László Kleinheisler

László Kleinheisler (Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈklɛinhɛiʃlɛr];[1] born 8 April 1994)[2] is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian football club Osijek.

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

László Kleinheisler
Kleinheisler with Hungary in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994
Place of birth Kazincbarcika, Hungary
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Osijek
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2008 III. Kerület
2008–2010 Felcsút
2010–2012 Videoton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Puskás Akadémia 27 (8)
2013–2016 Videoton 30 (4)
2015 → Puskás Akadémia (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Darmstadt (loan) 12 (1)
2017 → Ferencváros (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Astana (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2019 Astana 12 (0)
2019– Osijek 34 (4)
National team‡
2010 Hungary U17 8 (3)
2012– Hungary U21 5 (1)
2015– Hungary 29 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Videoton

Having joined Hungarian club Videoton FC in 2013, he made his debut in the Hungarian first division on 28 July 2013 against Haladás, while also scoring his first league goal in an eventual 2–0 home win.

On 28 July 2013, he scored his first goal in the 2013–2014 season against Szombathelyi Haladás at the Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár. The match ended with a 2–0 victory for Videoton FC.[3] In the rest of the season he scored another three goals, one against Újpest FC at the Sóstói Stadion on 6 October 2013,[4] one against Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE in a 1–0 victory at the Sóstói Stadion on 8 November 2013,[5] and the last goal against Diósgyőri VTK at the DVTK Stadion in a 2–2 draw match on 24 November 2013.[6]

In the 2014–2015 season, he played only 370 minutes in 11 appearances for Videoton FC and 911 minutes in 12 appearances for Puskás Akadémia FC.[7] In July 2015, Kleinheisler refused to sign the extension of his contract with Videoton, therefore he was ousted to the reserves for the 2015–2016 season.[8] Videoton refused to sell him to the Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław in August.[9][10]

Werder Bremen

On 20 January 2016, Kleinheisler joined Werder Bremen on a 3.5-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[11][12] He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 30 January 2016 against Hertha BSC in the Weserstadion. He was brought onto the pitch in the 62nd minute at 2–0 to Berlin and helped Bremen come back from 2–0 and 3–1 deficits to earn a 3–3 draw.[13]

SV Darmstadt 98 (loan)

On 13 August 2016, Kleinheisler joined German club SV Darmstadt 98 for a season-long loan deal.[14] On 22 October 2016, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on the 8th match day of the 2016–17 Bundesliga in a 3–1 victory over Wolfsburg.[15] He was selected for the team of week 8 of the 2016–17 Bundesliga season after this goal.[16]

Ferencváros (loan)

On 20 January 2017, Kleinheisler's loan at Darmstadt was cut short and he joined Ferencváros on loan for the second half of the season.[17]

Astana (loan)

On 20 June 2017, Kleinheisler joined FC Astana on a year-long loan deal.[18]

NK Osijek

On 16 January 2019, NK Osijek announced that Kleinheisler had cancelled his contract with Astana, and had signed a 3.5-year contract with NK Osijek.[19]

International career

On 6 November 2015, Bernd Storck announced the Hungarian national team squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off match against Norway. The biggest surprise was the inclusion of Kleinheisler because he had not played a single match in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[20] Six days later, he scored on his debut against Norway at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway in the first leg of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs.[21]

He was selected for Hungary's Euro 2016 squad.[22] He played the full 90 minutes in each of Hungary's first two matches in the group phase. In the first match, a 2–0 win against Austria, he assisted Ádám Szalai for the first goal and was voted "Man of the Match".[23] Having received a yellow card in the second match against Iceland and with Hungary already qualified for the round of sixteen, Kleinheisler was rested in the third match.[24]

Personal life

His nickname is "Scholes", after Paul Scholes, because they are both red-haired and short-sized.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 December 2018[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Puskás FC 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 2780000––278
Videoton 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 194202020-254
2014–15 1102061--191
2015–16 000000--00
Total 304408120--445
Puskás FC (loan) 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1200000––120
Werder Bremen 2015–16 Bundesliga 6010———70
2016–17 0000———00
2017–18 0000———00
Total 6010------70
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2016–17 Bundesliga 12110–––131
Ferencváros (loan) 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 10050–––150
Astana (loan) 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 4000—6000100
2018 16000—2010190
Total 20000--8010290
Astana 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 12000–13200252
Career total 12913110812321017216

International
As of match played 10 October 2019
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kleinheisler goal.[28]
List of international goals scored by László Kleinheisler
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 November 2015Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
211 September 2018Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary Greece2–12–12018–19 UEFA Nations League C

References
  1. http://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/egy-orszag-ejti-ki-rosszul-a-nevet-igy-reagalt-az-osloi-hos-a-rola-keszult-memeinkre-2495001
  2. "Kleinheisler László - vidi.hu".
  3. "Videoton 2-0 Szombathely". Soccerway. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. "Videoton 3-0 Újpest". Soccerway. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "Videoton 1-0 Mezőkövesd". Soccerway. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. "Diósgyőr 2-2 Videoton". Soccerway. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. "Kleinheisler: 2014-15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I". Soccerway. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  8. "Videoton: Kleinheisler nem fogadta el a klub ajánlatát". Nemzeti Sport. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  9. "Videoton: ajánlat érkezett Lengyelországból a támadóért". Nemzeti Sport. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  10. "Videoton: újabb fejcsóválás Kleinheisler ügyében". Nemzeti Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  11. "Kleinheisler unterschreibt bei Werder" [Kleinheisler signs for Werder]. Weser-Kurier (in German). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  12. "Werder: Kleinheisler megfelelt az orvosin, 2019-ig aláírt" [Kleinheisler passed the medical check-up and signed for Werder until 2019]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  13. Knips, Björn (31 January 2016). "Ein 3:3 macht Skripnik sicher: "Diese Mannschaft steigt nicht ab"" [A 3–3 convinces Skrypnyk: "This team won't get relegated"]. Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  14. "Lilien leihen Kleinheisler aus" [The Lily loaned Kleinheisler] (in German). 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  15. "Darmstadt 98 3–1 Wolfsburg". Nemzeti Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  16. "Bundesliga: Kleinheisler a forduló váogatottjában!". Nemzeti Sport. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  17. Müller, Thiemo (20 January 2017). "Kleinheisler verlässt Darmstadt Richtung Ferencvaros". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  18. "ФК Астана подписала участника ЕВРО-2016". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  19. "POTPISAO LASZLO KLEINHEISLER!". nk-osijek.hr/ (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  20. "Válogatott: Varga Roland nincs, Kleinheisler a szűk keretben!". Nemzeti Sport. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  21. Rostance, Tom (12 November 2015). "Norway 0-1 Hungary". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  22. "Hungary on the offensive with EURO squad". UEFA.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  23. Moore, Glenn (14 June 2016). "Austria vs Hungary match report: Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber score in second-half to down 10-man Austria". The Independent. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  24. Kuhl, Alexander (23 June 2016). "Kleinheisler jubelt, Junuzovic fährt nach Hause". Weser-Report (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  25. "Kleinheisler László a Vidiben folytatja". Videoton FC (in Hungarian). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  26. "L. Kleinheisler". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  27. "László Kleinheisler » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  28. "Kleinheisler, László". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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