Zsolt Szokol

Zsolt Szokol
Personal information
Full name Zsolt Szokol
Date of birth 16 March 1990 (1990-03-16) (age 21)
Place of birth Békéscsaba, Hungary
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current club Újpest FC
Number 26
Youth career
2002–2008 Békéscsaba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2010 Békéscsaba 20 (1)
2010– Újpest FC 56 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Hungary U-17
2010– Hungary U-21 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2011

Zsolt Szokol (born 16 March 1990 in Békéscsaba) is a Hungarian football (defender) player who currently plays for Újpest FC. Although uncommon for defenders, Szokol is said to be one of the fastest players of his generation.

Contents

Club career

Békéscsaba

Zsolt Szokol was being brought up in Békéscsaba. He played for Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE in the 2008/09 Nemzeti Bajnokság II.

Újpest

In the autumn of 2009 he aroused the interest of Újpest FC. After a trial the young talent was trasfered for approximately 7 million forints, signing a contract until 2013.

2010–11 season

After a good first season in July he was invated to the U21 Hungarian National Team.

International career

In September 2010, he debuted for Hungary, playing in an under-21 against Wales U21.

Career statistics

(Correct as of 20 November 2011)

Club Season Hungarian Division Hungarian Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE 2008–09 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2009–10 14 1 4 0 0 0 18 1
Total 20 1 6 0 0 0 26 1
Újpest FC 2009–10 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
2010–11 29 0 5 0 2 0 36 0
2011–12 15 0 2 0 1 0 18 0
Total 56 0 7 0 4 0 67 0
Career Total 76 1 13 0 4 0 93 1

External links

Újpest FC – current squad