Botond Balogh (born 6 Jun 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Parma and the Hungary national team.[3]
 Balogh with Hungary in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Botond Balogh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sopron, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| 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 | 42 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Hungary U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hungary U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Hungary U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Hungary | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 7 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editParma
edit2020–21 season
editBalogh 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.[4] On 31 October 2020, he made his debut in 2020–21 Serie A against Inter Milan.[5] In the season, he made two more appearances against SS Lazio on 10 January 2021, and UC Sampdoria on 22 May 2021.[6][7]
2021–22 season
editIn the 2021–22 Serie B season, he made only four appearances. He made his first appearance against Frosinone Calcio on 20 August 2021.[8]
2022–23 season
editIn 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.[9]
2023–24 season
editOn 12 November 2023, he was interviewed by Parma FC media and he said that the club showed their strength (in Italian "Nel secondo tempo abbiamo fatto vedere la nostra forza") against Lecco.[10] He made his first appearance against AS Cittadella in the 2023–24 Serie B season.[11] In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team. On 26 April 2024, he renewed his contract until 30 June 2027.[12][13]
2024–25 season
editHe made his first appearance in the 2024–25 Serie A season in a 1–1 draw against ACF Fiorentina on 17 August 2024.[14] On game week 2, he was part of the team beating AC Milan 2–1 on 24 August 2024.[15] On 31 August 2024, he was substituted in the 73rd minute against SSC Napoli. The score was 1–0 for Parma when Balogh was substituted for Yordan Osorio. The match ended with a 2–1 defeat for Parma.[16][17]
International career
editBalogh was part of the Hungarian U-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[18] and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[19]
He made his debut for the Hungary senior national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against San Marino.[20]
On 14 May 2024, Balogh was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[21] He was an unused substitute in all three of the team's matches as they finished third in Group A and were eliminated.[22]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 31 August 2024[3]
| 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 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 7 September 2024.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
editParma
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Botond Balogh". Parma Calcio 1913. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b Botond Balogh at Soccerway
- ^ "Légiósok: a fiatal magyar védő kezdőként mutatkozott be a Parmában". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Serie A: Baloghékat két perc választotta el az Inter legyőzésétől". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Parma vs. Lazio - 10 January 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Sampdoria vs. Parma - 22 May 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Frosinone vs. Parma - 20 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Parma vs. Ternana - 10 September 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "BOTOND BALOGH: "NEL SECONDO TEMPO ABBIAMO FATTO VEDERE LA NOSTRA FORZA"". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Parma vs. Cittadella - 26 August 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "BOTOND BALOGH RENEWS UNTIL 2027". Parma Calcio 1913. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "BOTOND BALOGH RINNOVA FINO AL 2027". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Parma vs. Fiorentina - 17 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Parma vs. AC Milan - 24 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Napoli vs. Parma - 31 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Baloghot lecserélték, a Napoli a hajrában fordított a Parma ellen; ikszelt a Lazio otthonában a Milan". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ [1] UEFA Euro u17 squad (hungarian)
- ^ [2] Fifa u17 world cup squad (hungarian)
- ^ "Hungary v San Marino game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Szoboszlai gets shot at Euro glory with Hungary as Rossi names squad". Reuters. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Botond Balogh - Player Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
External links
edit- Botond Balogh at WorldFootball.net
