Botond Balogh

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

Botond Balogh

Balogh with Hungary in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Botond Balogh[1]
Date of birth	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Sopron, Hungary
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Parma
Number	4
Youth career
2012-2015	Sopron SC
2015–2019	MTK Budapest
2019–2020	Parma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Parma	57	(0)
International career^‡
2018	Hungary U16	8	(0)
2018–2019	Hungary U17	10	(0)
2020–	Hungary U21	4	(0)
2021–	Hungary	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 28 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Botond Balogh (born 6 June 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Parma and the Hungary national team.[3]

Club career

Parma

2020–21 season

Balogh made his professional debut in the 2020–21 Coppa Italia on 28 October 2020, starting the whole game against Pescara in a 3–1 victory.[4] On 31 October 2020, he made his debut in 2020–21 Serie A against Inter Milan.[5] In the season, he made two more appearances against SS Lazio on 10 January 2021, and UC Sampdoria on 22 May 2021.[6][7]

2021–22 season

In the 2021–22 Serie B season, he made only four appearances. He made his first appearance against Frosinone Calcio on 20 August 2021.[8]

2022–23 season

In the 2022–23 Serie B season, he made 15 appearances. He played hist first match in the season against Ternana Calcio on 10 September 2022.[9]

2023–24 season

On 12 November 2023, he was interviewed by Parma FC media and he said that the club showed their strength (in Italian "Nel secondo tempo abbiamo fatto vedere la nostra forza") against Lecco.[10] He made his first appearance against AS Cittadella in the 2023–24 Serie B season.[11] In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team. On 26 April 2024, he renewed his contract until 30 June 2027.[12][13]

2024–25 season

He made his first appearance in the 2024–25 Serie A season in a 1–1 draw against ACF Fiorentina on 17 August 2024.[14] On game week 2, he was part of the team beating AC Milan 2–1 on 24 August 2024.[15] On 31 August 2024, he was substituted in the 73rd minute against SSC Napoli. The score was 1–0 for Parma when Balogh was substituted for Yordan Osorio. The match ended with a 2–1 defeat for Parma.[16][17] On 30 October 2024, he gave an assist to Enrico Del Prato in a 2–2 draw against Juventus FC in the 2024-25 season.[18][19] On 12 January 2025, he got injured in a 1–0 defeat against Genoa CFC at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on the 20th match day of the 2024–25 Serie A season. He was substituted for Antoine Hainaut in the 60th minute.[20] In the 65th minute, Morten Frendrup scored the only goal of the match.[21][22]

International career

Balogh was part of the Hungarian U-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[23] and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[24]

Balogh debuted for the Hungarian senior squad on 12 November 2021, in a World Cup qualification against San Marino.[25]

On 14 May 2024, he was named in Hungary's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[26] Due to injury he was an unused substitute in all three of the team's matches as they finished third in Group A and were eliminated.[27]

On 11 October 2024, he was removed from the squad against the Netherlands in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A match due to injury.[28][29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 December 2024[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Parma	2019–20	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2020–21	Serie A	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2021–22	Serie B	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	2022–23	Serie B	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	2023–24	Serie B	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2024–25	Serie A	18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
Career total			57	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	62	0

International

As of match played 16 November 2024.

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hungary	2021	1	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	5	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Parma

• Serie B: 2023–24

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Hungary" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
2. "Botond Balogh". Parma Calcio 1913. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
3. Botond Balogh at Soccerway
4. "Légiósok: a fiatal magyar védő kezdőként mutatkozott be a Parmában". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 28 October 2020.
5. "Serie A: Baloghékat két perc választotta el az Inter legyőzésétől". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 31 October 2020.
6. "Parma vs. Lazio - 10 January 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
7. "Sampdoria vs. Parma - 22 May 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
8. "Frosinone vs. Parma - 20 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
9. "Parma vs. Ternana - 10 September 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
10. "BOTOND BALOGH: "NEL SECONDO TEMPO ABBIAMO FATTO VEDERE LA NOSTRA FORZA"". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
11. "Parma vs. Cittadella - 26 August 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
12. "BOTOND BALOGH RENEWS UNTIL 2027". Parma Calcio 1913. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
13. "BOTOND BALOGH RINNOVA FINO AL 2027". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
14. "Parma vs. Fiorentina - 17 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
15. "Parma vs. AC Milan - 24 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
16. "Napoli vs. Parma - 31 August 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
17. "Baloghot lecserélték, a Napoli a hajrában fordított a Parma ellen; ikszelt a Lazio otthonában a Milan". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
18. "Balogh Botond gólt készített elő, a Parma pontot szerzett a Juventus otthonában". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
19. "Juventus vs. Parma 2 - 2". Soccerway.com. 30 October 2024.
20. "Serie A: Balogh megsérült, lecserélték, öt perc múlva gólt kapott a Parma". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
21. dstorace (12 January 2025). "Frendrup confeziona il gol della vittoria". Genoa Cricket and Football Club - Official Website (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
22. "SERIE A ENILIVE, MATCHDAY 20: GENOA 1-0 PARMA". Parma Calcio 1913. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
23. "U17-es Eb: két helyen változott a magyar keret az elitkörhöz képest". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
24. "U17-es vb: Preisinger Sándor kijelölte a végleges magyar keretet". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
25. Forgács, Milán (17 March 2024). "A semmiből futott be a magyar tehetség, Balogh Botond lehet Rossi új alapembere". Metropol.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
26. "Szoboszlai gets shot at Euro glory with Hungary as Rossi names squad". Reuters. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
27. "Botond Balogh | Player Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
28. "A magyar válogatott újabb védője sérült meg a hollandok elleni meccs előtt". telex (in Hungarian). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
29. "Balogh Botond nem léphet pályára a hollandok ellen". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

External links

• Botond Balogh at WorldFootball.net