Bálint Bajner

Bálint Bajner
Personal information
Full nameBálint Marcell Bajner
Date of birth18 November 1990
Place of birthSzombathely, Hungary
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Notts County
Number27
Youth career
–Haladás
2002–2006FC Sopron
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007FC Sopron1(0)
2007–2010Liberty Oradea25(7)
2008–2009→ West Ham United (loan)0(0)
2009–2010→ Budapest Honvéd (loan)13(3)
2010–2011Budapest Honvéd12(4)
2011–2012Sulmona18(11)
2012–2014Borussia Dortmund1(0)
2012–2014Borussia Dortmund II52(9)
2014–2015Ipswich Town5(0)
2015–Notts County13(2)
National team
2008–2009Hungary U194(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 3 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Bálint Bajner (born 18 November 1990 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a forward for English club Notts County. He has previously played for FC Sopron, Liberty Oradea, West Ham United, Budapest Honvéd, Sulmona, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund II and Ipswich Town.

Club career

West Ham

Bajner joined West Ham in July 2008 on a season long loan.[1][2] He returned to Liberty Oradea at the end of the 2008–09 season as West Ham decided not to take up the option of a permanent transfer when his loan ended.[3]

Sulmona Calcio

On 14 October 2011, Bajner joined Sulmona Calcio 1921 in the Italian "Eccellenza Abruzzo" division and played his first match at Sulmona's Stadio Francesco Pallozzi on 16 October 2011 against Real San Salvo. Sulmona Calcio 1921 won 1–0.[4] On 23 October 2011, Bajner scored his first goal for the "white-reds" in a 1–1 draw against Mosciano.

Borussia Dortmund

On 1 September 2012, Bajner transferred to Borussia Dortmund II. He scored his first goal against Chemnitzer FC on 7 October 2012.

On 24 February 2013, he made his Bundesliga debut for Borussia's first team, coming on as a substitute in an away game at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 71st minute.[5]

On 8 January 2013, Bajner scored a goal in a training match against Albacete Balompié. The match ended with a 3–1 victory for Borussia Dortmund.[6]

In the summer of 2014, Bajner attended a training session of Hungarian League club Ferencváros.[7]

Ipswich Town

On 30 July 2014, Bajner signed a two-year contract with Ipswich Town.[8] Bajner made his debut on 9 August 2014 in a 2–1 home win against Fulham. Ipswich manager, Mick McCarthy admitted that during the early season Bajner had found playing in the Championship "tough".[9] He played in several games throughout August and September and made his last league appearance in a 3–1 away defeat by Cardiff City on 21 October 2014. His only other game for Ipswich came on 14 January 2015 in a 1–0 home defeat by Southampton in the FA Cup. He made seven appearances for the club, five in the league and one in both the FA Cup and the League Cup before being transferred in January 2015.[10]

Notts County

On 20 January 2015, Bajner was released by Ipswich. He signed for Notts County on the same day, on a contract until the end of season.[11] Also on the same day he made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Doncaster Rovers.[10] Assistant manager Greg Abbott described Bajner as being an "ideal signing" for Notts County.[12] His signing provoked a stream of messages from Hungary on Notts County's Facebook page, which led to the whole country being blocked from interacting with the page.[13] He scored his first goal for Notts County against Leyton Orient.

International

In Hungary's opening match of the 2008–09 Under-19 European Championship qualifying against San Marino, Bajner scored a 16-minute hat-trick as his side won 6–0 on 20 October 2008.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Haigh, Andrew (9 July 2008). "Hammers agree starlet deal". London: The Sun. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Bajner secures Boleyn Switch". WHUFC. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "Hammers sign Lampe". West Ham United official site. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009. Meanwhile, Carr confirmed that Hungarian forward Balint Bajner had returned to his club Liberty Oradea after a year in the Under-18 set-up. "Balint's loan period ended at the end of last season and we decided not to take that further," he said. "We wish him well in the future."
  4. ↑ "Sconfitta a Sulmona l'U.S. San Salvo per 1–0" (in Italian). www.sansalvo.net. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bundesliga: Bajner Bálint átesett a tűzkeresztségen". Nemzeti Sport. 24 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Videó: Bajner Bálint látványos gólt rúgott a Dortmundban". Nemzeti Sport. 8 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "FTC: Bajner Bálint a Fradi edzéseit látogatja". Nemzeti Sport. 10 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Transfer news: Ipswich to bring Balint Bajner onto their books". Sky Sports. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Brammer, Chris (10 October 2014). "Mick McCarthy delivers early assessments on new Ipswich Town duo Balint Bajner and Kevin Bru". www.greenun24.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Games played in season 2014–15 by Balint Bajner". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Notts County swoop for Bajner". Skysports.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Balint Bajner: New Notts County striker ideal — Greg Abbott". BBC Sport. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Facebook block for Hungary on Notts County page". BBC News. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bajner the hat-trick hero". WHUFC. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

External links

Bálint Bajner career statistics at Soccerbase