József Szalai
Forward · Paks · №7
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Paks
Debreceni VSC
NB I
|
2:4 | |
Puskás Akadémia
Paks
NB I
|
3:2 | |
Paks
Budapest Honved
NB I
|
2:2 | |
Zalaegerszegi TE
Paks
NB I
|
5:2 | |
Panathinaikos
Paks
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
2:2 | |
|
Paks
Panathinaikos
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
1:2 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| NB I | 2026 | 4 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2026 | 2 |
About the player
József Szalai arrived at Paksi FC in June 2025 on a permanent transfer, signing a four-year contract until 2029, and was immediately loaned back to Mezőkövesd Zsóry for the 2025–26 season. The forward's route there ran through Kecskemét, where he came through the academy and made his senior debut in the 2020–21 season, and Vasas Budapest, who signed him in February 2021. Vasas loaned him straight back to Kecskemét for the following autumn before recalling him in January 2022, and he later spent a season on loan at Dorogi FC. He joined Mezőkövesd in August 2023 and stayed there until the switch to Paks, having scored 27 goals in 85 matches across all competitions along the way.
He was not part of the Mezőkövesd squad by the time Paks lifted the 2024–25 Magyar Kupa, having already left. At international level, Szalai has represented Hungary at Under-21 level, earning one cap in 2023.
Career path
- 2027 — now Paksi FC 8 matches
- 2024 — 2026 Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC 80 matches
- 2021 — 2024 Vasas SC 15 matches
- 2023 Dorogi FC 25 matches
- 2021 — 2022 Kecskeméti TE 13 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Paksi FC | Nemzeti Bajnokság | 6 | 6 | 1 | 498 |
| 26/27 | Paksi FC | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| 25/26 | Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC | Nemzeti Bajnokság II. | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 146 |
| 25/26 | Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC | Magyar Kupa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC | Nemzeti Bajnokság II. | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 001 |
| 24/25 | Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC | Magyar Kupa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
| 23/24 | Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC | Nemzeti Bajnokság | 21 | 3 | 0 | 902 |
| 23/24 | Vasas SC | Nemzeti Bajnokság II. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 23/24 | Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC | Magyar Kupa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 22/23 | Dorogi FC | Nemzeti Bajnokság II. | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 694 |
| 22/23 | Vasas SC | Nemzeti Bajnokság | 6 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 22/23 | Vasas SC | Magyar Kupa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 21/22 | Kecskeméti TE | Nemzeti Bajnokság II. | 10 | 1 | 1 | 312 |
| 21/22 | Vasas SC | Nemzeti Bajnokság II. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 138 |
| 21/22 | Kecskeméti TE | Magyar Kupa | 2 | 4 | 0 | 77 |
| 21/22 | Vasas SC | Magyar Kupa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 20/21 | Vasas SC | Nemzeti Bajnokság II. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 20/21 | Kecskeméti TE | Magyar Kupa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Total | Mezőkövesd Zsóry FC | 80 | 24 | 5 | 5 408 | |
| Total | Dorogi FC | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 694 | |
| Total | Vasas SC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 320 | |
| Total | Kecskeméti TE | 13 | 5 | 1 | 434 | |
| Total | Paksi FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 632 | |
| Total | Hungary U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Mezőkövesdi KC Paksi FC
- 25/26 Paksi FC Mezőkövesdi KC
- 23/24 Vasas SC Mezőkövesdi KC
- 21/22 Kecskeméti TE Vasas SC
- 21/22 Vasas SC Kecskeméti TE
- 20/21 Kecskeméti TE Vasas SC
- 20/21 Kecskemét U19 Kecskeméti TE
- 18/19 Kecskemét U17 Kecskemét U19
- 17/18 Kecskemét Yth. Kecskemét U17
