Kevin Kállai

Kevin Kállai
Kállai playing for Mezőkövesd in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002
Place of birth Miskolc, Hungary
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Honvéd
Number 72
Youth career
2007–2013 Diósgyőr
2013–2020 Haladás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Haladás 55 (0)
2022–2025 Mezőkövesd 70 (1)
2025 Diósgyőr 7 (1)
2025 Diósgyőr II 1 (0)
2025– Honvéd 20 (0)
2025– Honvéd II 1 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Hungary U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023

Kevin Kállai (born 14 January 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a right-back for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Honvéd. He represented Hungary at youth level.[2]

Club career

Haladás

Kállai a Haladás academy product, played as a forward in academy level before switching to defender position at the senior team under János Mátyus.[3] He debuted for Haladás in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II on 1 November 2020, a 5–0 win against Békéscsaba.[4]

Mezőkövesd

On 23 June 2022, Kállai signed to Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Mezőkövesd alongside his brother Zalán Kállai.[5][6] Kállai debuted in the first tier on 30 July 2022, a 1–1 draw against Újpest.[7]

He made appearances for the club 57 times in the first division before heading into the final round of the already relegated side on 17 May 2024.[8]

The team started the 2024–25 season of the second tier with only 5 players from the previous season alongside Kállai.[9]

Diósgyőr

On 3 January 2025, Kállai returned to his boyhood club Diósgyőr in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[10] He was in the squad in 12 matches, played twice as a starter and five times as a substitute. On 17 July 2025, he left the club with his brother Zalán.[11]

Honvéd

Not long after his departure announcement, Kállai signed a three-year contract with Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Honvéd.[12]

Personal life

Kállai is the older brother of Zalán Kállai who is also a footballer playing at the left side.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 February 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haladás 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 23020250
2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 320—320
Total 55020570
Mezőkövesd 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 31030340
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27110281
2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 12020140
Total 70160761
Diósgyőr 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 71—71
Diósgyőr II 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 10—10
Honvéd 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 13030160
Honvéd II 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 10—10
Career total 14721101582
  1. ↑ Includes Magyar Kupa

References

  1. ↑ "Kállai Kevin". dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). Diósgyőri VTK. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kállai Kevin: "Nagyon jó a csapategység"" [Kevin Kállai: "The team unity is very good"]. mezokovesdzsory.hu (in Hungarian). Mezőkövesdi SE. 16 November 2023. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Támadóból lett jobbhátvéd Kállai Kevin" [Kevin Kállai from forward to right-back]. utanpotlassport.hu (in Hungarian). 12 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kállai Kevin debütált a Szombathelyi Haladásban" [Kevin Kállai made his debut for Szombathelyi Haladás]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "NB I: Szombathelyről igazolt testvérpárt a Mezőkövesd" [NB I: Mezőkövesd signed siblings from Szombathely]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Testvérpárt igazolt a Mezőkövesd" [Mezőkövesd signed siblings]. m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). M4 Sport. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Kállai Kevin bemutatkozott az NB I-ben" [Kevin Kállai made his debut in the NB I]. illesakademia.hu (in Hungarian). 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kállai Kevin győzelemmel búcsúzna az NB I-től" [Kevin Kállai would say goodbye to NB I with a win]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 17 May 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "NB II: indul a Vasas és a Kisvárda feljutási csatája az NB I-ért – lesz-e most is meglepetéscsapat?" [NB II: Vasas and Kisvárda start the battle for promotion to the NB I - will there be a surprise team this time?]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kupagyőztes csatárral és fiatal védővel erősített a Diósgyőr" [Diósgyőr strengthened with cup-winning striker and young defender]. 24.hu (in Hungarian). 3 January 2025. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Két játékosától is elköszönt a Diósgyőr" [Diósgyőr says goodbye to two players]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 17 July 2025. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Taxival érkezett Diósgyőrből a Honvéd új játékosa" [Honvéd's new player arrived by taxi from Diósgyőr]. origo.hu (in Hungarian). 17 July 2025. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Testvérpárt igazolt klubunk" [Our club signed siblings]. mezokovesdzsory.hu (in Hungarian). Mezőkövesdi SE. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  14. ↑ Kevin Kállai at Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ) (in Hungarian)
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