Botond Balogh

Botond Balogh
Balogh with Hungary in 2023
Personal information
Full name Botond Balogh[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002
Place of birth Sopron, Hungary
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Kocaelispor
(on loan from Parma)
Number 5
Youth career
2012-2015 Sopron SC
2015–2019 MTK Budapest
2019–2020 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Parma 68 (0)
2025– → Kocaelispor (loan) 21 (0)
International career‡
2018 Hungary U16 8 (0)
2018–2019 Hungary U17 10 (0)
2020–2023 Hungary U21 12 (1)
2021– Hungary 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:25, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Botond Balogh (born 6 June 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Kocaelispor, on loan from Serie A club Parma, and the Hungary national team.[3]

Club career

Parma

2020–21 season

Balogh made his professional debut in the 2020–21 Coppa Italia on 28 October 2020, starting the whole game against Pescara in a 3–1 victory.[4] On 31 October 2020, he made his debut in 2020–21 Serie A against Inter Milan.[5] In the season, he made two more appearances against SS Lazio on 10 January 2021, and UC Sampdoria on 22 May 2021.[6][7]

2021–22 season

In the 2021–22 Serie B season, he made only four appearances. He made his first appearance against Frosinone Calcio on 20 August 2021.[8]

2022–23 season

In the 2022–23 Serie B season, he made 15 appearances. He played hist first match in the season against Ternana Calcio on 10 September 2022.[9]

2023–24 season

On 12 November 2023, he was interviewed by Parma FC media and he said that the club showed their strength (in Italian "Nel secondo tempo abbiamo fatto vedere la nostra forza") against Lecco.[10] He made his first appearance against AS Cittadella in the 2023–24 Serie B season.[11] In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team. On 26 April 2024, he renewed his contract until 30 June 2027.[12][13]

2024–25 season

He made his first appearance in the 2024–25 Serie A season in a 1–1 draw against ACF Fiorentina on 17 August 2024.[14] On game week 2, he was part of the team beating AC Milan 2–1 on 24 August 2024.[15] On 31 August 2024, he was substituted in the 73rd minute against SSC Napoli. The score was 1–0 for Parma when Balogh was substituted for Yordan Osorio. The match ended with a 2–1 defeat for Parma.[16][17][18]

On 30 October 2024, he gave an assist to Enrico Del Prato in a 2–2 draw against Juventus FC in the 2024-25 season.[19][20] On 12 January 2025, he got injured in a 1–0 defeat against Genoa CFC at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on the 20th match day of the 2024–25 Serie A season. He was substituted for Antoine Hainaut in the 60th minute.[21] In the 65th minute, Morten Frendrup scored the only goal of the match.[22][23]

2025–26 season: Loan to Kocaelispor

After remaining on the bench in the first three games of the 2025–26 Parma season, on 8 September 2025, Balogh was loaned to Kocaelispor in Turkey.[24]

International career

Balogh was part of the Hungarian U-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[25] and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[26]

Balogh debuted for the Hungarian senior squad on 12 November 2021, in a World Cup qualification against San Marino.[27]

On 14 May 2024, he was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[28] Due to injury he was an unused substitute in all three of the team's matches as they finished third in Group A and were eliminated.[29]

On 11 October 2024, he was removed from the squad against the Netherlands in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A match due to injury.[30][31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Parma 2019–20 Serie A 000000
2020–21 Serie A 301040
2021–22 Serie B 401050
2022–23 Serie B 15020170
2023–24 Serie B 17000170
2024–25 Serie A 29010300
Total 68050730
Kocaelispor (loan) 2025–26 Süper Lig 14020160
Career total 82070890

International

As of match played 6 June 2025.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hungary 202110
202310
202450
202510
Total80

Honours

Parma

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Hungary" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Botond Balogh". Parma Calcio 1913. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 Botond Balogh at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Légiósok: a fiatal magyar védő kezdőként mutatkozott be a Parmában" [Legionnaires: the young Hungarian defender made his debut as a starter for Parma]. NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 28 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Serie A: Baloghékat két perc választotta el az Inter legyőzésétől" [Serie A: Balogh and his teammates were two minutes away from defeating Inter]. NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 31 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Parma vs. Lazio - 10 January 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sampdoria vs. Parma - 22 May 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Frosinone vs. Parma - 20 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Parma vs. Ternana - 10 September 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "BOTOND BALOGH: "NEL SECONDO TEMPO ABBIAMO FATTO VEDERE LA NOSTRA FORZA"" [Botond Balogh: "In the second half we showed our strength"]. Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Parma vs. Cittadella - 26 August 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "BOTOND BALOGH RENEWS UNTIL 2027". Parma Calcio 1913. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "BOTOND BALOGH RINNOVA FINO AL 2027" [Botond Balogh renews until 2027]. Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Parma vs. Fiorentina - 17 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Parma vs. AC Milan - 24 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Napoli vs. Parma - 31 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Emerson, Palmieri (16 January 2025). "ww88". Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Baloghot lecserélték, a Napoli a hajrában fordított a Parma ellen; ikszelt a Lazio otthonában a Milan" [Balogh was substituted, Napoli turned the game around against Parma in the closing stages; Milan drew at the home of Lazio]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Balogh Botond gólt készített elő, a Parma pontot szerzett a Juventus otthonában" [Botond Balogh provided an assist, Parma earned a point at the home of Juventus]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 30 October 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Juventus vs. Parma 2 - 2". Soccerway.com. 30 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Serie A: Balogh megsérült, lecserélték, öt perc múlva gólt kapott a Parma" [Serie A: Balogh was injured and substituted, five minutes later Parma conceded a goal]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  22. ↑ Storace, Dino (12 January 2025). "Frendrup confeziona il gol della vittoria" [Frendrup provides the winning goal]. Genoa Cricket and Football Club - Official Website (in Italian). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "SERIE A ENILIVE, MATCHDAY 20: GENOA 1-0 PARMA". Parma Calcio 1913. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "BOTOND BALOGH TO KOCAELISPOR KULÜBÜ". Parma Calcio. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "U17-es Eb: két helyen változott a magyar keret az elitkörhöz képest" [U17 European Championship: the Hungarian squad has changed in two places compared to the elite round]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  26. ↑ "U17-es vb: Preisinger Sándor kijelölte a végleges magyar keretet" [U17 World Cup: Sándor Preisinger has named the final Hungarian squad]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  27. ↑ Forgács, Milán (17 March 2024). "A semmiből futott be a magyar tehetség, Balogh Botond lehet Rossi új alapembere" [The Hungarian talent emerged from nowhere, Botond Balogh could be Rossi's new core player]. Metropol.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  28. ↑ "Szoboszlai gets shot at Euro glory with Hungary as Rossi names squad". Reuters. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  29. ↑ "Botond Balogh | Player Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  30. ↑ "A magyar válogatott újabb védője sérült meg a hollandok elleni meccs előtt" [Another defender for the Hungarian national team has been injured before the match against the Dutch]. telex (in Hungarian). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  31. ↑ "Balogh Botond nem léphet pályára a hollandok ellen" [Botond Balogh cannot take the field against the Dutch]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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