Roland Varga (born 23 January 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Sepsi OSK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roland Varga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sepsi OSK | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Goldball '94 | ||
| 2005–2008 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2008–2009 | Brescia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Brescia | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Újpest (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Foggia (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Győr | 75 | (20) |
| 2015–2021 | Ferencváros | 143 | (48) |
| 2021 | MTK Budapest | 17 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Ittihad Kalba | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bruk-Bet Termalica | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sepsi OSK | 38 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Hungary U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Hungary U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Hungary U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Hungary | 24 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2021 | |||
Club career edit
Győr edit
Varga was born in Budapest, Hungary. On 19 January 2012, he signed a three and a half-year contract with the Hungarian League club Győr.[2]
Ferencváros edit
On 15 January 2015, Varga joined Hungarian League club Ferencváros.[3][4]
International career edit
Varga played for Hungary at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Egypt.[5]
On 22 May 2014, Varga played his first match in the Hungary national team, and he scored the second Hungarian goal against Denmark national football team in a friendly match at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen.[6]
On 1 June 2021, Varga was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 24 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brescia | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Újpest (loan) | 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| Foggia (loan) | 2010–11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | – | – | 21 | 2 |
| Győr | 2011–12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 12 | |
| 2013–14 | 28 | 4 | 5[a] | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| 2014–15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 24 | |
| Ferencváros | 2014–15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 7 | 6[b] | 2 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 40 | 9 | |
| 2016–17 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 33 | 20 | |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 33 | 12 | |
| 2019–20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 2 | 34 | 8 | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 143 | 48 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 188 | 60 | |
| MTK Budapest | 2020–21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 |
| Ittihad Kalba | 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica | 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Sepsi OSK | 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 34 | 5 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 50 | 7 | |
| Career total | 320 | 81 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 9 | 409 | 106 | |
- ^ Four appearances in Magyar Kupa and one goal, one appearance in Szuperkupa
- ^ Five appearances in Magyar Kupa and one goal, one appearance in Szuperkupa and one goal
International stats edit
- As of match played 5 September 2021.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | |
International goals edit
- As of match played on 15 June 2021[8]
- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Varga goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 May 2014 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary |  Denmark |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 June 2014 | Puskás Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Kazakhstan |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | 6 June 2018 | Regional Sport Complex Brestsky, Brest, Belarus |  Belarus |
1–1 | 1–1 |
Honours edit
Győr
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2012–13
- Magyar Kupa runner-up: 2012–13
- Szuperkupa: 2013
Ferencváros
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Magyar Kupa: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Ligakupa: 2014–15
- Szuperkupa: 2015, 2016
Sepsi OSK
Hungary U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2009
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Hungary" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Győri ETO: Varga Roland aláírt, Böde Dánielt a télen nem igazolják át". Nemzeti Sport. 19 January 2012.
- ^ "FTC: Varga Roland aláírt, a Fradiban folytatja - hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Varga Roland aláírt!". Ferencváros's Official Website. 15 January 2015.
- ^ Roland Varga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Kétszer is vezettünk a dánok ellen, szép gólok után a vége iksz". www.nso.hu. 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Varga, Roland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2018.