Péter Szakály

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

Péter Szakály (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɛr ˈsɒkaːj]; born 17 August 1986) is a Hungarian football midfielder.

Péter Szakály

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-08-17) 17 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Nagyatád, Hungary
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left Midfielder
Youth career
	Nagyatád
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Kaposvár	69	(7)
2007–2017	Debrecen	218	(42)
2017–2019	Puskás Akadémia	57	(10)
2019–2022	Újpest	53	(3)
International career
2004–2005	Hungary U19	5	(0)
2007–2008	Hungary U21	7	(0)
2012–2014	Hungary	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2022

Club career

Debrecen

Szakály won the 2009–10 season of the Hungarian League with Debrecen despite his team lost to Kecskeméti TE in the last round.^[1] In 2010 Debrecen beat Zalaegerszegi TE in the Hungarian Cup final in the Puskás Ferenc Stadium by 3–2.^[2]

On 1 May 2012 Szakály won the Hungarian Cup with Debrecen by beating MTK Budapest on penalty shoot-out in the 2011–12 season. This was the fifth Hungarian Cup trophy for Debrecen.^[3]

On 12 May 2012 Szakály won the Hungarian League title with Debrecen after beating Pécs in the 28th round of the Hungarian League by 4–0 at the Oláh Gábor út Stadium which resulted the sixth Hungarian League title for the Hajdús.^[4][5] In January 2017, he left Debrecen, after 9 years period. In this club he played 211 matches and scored 42 goals.

Puskas Akademia

He signed contract with Puskas Akademia in March 2017. Contract ended in June 2019 and Szakaly left club.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kaposvár
	2004–05	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2005–06	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	3
	2006–07	27	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	3
	2007–08	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total	69	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	74	7
Debrecen
	2007–08	6	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	11	1
	2008–09	27	9	4	0	1	0	0	0	32	9
	2009–10	26	7	5	0	2	0	12	0	45	7
	2010–11	27	4	1	0	3	0	10	1	41	5
	2011–12	29	6	4	3	0	0	0	0	33	9
	2012–13	19	3	3	3	1	0	6	1	30	7
	2013–14	29	7	5	1	0	0	2	0	36	8
	2014–15	24	3	2	1	7	0	4	0	37	4
	2015–16	19	2	6	0	0	0	5	1	30	3
	2016–17	12	1	1	0	0	0	4	2	17	3
	Total	218	42	31	8	19	1	43	5	311	56
Puskás Akadémia
	2016–17	18	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	5
	2017–18	23	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	29	5
	2018–19	16	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	Total	57	10	11	0	0	0	0	0	68	10
Újpest
	2019–20	20	0	5	1	–	–	–	–	25	1
	Total	20	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	25	1
Career Total		364	59	52	9	19	1	43	5	478	74

Updated to games played as of 27 June 2020.

Honours

Debrecen

• Hungarian League (4): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
• Hungarian Cup (2): 2010, 2012

National team

On 1 June 2012 Szakály debuted in the Hungary national team against the Czech Republic. The final result was 2–1 to Hungary. In all he played six matches with the national team between 2012 and 2014.

Personal life

His younger brother, Dénes Szakály, is also a footballer.

References

1. "Season review: Hungary". UEFA. 9 July 2010.
2. "Debrecen complete double with Hungarian Cup". UEFA. 26 May 2010.
3. "Debrecen lift cup after shoot-out success". UEFA.com. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
4. "Debrecen 4–0 Pécs". UEFA.com. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
5. "Debrecen crowned champions of Hungary". UEFA.com. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

• www.dvsc.hu
• www.hlsz.hu
• Péter Szakály at Soccerway