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.
![]() Szalai with Hungary U-21 in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Attila Árpád Szalai[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club 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 | 65 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 28 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 |
Szalai made his debut in Austrian Bundesliga on 11 May 2016 against Altach.[3]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rapid Wien | 2015–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 43[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 44 | 1 | |
Mezőkövesd | 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | — | 24 | 2 | |
2020–21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
Fenerbahçe | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
Total | 65 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | — | 90 | 5 | |||
Career total | 140 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 228 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Hungary | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 7 | 0 | |
2021 | 15 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 0 |
Fenerbahçe S.K. – current squad | |
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Hungary squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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