Dominik Szoboszlai
Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdominik ˈsoboslɒi];[2][3] (born 25 October 2000) is a Hungarian footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Hungary national team.
![]() Szoboszlai with RB Leipzig in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | Liverpool | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Fehérvár FC | ||
2007–2015 | Főnix Gold | ||
2015–2016 | MTK Budapest | ||
2016–2017 | Főnix Gold | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Liefering | 42 | (16) |
2018–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | 56 | (16) |
2021–2023 | RB Leipzig | 62 | (12) |
2023– | Liverpool | 10 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Hungary U17 | 10 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Hungary U19 | 5 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Hungary U21 | 8 | (2) |
2019– | Hungary | 36 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:39, 29 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2023 |
Club career
changeHe 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
changeSzoboszlai made his professional debut in the 2017–18 season with the Liefering in the second division against Kapfenberg on 21 July 2017.[4] He scored his first professional goal against FC Blau-Weiß Linz on 4 August 2017.[4]
Red Bull Salzburg
changeHe 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[4] 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
changeOn 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.[5] Due to an injury he could not play in the 2020–21 season. [6] 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.[7] On 20 August, he scored his first two goals in Bundesliga in a 4–0 win over VfB Stuttgart. [8]
International career
changeSzoboszlai 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.[9] 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.[10]
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 29 October 2023[11]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liefering | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 33 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||||
2018–19 | 2. Liga | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||||
Total | 42 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 16 | ||||||
Red Bull Salzburg | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | |||
2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 7[d] | 1 | — | 40 | 12 | |||
2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 8[e] | 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 | Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 9[f] | 2 | — | 45 | 10 | |||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 8[e] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 46 | 10 | ||
Total | 62 | 12 | 11 | 5 | — | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 20 | |||
Liverpool | 2023–24 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
Career total | 170 | 45 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 64 |
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
change- As of match played 17 October 2023[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Hungary | 2019 | 8 | 1 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | |
2021 | 6 | 2 | |
2022 | 10 | 1 | |
2023 | 8 | 2 | |
Total | 36 | 8 |
Honours
changeRed Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Individual
- Austrian Second League Team of the Season: 2017–18
- Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2019–20
- Hungarian Sportsman of The Year: 2020
- Bundesliga Rookie of The Month: August 2021,[15] October 2021,[15] April 2022[15]
References
change- ↑ "Dominik Szoboszlai". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ Price, Glenn (2 July 2023). "How do you pronounce 'Dominik Szoboszlai'? The man himself reveals". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Szoboszlai Dominik a Csisztu Sport Castben, a teljes interjú!" [Dominik Szoboszlai in the Csisztu Sport Cast, the full interview!]. Youtube (in Hungarian). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Soccerway Dominik Szoboszlai
- ↑ "Youngster Szoboszlai Becomes Most Expensive Hungarian Footballer Ever". Hungary Today. 2020-12-18. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. 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. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ Szoboszlai, Dominik at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Peeters, Thomas (23 May 2022). "A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ↑ "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.