Gábor Szalai
Personal information
Full name Gábor Sándor Szalai
Date of birth (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000
Place of birth Kecskemét, Hungary
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Lausanne
Number 12
Youth career
2010–2019 Kecskemét
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Kecskemét 114 (21)
2024– Lausanne 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023

Gábor Szalai (born 9 June 2000) is a Hungarian football defender who plays for Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport.

Club career

Kecskemét

Szalai joined the football academy of Kecskemét in 2010. He has been playing for the club's first team since the 2019–20 season.[1] On 24 June 2022, he renewed his contract with Kecskemét.[2]

2022–23 season

On 8 April 2023, he scored his first goal in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season against Puskás Akadémia FC in a 3–0 victory at the Pancho Aréna, Felcsút.[3] On 28 April 2023, he scored a goal in a 3–2 defeat against Paksi FC at the Széktói Stadion on game week 29.[4][5] On 13 May 2023, he scored his third goal in the season in a 2–0 victory against reigning champions Ferencvárosi TC on game week 31.[6][7]

2023–24 season

On 7 August 2023, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory over Kisvárda FC in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season at the Széktói Stadion.[8] On 13 August 2023, he scored the winning goal against Fehérvár FC at the Széktói Stadion.[9] He scored his third goal in Szusza Ferenc Stadion on 21 October 2023 in 5–3 defeat against Újpest FC on game week 10.[10] On 26 November 2023, he scored his fourth goal in the season in a 3–3 draw against Fehérvár FC at the Sóstói Stadion.[11] On 4 January 2023, it was rumored that the club received an offer from a club to purchase his rights to play.[12][13]

Lausanne

On 7 January 2024, he was signed by Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport.[14][15][16]

International career

In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, he said that he was surprised that Marco Rossi invited him to join the national team.[17] At the press conference of the notional team in Telki, he said that he had Stage fright to some extent but he could sleep well before joining the national team. He said that the community of the national team is really good and the team will accept him.[18]

He was called up in the Hungary national football team against Serbia national football team.[19]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2023[20][21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kecskemét 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 11021——131
2020–21 29420314
2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 3010303310
2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 28310293
Total 981781000010718
Kecskemét II 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 10———10
Total 10———10
Career total 991781000010718

    References

    1. ↑ "Szalai Gábor Angliából tért haza hozzánk" [Gábor Szalai has returned back to us from England] (in Hungarian). Kecskemét. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
    2. ↑ B, K. (2022-06-24). "Kecskemét: újabb két játékossal hosszabbított a klub - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    3. ↑ "Puskás vs. Kecskemét - 8 April 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
    4. ↑ "Kecskemét vs. Paks - 28 April 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    5. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023-04-28). "Micsoda rangadó! Varga Barnabás mesterhármasával fordított a Paks K". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    6. ↑ "Kecskemét vs. Ferencváros - 13 May 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    7. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023-05-13). "A Kecskemét két góllal legyőzte a Ferencvárost! - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    8. ↑ "Kecskemét vs. Kisvárda - 7 August 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
    9. ↑ "Kecskemét vs. Fehérvár - 13 August 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    10. ↑ "Újpest vs. Kecskemét - 21 October 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    11. ↑ "Fehérvár vs. Kecskemét - 26 November 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    12. ↑ "Tóth Ákos: Szalai Gáborért külföldről érkezett ajánlat - Kecskeméti TE". Tóth Ákos: Szalai Gáborért külföldről érkezett ajánlat - Kecskeméti TE (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    13. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2024-01-05). "NB I: Svájcba igazolhat a válogatottba is meghívott KTE-védő – NS-i". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    14. ↑ Jeanmonod, Benoît (2024-01-07). "Gábor Szalai est Lausannois !". FC Lausanne-Sport (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
    15. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2024). "NB I: egy svájci klub kivásárolta a válogatottba is meghívott KTE-v". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
    16. ↑ "Szalai Gábor a svájci élvonalba igazolt - Kecskeméti TE". Szalai Gábor a svájci élvonalba igazolt - Kecskeméti TE (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
    17. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023-05-23). "Sportrádió: Nem teljesen számítottam a meghívóra – Szalai Gábor - N". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    18. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023-06-05). "Válogatott: „Volt lámpalázam, de azért tudtam aludni" – a KTE újonc". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
    19. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023-08-29). "Gulácsi visszatér, és három újonc is bekerült Rossi keretébe". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
    20. ↑ "Szalai Gábor (Kecskemét 2000.06.09 - ) • Személyek • Magyarfutball.hu - a magyar labdarúgás adatbázisa". www.magyarfutball.hu.
    21. ↑ "Hungary - G. Szalai - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.


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