Zsolt Szokol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zsolt Szokol | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Békéscsaba, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nyíregyháza | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Békéscsaba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Békéscsaba | 20 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Újpest | 56 | (0) |
| 2013– | Nyíregyháza | 35 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Hungary U-17 | ||
| 2010–2012 | Hungary U-21 | 14 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2014. | |||
Zsolt Szokol (born 16 March 1990, in Békéscsaba) is a Hungarian football (defender) player who currently plays for Újpest FC. Although uncommon for defenders, Szokol is said to be one of the fastest players of his generation.
Club career
Békéscsaba
Zsolt Szokol was being brought up in Békéscsaba. He played for Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE in the 2008/09 Nemzeti Bajnokság II.
Újpest
In the autumn of 2009 he aroused the interest of Újpest FC. After a trial the young talent was transferred for approximately 7 million forints, signing a contract until 2013.
2010–11 season
After a good first season in July he was invated to the U21 Hungarian National Team.
International career
In September 2010, he debuted for Hungary, playing in an under-21 against Wales U21.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Békéscsaba | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Újpest | |||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | |
| Nyíregyháza | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 111 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 2 | |
Updated to games played as of 9 December 2014.