Roland Varga (footballer)

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Roland Varga
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Ittihad Kalba
Youth career
2006–2007 MTK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Brescia 1 (0)
2010Újpest (loan) 12 (1)
2010–2011Foggia (loan) 21 (2)
2012–2015 Győr 75 (20)
2015–2021 Ferencváros 143 (48)
2021 MTK Budapest 17 (9)
2021– Ittihad Kalba 0 (0)
National team
2008–2009 Hungary U-19 3 (0)
2009 Hungary U-20 5 (0)
2009–2012 Hungary U-21 4 (0)
2014– Hungary 23 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 28 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:30, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Roland Varga (born 23 January 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ittihad Kalba.

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Club career

Győr

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. [1]

Ferencváros

On 15 January 2015, Varga joined Hungarian League club Ferencváros. [2] [3]

International career

Varga played for Hungary at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Egypt. [4]

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. [5]

On 1 June 2021, Varga was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brescia 2009–10 100010
Újpest 2009–10 1211031162
Foggia 2010–11 21200--212
Győr 2011–12 931000103
2012–13 271240203312
2013–14 284415320398
2014–15 111100020141
Total752010173409624
Ferencváros 2014–15 133420000175
2015–16 3076240409
2016–17 1736210245
2017–18 301700333320
2018–19 281230203312
2019–20 21630102348
2020–21 40111061
Total143482370021518760
Career total2527134810425532188

International goals

As of match played on 15 June 2021 [7]
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Varga goal.
List of international goals scored by Roland Varga
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 May 2014 Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, HungaryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–12–2 Friendly
27 June 2014 Puskás Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, HungaryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2–03–0
36 June 2018 Regional Sport Complex Brestsky, Brest, BelarusFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–111

Honours

Ferencváros

Hungary U20

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References

  1. "Győri ETO: Varga Roland aláírt, Böde Dánielt a télen nem igazolják át". Nemzeti Sport. 19 January 2012.
  2. "FTC: Varga Roland aláírt, a Fradiban folytatja - hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 15 January 2015.
  3. "Varga Roland aláírt!". Ferencváros's Official Website. 15 January 2015.
  4. Roland Varga FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. "Kétszer is vezettünk a dánok ellen, szép gólok után a vége iksz". www.nso.hu. 22 May 2014.
  6. "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
  7. "Varga, Roland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2018.