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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bendegúz Bence Bolla[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club 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) | 37 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Hungary U18 | 3 | (1) |
2017 | Hungary U19 | 4 | (2) |
2019– | Hungary U21 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Hungary | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:01, 22 June 2021 (UTC) |
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 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.[9] He debuted for Hungary in a friendly 1–0 win over Cyprus on 4 June 2021.[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fehérvár | 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
Total | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Siófok (loan) | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
Zalaegerszeg (loan) | 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
Total | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2021-22 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
2022-23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
Career total | 127 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 9 |
Grasshopper Club Zürich – current squad | |
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Hungary squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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