Roland Sallai
Roland Sallai (born 22 May 1997) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for German club SC Freiburg and the Hungary national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roland Sallai | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Diósgyőr | ||
| 2007–2009 | Siófok | ||
| 2009–2014 | Videoton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Puskás Akadémia | 48 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Palermo (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | APOEL | 29 | (9) |
| 2018– | SC Freiburg | 47 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Hungary U-18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015 | Hungary U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Hungary U-20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015– | Hungary U-21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016– | Hungary | 20 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 22 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Puskás Akadémia
Sallai started his professional career at Puskás Akadémia where he played from 2014 until the summer of 2017. He made his debut on 1 August 2014 against Pécs, and scored first goal in Hungarian league against Ferencváros on 14 September 2014 in Groupama Aréna.[2]
Palermo (loan)
On 4 August 2016, Sallai joined Italian club U.S. Città di Palermo on a seasonal loan, until the end of the 2016–17 season with a loan fee of €300,000.
Sallai completed 84 minutes on his debut for Serie A's club on 10 September 2016 against Napoli. He scored his first official goal for Palermo on 19 March 2017 against Udinese. He appeared in 21 Serie A matches (11 at starting line-up, 10 as a substitute) and scored 1 goal.
APOEL
On 29 August 2017, it was announced that APOEL had secured his signature on a four year contract until the end of May 2021, for an undisclosed transfer fee from Puskás, rumored to be around €2 million.
On 9 September, he made his debut and scored his first goal against Nea Salamina. He appeared in 29 Cypriot First Division matches and scored 9 goals.
He also appeared in six UEFA Champions League matches against Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur.
SC Freiburg
On 31 August 2018, Sallai signed a four-year deal with Bundesliga club, SC Freiburg for a fee reported to be €4.5 million.[3] On 22 September 2018 he scored and won a penalty on his debut against Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena on the 4th match day of the 2018–19 Bundesliga in a 3–1 victory, and he was named in the team of the week following his performance.[4][5] From middle of November 2018 he had an adductor problems, and was unable to play for the next 5 months. He returned as a supstitute on 5 May 2019 against Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Sallai started his third season at the Freiburg with a goal and a assist against VfB Stuttgart in a 3–2 victory.[6] He scored two goals against Schalke 04 in 2–0 victory in Veltins-Arena and was named in the team of the 12th match day by sports magazine kicker.[7]
International career
Sallai was part of the Hungarian U-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[1] playing in two games. He made his debut for U-21 team against Italy U21 on 12 August 2015.
He made his full international debut on 20 May 2016 in a friendly match against Ivory Coast at the Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary.[8] On 5 May 2016, Sallai was named in Hungary's preliminary Euro 2016 squad, but was left off of final squad for the tournament.[9] On 11 September 2018, he scored his first goal for the national team against Greece at the Groupama Arena, Budapest, in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C match.[10]
Personal life
Sallai's uncle is former Hungarian national team defender Sándor Sallai.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Puskás Akadémia | 2013–14 | NB I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Palermo (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| APOEL | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 39 | 9 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 46 | 10 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Total | 45 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 172 | 23 | ||
International
- As of 7 September 2020[13]
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- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sallai goal.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2018 | Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary |  Greece | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
| 2 | 6 September 2020 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary |  Russia | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
References
- Fifa u20 world cup squad (hungarian)
- "Zsinórban nyolcadszor is nyert odahaza a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- "Roland Sallai kommt zum Sport-Club". SC Freiburg. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "Sallainak 7 perc kellett a gólhoz a Freiburgban, aztán megsérült". Nemzeti Sport. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Elf des tages 2018-19/4". Kicker. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "Sallai góllal és gólpasszal járult hozzá csapata győzelméhez". Nemzeti Sport. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Elf des tages 2020-21/12". Kicker. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "Nem tudtuk feltörni az elefántok masszív védelmét". mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Válogatott: ezzel a 30 játékossal készül Storck az Eb-re". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "Végre! Két szép góllal, olykor jól futballozva győzött válogatottunk". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- "R. Sallai". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Sallai Roland". MLSZ.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Sallai, Roland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
External links
- Roland Sallai at National-Football-Teams.com
- MLSZ (in Hungarian)
- Roland Sallai profile at magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian and English)
- Roland Sallai at Soccerway