2022-23 season in a 4-4 draw against FC Sion.[12][13] In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, he said that it was a good decision to stay in Switzerland because the coach remained the same and the core of the team was also preserved.[14]

International career

On 1 June 2021, Bolla was included in the final 26-man squad to represent the Hungary national team at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[15] He debuted for Hungary in a friendly 1–0 win over Cyprus on 4 June 2021.[16]

Personal life

Bolla 's father is László Bolla, who is the co-founder of Főnix along with Zsolt Szoboszlai, father of Hungary national football team player Dominik Szoboszlai.[17]

Career statistics
As of 12 November 2022[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fehérvár 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1010——20
2020–21 2707130—371
Total 280813000391
Siófok (loan) 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 18310—— 193
Zalaegerszeg (loan) 2018–19 17000——170
2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27120——291
Total 441200000461
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2021–22 Premier League 0000——00
Grasshopper Club Zürich (loan) 2021-22 Swiss Super League 30410——314
2022-23 15210——162
Total 456200000476
Career total 12710131300014411

    References
    1. "Bolla Bendegúz Bence" [Bendegúz Bence Bolla]. MLSZ adatbank (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
    2. "Bolla Bendegúz továbbra is ZTE mezben". ztefc.hu (in Hungarian). 5 July 2019.
    3. "Bolla Bendegúz kölcsönben Zalaegerszegen folytatja". molfehervarfc.hu (in Hungarian). 22 January 2019.
    4. "New signing loaned to Grasshoppers". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
    5. "2020-21 Swiss Super League: Grasshoppers 0-2 Basel". Soccerway.com. 25 May 2021.
    6. "2020-21 Swiss Super League: Young Boys 0-0 Grasshoppers". Soccerway.com. 31 May 2021.
    7. "END OF SEASON SQUAD UPDATE". gcz.ch. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
    8. "BENDEGÚZ BOLLA BACK TO GC". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 27 June 2022.
    9. D, M. (27 June 2022). "Légiósok: a Wolverhampton ismét kölcsönadta Bolla Bendegúzt - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    10. "Grasshopper vs. Zürich - 1 October 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    11. nemzetisport.hu (1 October 2022). "Videó: Gyurcsó Ádám bombagólt lőtt, Bolla Bendegúz is betalált - NS". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    12. "Grasshopper vs. Sion - 8 October 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    13. nemzetisport.hu (8 October 2022). "Svájc: őrült meccsen lőtt gólt Bolla Bendegúz, majd Balotelli - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    14. nemzetisport.hu (12 October 2022). "Bolla Bendegúz: A válogatott fejlődése megkérdőjelezhetetlen - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    15. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
    16. "Match Report of Hungary vs Cyprus - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
    17. "A magyar hátvéd, aki a góljai felét a 16-oson kívülről rúgta Svájcban". telex (in Hungarian). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
    18. Bendegúz Bolla at Soccerway
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