Ádám Szalai

Ádám Csaba Szalai (born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Ádám Szalai

Szalai with Hungary in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ádám Csaba Szalai[1]
Date of birth	(1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary[2]
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1994–2000	Honvéd
2000–2004	Újpest
2004–2006	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	VfB Stuttgart II	33	(5)
2007–2010	Real Madrid B	79	(23)
2010	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	15	(1)
2010–2013	Mainz 05	64	(20)
2013–2014	Schalke 04	28	(7)
2014–2019	1899 Hoffenheim	100	(23)
2016	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	12	(0)
2019–2022	Mainz 05	57	(3)
2022–2023	Basel	17	(4)
Total		405	(86)
International career
2007	Hungary U20	11	(6)
2007–2008	Hungary U21	6	(5)
2009–2022	Hungary	86	(26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[3][4][5]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Stuttgart II	2006–07	Regionalliga Süd	33	5	—		—		33	5
Real Madrid Castilla	2007–08	Segunda División B	29	4	—		—		29	4
	2008–09		37	16	—		—		37	16
	2009–10		13	3	—		—		13	3
	Total		79	23	—		—		79	23
Mainz 05	2009–10	Bundesliga	15	1	0	0	—		15	1
	2010–11		20	4	2	1	—		22	5
	2011–12		15	3	0	0	0	0	15	3
	2012–13		29	13	4	2	—		33	15
	Total		79	21	6	3	—		85	24
Schalke 04	2013–14	Bundesliga	28	7	3	0	9[b]	2	40	9
1899 Hoffenheim	2014–15	Bundesliga	26	4	1	1	—		27	5
	2015–16		4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2016–17		22	8	1	0	—		23	8
	2017–18		18	5	0	0	2[c]	0	20	5
	2018–19		30	6	2	0	5[b]	0	37	6
	2019–20		0	0	1	1	—		1	1
	Total		100	23	6	2	7	0	113	25
Hannover 96 (loan)	2015–16	Bundesliga	12	0	—		—		12	0
Mainz 05	2019–20	Bundesliga	27	1	—		—		27	1
	2020–21		18	1	2	1	—		20	2
	2021–22		12	1	2	0	—		14	1
	Total		57	3	4	1	0	0	61	4
Basel	2021–22	Swiss Super League	12	4	—		—		12	4
	2022–23		5	0	1	1	6[d]	1	12	2
	Total		17	4	1	1	6	1	24	6
Career total			405	86	20	7	22	3	447	96

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Swiss Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hungary[6]	2009	1	0
	2010	5	4
	2011	0	0
	2012	8	3
	2013	5	0
	2014	4	1
	2015	6	0
	2016	11	5
	2017	2	1
	2018	10	5
	2019	9	2
	2020	6	0
	2021	11	4
	2022	8	1
Total		86	26

Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szalai goal.^[6]

List of international goals scored by Ádám Szalai

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 October 2010	Ferenc Puskás, Budapest, Hungary	San Marino	2–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2				4–0
3				5–0
4	12 October 2010	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–0	2–1
5	29 February 2012	ETO Park, Győr, Hungary	Bulgaria	1–0	1–1	Friendly
6	7 September 2012	Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	3–0	5–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	16 October 2012	Ferenc Puskás, Budapest, Hungary	Turkey	2–1	3–1
8	14 October 2014	Torsvollur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
9	14 June 2016	Nouveau Stade, Bordeaux, France	Austria	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016
10	7 October 2016	Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary	Switzerland	1–1	2–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11				2–2
12	10 October 2016	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	2–0	2–0
13	13 November 2016	Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary	Andorra	4–0	4–0
14	31 August 2017		Latvia	2–0	3–1
15	23 March 2018		Kazakhstan	1–2	2–3	Friendly
16	15 October 2018	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	2–1	3–3	2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
17				3–3
18	15 November 2018	Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary		2–0	2–0
19	18 November 2018		Finland	1–0	2–0
20	24 March 2019		Croatia	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
21	15 November 2019	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	Uruguay	1–2	1–2	Friendly
22	25 March 2021		Poland	2–0	3–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	28 March 2021	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	3–0
24	23 June 2021	Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany	Germany	1–0	2–2	UEFA Euro 2020
25	8 September 2021	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	Andorra	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
26	23 September 2022	Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany	Germany	1–0	1–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Individual

• Hungarian Player of The Year: 2012^[7]