Ádám Szalai

The native form of this personal name is Szalai Ádám. This article uses the Western name order.
Ádám Szalai
Personal information
Full name Ádám Szalai
Date of birth 9 December 1987 (1987-12-09) (age 24)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Mainz 05
Number 28
Youth career
1994–2003 Budapest Honvéd
2003–2004 Újpest
2004–2006 Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Stuttgart II 33 (5)
2007–2010 Real Madrid Castilla 71 (23)
2010 → Mainz 05 (loan) 15 (1)
2010– Mainz 05 20 (4)
National team‡
2009– Hungary 6 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010

Ádám Szalai (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈaːdaːm ˈsɒlɒi]; born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian footballer who plays for German club Mainz 05 as a striker.

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Club career

Szalai started his football career in his hometown, Budapest, playing for the youths of NB I sides Honvéd and Újpest FC. In 2004, he went to Germany to join the youth and then the reserve team of Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. In the 2006/2007 season, he scored five times in 33 appearances for VfB II in the third-tier Regionalliga Süd. In August 2007, he was transferred to Real Madrid Castilla, the reserve team of Real Madrid, for approximately 500 000 €.[1]

On 9 January 2010 Real Madrid loaned the Hungarian forward to 1. FSV Mainz 05 until June 2010.[2] Szalai made his team debut as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 2–4 away lost over Bayer Leverkusen. He scored his first goal for Mainz in a 1–0 win over Borussia Dortmund on 10 April 2010. He scored his second goal against Bayern on 25 September 2010 in a 2-1 away win, with a powerful shot into the top corner. On 14 January 2011 in a game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Szalai sustained a knee injury that would prove to keep him out for the rest of the season for Mainz. He tore his cruciate ligament and is set to return in mid-October.

Club statistics

Accurate as last game played on 18 December 2010.[3]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stuttgart II 2006–07 33 5 — — 33 5
Total 33 5 — — 33 5
Real Madrid Castilla 2007–08 21 4 — — 21 4
2008–09 37 16 — — 37 16
2009–10 13 3 — — 13 3
Total 71 23 — — 71 23
Mainz 05 2009–10 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
2010–11 20 4 2 1 — 22 5
Total 35 5 2 1 — 37 6
Career totals 139 33 2 1 — 141 34

International career

The offensive player has also had appearances for the Hungary national under-21 football team. In 2008, Szalai was summoned in the selection of Hungary. Szalai earned his first international cap on 11 February 2009 in a 1–0 defeat to Israel, replacing Zoltán Szélesi in the 84th minute.[4] Ádám was able to score a Hat-trick against the San Marino in the Puskás Ferenc Stadium in the Euro 2012 qualifier.[5] The former youth player of Real Madrid and current player of Mainz scored his first, second and third goal for Hungary against San Marino in a 8-0 trashing on 8 October 2010. Szalai's most memorable goal has been the first Hungarian goal against the Finland in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Finally, Hungary beat Finland 2-1 by a late goal by Balázs Dzsudzsák.[6]

International goals

Honours

References

  1. ^ VfB-Talent Adan Szalai wechselt zu Real Madrid (German)
  2. ^ Ungar Adam Szalai von Real Madrid zu Mainz 05
  3. ^ Adám Szalai Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer - - ESPN Soccernet soccernet.espn.go.com.
  4. ^ "Adam Szalai in line for Hungary debut". imscouting.com. http://www.imscouting.com/global_news_item.aspx?id=613. Retrieved 17 November 2008. 
  5. ^ "Szalai stars in Hungary goalfest". FIFA. 8 October 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1315151.html. 
  6. ^ "Late drama sees Hungary take points". FIFA. 12 October 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1317008.html. 

External links

1. FSV Mainz 05 – current squad