Dominik Szoboszlai
 Szoboszlai with RB Leipzig in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Videoton | ||
| 2007–2015 | Főnix-GOLD | ||
| 2011 | → Újpest (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2016–2017 | Liefering | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Liefering | 42 | (16) |
| 2018–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 56 | (16) |
| 2021– | RB Leipzig | 18 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Hungary U17 | 14 | (7) |
| 2016–2018 | Hungary U19 | 7 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Hungary U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Hungary | 18 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2021 | |||
Dominik Szoboszlai ( born 25 October 2000) is a Hungarian footballer He plays as a midfielder for club RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga and the Hungary national team.
Club career[change | change source]
He played for the youth youth of Videoton, Főnix-GOLD, Újpest Dosza and MTK Budapest. 2016 he went to Austria and played for the Red Bull Academy.
Liefering[change | change source]
Szoboszlai made his professional debut in the 2017–18 season with the Liefering in the second division against Kapfenberg on 21 July 2017.[2] He scored his first professional goal against FC Blau-Weiß Linz on 4 August 2017.[2]
Red Bull Salzburg[change | change source]
He made his debut for FC Red Bull Salzburg against Austria Wien on 27 May 2018. He substituted Enock Mwepu in the 57th minute. He scored his first goal for the club in 6–0 Austrian Cup win against SC Eglo Schwarz[2] His first league goal he scored against Wacker Innsbruck on 17 March 2019. On 17 September 2019 he made his Champions League debut and scored his first goal in this competition against Genk in a 6–2 victory.
RB Leipzig[change | change source]
On 17 December 2020 he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with RB Leipzig. With a price of €20 million, Szoboszlai became the most expensive Hungarian player in history.[3] Due to an injury he could not play in the 2020–21 season. [4] He debuted on 7 August 2021 in a German Cup game against SV Sandhausen, where he entered the pitch in the 78th minute and scored three minutes later.[5] On 20 August, he scored his first two goals in Bundesliga in a 4–0 win over VfB Stuttgart. [6]
International career[change | change source]
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Szoboszlai was the captain of Hungary U17 team during the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia. There he scored two goals and his team finished 6th in this tournament. He also was the captain of Hungary U19 team during the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship campaign. He made his debut for U-21 team against Germany U21 on 1 September 2017. He made his debut for the senior squad on 21 March 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia as a 54th-minute substitute for László Kleinheisler.[7] He scored his first international goal against the same opponent, Slovakia, in the same UEFA Euro 2020 run in a free kick at home.
He scored in yet another free kick in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B against Turkey, where Hungary emerged victoriously 1–0 away against Turkey in Sivas.[8]
Career statistics[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
- As of match played 6 November 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 33 | 10 | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 16 | — | — | 42 | 16 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7[b] | 1 | 40 | 12 | ||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8[c] | 4 | 22 | 9 | ||
| Total | 56 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 83 | 26 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4[c] | 2 | 24 | 8 | ||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 149 | 50 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International[change | change source]
- As of match played 12 November 2021[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | 5 | |
- As of match played 12 November 2021.[10]
- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szoboszlai goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 2019 | Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary |  Slovakia
|
1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 3 September 2020 | New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium, Sivas, Turkey |  Turkey
|
1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 12 November 2020 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary |  Iceland
|
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 4 | 12 November 2021 |  San Marino
|
1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5 | 3–0 |
Honours[change | change source]
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Austrian Cup: 2018, 2019, 2021
- Individual
- Austrian Football Second League Team of the Season: 2017–18
- Austrian Football Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2019–20
- Hungarian Sportsman of The Year: 2020
- Bundesliga Rookie of The Month: August 2021, October 2021, November 2021
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Dominik Szoboszlai". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Soccerway Dominik Szoboszlai
- ↑ "Youngster Szoboszlai Becomes Most Expensive Hungarian Footballer Ever". Hungary Today. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ "Unexpected news about Dominik Szoboszlai's injury". newsline.news. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ "Első tétmeccsén három perc alatt gólt rúgott Szoboszlai Dominik Lipcsében" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "Szoboszlai double earns Leipzig crushing win over Stuttgart". Bundesliga. 20 August 2021.
- ↑ "Slovkia v Hungary game report". UEFA. 21 March 2019.
- ↑ "Nations League: Dominik Szoboszlai free kick earns Hungary narrow win in Turkey". Eurosport. 3 September 2020.
- ↑ Dominik Szoboszlai at Soccerway
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Szoboszlai, Dominik at National-Football-Teams.com