Szabolcs Szalay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Veszprém, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Csíkszereda | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2013 | Veszprém | ||
| 2013–2020 | Illés Akadémia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Haladás | 21 | (2) |
| 2021–2025 | Zalaegerszeg | 54 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Tiszakécske (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Vasas (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Nafta 1903 (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2025– | FK Csíkszereda | 37 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Hungary U16 | 13 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Hungary U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | Hungary U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Hungary U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2026 | |||
Szabolcs Szalay (born 17 February 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club FK Csíkszereda.[1]
Club career
Zalaegerszegi TE
Szalay joined Zalaegerszeg during the January 2021 transfer window.[2] He played an essential role in winning the 2022–23 Magyar Kupa with the club, managing to score in the cup final.[3]
FK Csíkszereda
On 1 July 2025, Szalay joined FK Csíkszereda.[4]
International career
Szalay has represented Hungary at youth international level.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haladás | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Zalaegerszeg | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 64 | 4 | |||
| Tiszakécske (loan) | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Vasas (loan) | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nafta 1903 (loan) | 2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| FK Csíkszereda | 2025–26 | Liga I | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2026–27 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 168 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 192 | 16 | |||
- ↑ Includes Magyar Kupa, Slovenian Cup, Cupa României
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Zalaegerszeg
References
- ↑ "Echipa din Superliga se întărește din Ungaria » Două transferuri în aceeași zi" [The Superliga team is strengthening from Hungary » Two transfers on the same day] (in Romanian). GSP. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "Utánpótlás válogatott játékossal erősítettünk!" [We have strengthened our team with a youth international player!] (in Hungarian). ZTE FC. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hosszabbítás után hódította el a Magyar Kupát a Zalaegerszeg" [Zalaegerszeg won the Hungarian Cup after extra time] (in Hungarian). M4sport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "A Csíkszereda bejelentette Ferenczi János és Szalay Szabolcs érkezését" [Csíkszereda announced the arrival of János Ferenczi and Szabolcs Szalay] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "SZALAY SZABOLCS" (in Hungarian). Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
External links
- Szabolcs Szalay at Soccerway
- Szabolcs Szalay at Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ) (in Hungarian)
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Veszprém
- Hungarian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football wingers
- Hungary men's youth international footballers
- Hungary men's under-21 international footballers
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság II players
- Liga I players
- Zalaegerszegi TE players
- Tiszakécske FC footballers
- Vasas SC players
- NK Nafta Lendava players
- FK Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc players
- Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen
- Hungarian football midfielder stubs