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 (age 22)
Place of birth Sopron, Hungary
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Parma
Number 4
Youth career
2012-2015 Sopron SC
2015–2019 MTK Budapest
2019–2020 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Parma 39 (0)
International career
2018 Hungary U16 8 (0)
2018–2019 Hungary U17 10 (0)
2020– Hungary U21 4 (0)
2021– Hungary 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:24, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Botond Balogh (born 6 Jun 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Parma and the Hungary national team.[2]

Club career

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Parma

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2020–21 season

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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.[3] On 31 October 2020, he made his debut in 2020–21 Serie A against Inter Milan.[4] In the season, he made two more appearances against SS Lazio on 10 January 2021, and UC Sampdoria on 22 May 2021.[5][6]

2021–22 season

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In the 2021–22 Serie B season, he made only four appearances. He made his first appearance against Frosinone Calcio on 20 August 2021.[7]

2022–23 season

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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.[8]

2023–24 season

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He made his first appearance against AS Cittadella in the 2023–24 Serie B season.[9]

International career

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Balogh was part of the Hungarian U-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[10] and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11]

He made his debut for the Hungary senior national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against San Marino.[12]

On 14 May 2024, Balogh was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[13] He was an unused substitute in all three of the team's matches as they finished third in Group A and were eliminated.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 May 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Parma 2019–20 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Serie A 3 0 1 0 4 0
2021–22 Serie B 4 0 1 0 5 0
2022–23 Serie B 15 0 2 0 17 0
2023–24 Serie B 17 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 39 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 43 0

International

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As of match played 4 June 2024.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary 2021 1 0
2023 1 0
2024 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Parma

References

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  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. ^ a b Botond Balogh at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Légiósok: a fiatal magyar védő kezdőként mutatkozott be a Parmában". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 28 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Serie A: Baloghékat két perc választotta el az Inter legyőzésétől". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Parma vs. Lazio - 10 January 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Sampdoria vs. Parma - 22 May 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Frosinone vs. Parma - 20 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Parma vs. Ternana - 10 September 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Parma vs. Cittadella - 26 August 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ [1] UEFA Euro u17 squad (hungarian)
  11. ^ [2] Fifa u17 world cup squad (hungarian)
  12. ^ "Hungary v San Marino game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Szoboszlai gets shot at Euro glory with Hungary as Rossi names squad". Reuters. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Botond Balogh - Player Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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