Márton Eppel

The native form of this personal name is Eppel Márton. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Márton Eppel (born 20 November 1991) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Nyíregyháza.

Márton Eppel

Eppel in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nyíregyháza
Number	27
Youth career
2002–2003	Magyar AC
2003–2008	MTK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	MTK	27	(3)
2011–2012	N.E.C.	1	(0)
2012–2015	Paks	34	(6)
2013–2014	→ MTK (loan)	22	(1)
2015–2016	Dunaújváros	25	(6)
2016–2018	Budapest Honvéd	70	(35)
2018–2019	Kairat	41	(19)
2020	Cercle Brugge	8	(1)
2020–2022	Budapest Honvéd	24	(1)
2022–2023	Diósgyőr	46	(7)
2023–2024	Warta Poznań	21	(2)
2024–	Nyíregyháza	8	(1)
International career
2011–2012	Hungary U21	6	(1)
2017–2018	Hungary	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Career

NEC

Eppel moved to N.E.C. on a season-long loan in August 2011. N.E.C had a first option to buy him during his period at the club.^[2]

Honvéd

Eppel won the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Budapest Honvéd and he also became the top scorer that season.^[3]

Kairat

On 2 July 2018, Kairat announced the signing of Eppel on an 18-month contract.^[4] Eppel scored five goals out of ten in his debut against Andorran side UE Engordany in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Cercle Brugge

On 14 January 2020, Cercle Brugge announced the signing of Eppel on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.^[5]

Return to Honvéd

On 20 October 2020, Eppel signed with Honvéd, returning for a second stint.

Diósgyőr

On 6 January 2022, Eppel joined Diósgyőr.^[6]

Warta Poznań

After leaving Diósgyőr at the end of the 2022–23 campaign, Eppel remained without a club until 20 October 2023, when he joined Polish club Warta Poznań on a contract until the end of the season.^[7] Three days later, he made his debut in the starting line-up in a 0–1 away win against Stal Mielec.^[8] Following Warta's relegation to the I liga at the end of the season, he was released by the club.^[9]

Nyíregyháza

On 25 July 2024, Eppel returned to Hungary to join newly promoted Nyíregyháza on a two-year deal.^[10]

International career

Eppel debuted for the Hungary national team against Russia in a friendly match at Groupama Aréna, Budapest on 5 June 2017, and scored an own goal on his debut.^[11]

Four days later, on 9 June 2017, he played his second match against Andorra in a 1–0 defeat in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Andorra.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 27 October 2024^[13][14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MTK Budapest II	2008–09	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	16	5	0	0	—		—		—		16	5
	2009–10	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2010–11	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	11	5	0	0	—		—		—		11	5
	Total		29	10	0	0	—		—		—		29	10
MTK Budapest	2007–08	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2008–09	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	6	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2010–11	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	21	3	4	0	1	1	—		—		26	4
	Total		27	3	5	0	10	1	0	0	—		42	4
N.E.C.	2011–12	Eredivisie	1	0	1	0	—		—		—		2	0
Paks	2011–12	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2012–13	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	23	4	2	0	5	1	—		—		30	5
	2013–14	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2014–15	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	5	2	0	0	2	0	—		—		7	2
	Total		34	6	2	0	9	1	0	0	—		45	7
MTK Budapest (loan)	2013–14	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	22	1	6	2	3	2	—		—		31	5
Dunaújváros	2014–15	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	11	3	0	0	2	0	—		—		13	3
	2015–16	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	14	3	1	0	—		—		—		15	3
	Total		25	6	1	0	2	0	—		—	—	28	6
Budapest Honvéd	2015–16	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	11	5	0	0	—		—		—		11	5
	2016–17	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27	16	2	0	—		—		—		29	16
	2017–18	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	32	14	6	3	—		2[c]	0	—		40	17
	Total		70	35	8	3	—		2	0	—		80	39
Kairat	2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	13	3	0	0	—		6[d]	6	0	0	19	9
	2019	Kazakhstan Premier League	28	16	0	0	—		3[d]	0	0	0	31	16
	Total		41	19	0	0	—		9	6	0	0	50	25
Cercle Brugge	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	8	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	8	1
Budapest Honvéd	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	12	1	0	0	—		0	0	—		12	1
	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	12	0	2	1	—		—		—		14	1
	Total		24	1	2	1	—		0	0	—		26	2
Diósgyőr	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	15	3	0	0	—		—		—		15	3
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság II	31	4	1	0	—		—		—		32	4
	Total		46	7	1	0	—		—		—		47	7
Warta Poznań	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	21	2	1	0	—		—		—		22	2
Nyíregyháza	2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	8	1	2	1	—		—		—		10	2
Career total			356	92	29	7	24	4	11	6	0	0	420	109

1. Includes Magyar Kupa, KNVB Cup, Polish Cup
2. Includes Ligakupa
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Budapest Honvéd

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2016–17^[3]

Individual

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I top scorer: 2016–17 (16 goals)^[3]

References

1. "Eppel Márton". sandorkaroly.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
2. "Hollandia: Eppel Márton neve is szerepel a NEC új szerzeményei között" [Netherlands: Martin Eppel's name is included to the list of the newcomers by NEC] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
3. "2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I". Soccerway.com. 9 June 2017.
4. ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ В КАЙРАТ, МАРТОН!. fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
5. "MARTON EPPEL NAAR CERCLE BRUGGE". cerclebrugge.be/ (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
6. "Eppel Márton a DVTK játékosa" (Press release) (in Hungarian). Diósgyőr. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
7. "Marton Eppel piłkarzem Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
8. "Warta Poznań lepsza od Stali Mielec!" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
9. "Kolejni zawodnicy odchodzą z Warty". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
10. "Gólkirályt igazoltunk!" (in Hungarian). Nyíregyháza. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
11. "Hungary 0-3 Russia". Soccerway.com. 5 June 2017.
12. "2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Andorra 1-0 Hungary". Soccerway.com. 9 June 2017.
13. Márton Eppel at WorldFootball.net
14. Márton Eppel at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at HLSZ (in Hungarian)
• Márton Eppel at the Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
• Profile at NEC Nijmegen official website
• Márton Eppel at National-Football-Teams.com