Ádám Szalai

Hungarian association football player

Ádám Csaba Szalai (born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Ádám Szalai
Szalai with Hungary in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ádám Csaba Szalai[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary[2]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1994–2000 Honvéd
2000–2004 Újpest
2004–2006 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 VfB Stuttgart II 33 (5)
2007–2010 Real Madrid B 79 (23)
2010Mainz 05 (loan) 15 (1)
2010–2013 Mainz 05 64 (20)
2013–2014 Schalke 04 28 (7)
2014–2019 1899 Hoffenheim 100 (23)
2016Hannover 96 (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2022 Mainz 05 57 (3)
2022–2023 Basel 17 (4)
Total 405 (86)
National team
2007 Hungary U20 11 (6)
2007–2008 Hungary U21 6 (5)
2009–2022 Hungary 86 (26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5]
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2006–07 Regionalliga Süd 33 5 33 5
Real Madrid Castilla 2007–08 Segunda División B 29 4 29 4
2008–09 37 16 37 16
2009–10 13 3 13 3
Total 79 23 79 23
Mainz 05 2009–10 Bundesliga 15 1 0 0 15 1
2010–11 20 4 2 1 22 5
2011–12 15 3 0 0 0 0 15 3
2012–13 29 13 4 2 33 15
Total 79 21 6 3 85 24
Schalke 04 2013–14 Bundesliga 28 7 3 0 9[b] 2 40 9
1899 Hoffenheim 2014–15 Bundesliga 26 4 1 1 27 5
2015–16 4 0 1 0 5 0
2016–17 22 8 1 0 23 8
2017–18 18 5 0 0 2[c] 0 20 5
2018–19 30 6 2 0 5[b] 0 37 6
2019–20 0 0 1 1 1 1
Total 100 23 6 2 7 0 113 25
Hannover 96 (loan) 2015–16 Bundesliga 12 0 12 0
Mainz 05 2019–20 Bundesliga 27 1 27 1
2020–21 18 1 2 1 20 2
2021–22 12 1 2 0 14 1
Total 57 3 4 1 0 0 61 4
Basel 2021–22 Swiss Super League 12 4 12 4
2022–23 5 0 1 1 6[d] 1 12 2
Total 17 4 1 1 6 1 24 6
Career total 405 86 20 7 22 3 447 96
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary[6] 2009 1 0
2010 5 4
2011 0 0
2012 8 3
2013 5 0
2014 4 1
2015 6 0
2016 11 5
2017 2 1
2018 10 5
2019 9 2
2020 6 0
2021 11 4
2022 8 1
Total 86 26
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szalai goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Ádám Szalai
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2010 Ferenc Puskás, Budapest, Hungary   San Marino 2–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 4–0
3 5–0
4 12 October 2010 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland   Finland 1–0 2–1
5 29 February 2012 ETO Park, Győr, Hungary   Bulgaria 1–0 1–1 Friendly
6 7 September 2012 Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra   Andorra 3–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 16 October 2012 Ferenc Puskás, Budapest, Hungary   Turkey 2–1 3–1
8 14 October 2014 Torsvollur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Faroe Islands 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
9 14 June 2016 Nouveau Stade, Bordeaux, France   Austria 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016
10 7 October 2016 Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary   Switzerland 1–1 2–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 2–2
12 10 October 2016 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia   Latvia 2–0 2–0
13 13 November 2016 Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary   Andorra 4–0 4–0
14 31 August 2017   Latvia 2–0 3–1
15 23 March 2018   Kazakhstan 1–2 2–3 Friendly
16 15 October 2018 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia 2–1 3–3 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
17 3–3
18 15 November 2018 Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary 2–0 2–0
19 18 November 2018   Finland 1–0 2–0
20 24 March 2019   Croatia 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
21 15 November 2019 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary   Uruguay 1–2 1–2 Friendly
22 25 March 2021   Poland 2–0 3–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 28 March 2021 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino   San Marino 1–0 3–0
24 23 June 2021 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany   Germany 1–0 2–2 UEFA Euro 2020
25 8 September 2021 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary   Andorra 1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 23 September 2022 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany   Germany 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

Honours change

Individual

  • Hungarian Player of The Year: 2012[7]

References change

  1. "Estamento de jugadores | Censo definitivo de jugadores elegibles" [List of players | Definitive census of available players] (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Madrid Football Federation. p. 129. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ádám Szalai". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. "Á. Szalai". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. Ádám Szalai at ESPN FC
  5. Ádám SzalaiUEFA competition record (archive 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Ádám Szalai". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. "Huszti voted Hungary's Best". Bundesliga. 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

Other websites change

Categoey:UEFA Euro 2016 players