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Ádám Szalai

Ádám Szalai

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age38
CitizenshipHungary
Height1.93 m
Footright
BornDecember 9, 1987
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.22
goals / match
1.FSV Mainz 05
top club · 146 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#2781
goals rank
#3151
assists rank
105
season goals
34
season assists

Among 3,585 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€7.00m
peak value · 2013
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 13/14
16
best season · 08/09
103 / 37
int'l caps / goals
487Appearances
105Goals
34Assists
46Yellow cards
3Red cards
87Full matches (90′)
Full nameÁdám Szalai
Name in home countrySzalai Ádám Csaba
Date of birth1987-12-09 (38 yrs)
Place of birthBudapest, Hungary
CitizenshipHungary
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height193.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-06-19
Contract expires
AgentRechtsanwalt Oliver ...
Jun 2023
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jan 2023
Transfer: FC Basel → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Basel 1893
12 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2022
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → FC Basel
21/22 · Transfer
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, FC Basel 1893
26 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
20 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → 1.FSV Mainz 05
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
28 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
37 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
20 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
23 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Hannover 96 → TSG Hoffenheim
15/16 · Return from loan
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2016
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → Hannover 96
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Hannover 96
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: FC Schalke 04 → TSG Hoffenheim
14/15 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
27 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Schalke 04
40 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → FC Schalke 04
13/14 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
33 matches · 15 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
15 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
22 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: RM Castilla → 1.FSV Mainz 05
10/11 · Transfer · €600k
Jun 2010
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → RM Castilla
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: RM Castilla → 1.FSV Mainz 05
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Real Madrid Castilla, 1.FSV Mainz 05
28 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Real Madrid Castilla
37 matches · 16 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2007
Transfer: Stuttgart II → RM Castilla
07/08 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2007
07/08 — Real Madrid Castilla
29 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
06/07 — VfB Stuttgart II
33 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Stuttgart U19 → Stuttgart II
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — VfB Stuttgart U19
17 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — VfB Stuttgart U19
23 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Újpest U17 → Stuttgart U19
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Újpest Yth. → Újpest U17
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2000
Transfer: Honvéd Jgd. → Újpest Yth.
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1204 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.74/90
63
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A2 total · 0.74/90
49
Yellow cards1 total · 0.37/90
43
7,790 min
Minutes played by club
FC Basel 1893 5.6%
1.FSV Mainz 05 52.2%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 13.3%
Hannover 96 0.0%
FC Schalke 04 3.7%
Real Madrid Castilla 10.2%
VfB Stuttgart II 4.3%
VfB Stuttgart U19 10.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Basel 1893 2 21/22 22/23 24 6 1 434
1.FSV Mainz 05 7 09/10 21/22 146 28 15 4,067
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 6 14/15 19/20 113 25 13 1,038
Hannover 96 1 15/16 15/16 12 0 1 0
FC Schalke 04 1 13/14 13/14 40 9 4 288
Real Madrid Castilla 3 07/08 09/10 79 23 0 794
VfB Stuttgart II 1 06/07 06/07 33 5 0 337
VfB Stuttgart U19 2 04/05 05/06 40 9 0 832

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€1.8M11€3.5M16€5.3M21€7M04/05 — 6 goals (VfB Stuttgart U19)604/0505/06 — 3 goals (VfB Stuttgart U19)305/0606/07 — 5 goals (VfB Stuttgart II)506/0707/08 — 4 goals (Real Madrid Castilla)407/0808/09 — 16 goals (Real Madrid Castilla)1608/0909/10 — 4 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)09/10 — 1 assists509/1010/11 — 5 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)10/11 — 3 assists810/1111/12 — 3 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)11/12 — 3 assists611/1212/13 — 15 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)12/13 — 6 assists2112/1313/14 — 9 goals (FC Schalke 04)13/14 — 4 assists1313/1414/15 — 5 goals (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)14/15 — 6 assists1114/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 8 goals (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)16/17 — 1 assists916/1717/18 — 5 goals (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)17/18 — 1 assists617/1818/19 — 6 goals (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)18/19 — 5 assists1118/1919/20 — 2 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)19/20 — 1 assists319/2020/21 — 2 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)220/2121/22 — 5 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)21/22 — 2 assists721/2222/23 — 2 goals (FC Basel 1893)222/2306/07 — €150K07/08 — €500K09/10 — €2M10/11 — €3M11/12 — €3M12/13 — €3M13/14 — €7M14/15 — €6M15/16 — €6M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €3.5M19/20 — €3M20/21 — €1.6M21/22 — €800K22/23 — €500KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 6604/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 5506/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 161608/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 151512/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 8816/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 5521/2222/23: 2222/23

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Conference L. FC Basel 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Super League FC Basel 1893 5 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Swiss Cup FC Basel 1893 1 1 0 0 0 30
22/23 UECL Quali FC Basel 1893 6 1 0 1 0 212
21/22 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 12 1 0 1 0 252
21/22 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Super League FC Basel 1893 12 4 1 0 0 192
20/21 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 18 1 0 1 0 732
20/21 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 1 0 0 0 45
19/20 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 27 1 1 1 0 1,139
19/20 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 0 75
18/19 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 30 6 5 3 0 270
18/19 Champions League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 18 5 1 2 0 178
17/18 Champions League Qu. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 0 1 0
16/17 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 22 8 1 2 0 96
16/17 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga Hannover 96 12 0 1 2 0 0
15/16 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 26 4 4 2 1 329
14/15 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 1 2 0 0 90
13/14 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 28 7 3 2 0 198
13/14 Champions League FC Schalke 04 7 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. FC Schalke 04 2 2 1 0 0 90
13/14 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 3 0 0 2 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 29 13 3 6 0 184
12/13 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 4 2 3 0 0 195
11/12 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 15 3 3 2 0 356
10/11 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 20 4 3 1 0 320
10/11 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 1 0 0 0 53
09/10 2ª B - Grupo II Real Madrid Castilla 13 3 0 3 0 352
09/10 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 15 1 1 0 0 791
08/09 2ª B - Grupo II Real Madrid Castilla 37 16 0 5 0 166
07/08 2ª B - Grupo I Real Madrid Castilla 29 4 0 3 0 276
06/07 Regionalliga Süd VfB Stuttgart II 33 5 0 3 0 337
05/06 U19-Bundesliga S/SW VfB Stuttgart U19 17 3 0 1 1 401
04/05 U19-Bundesliga S/SW VfB Stuttgart U19 20 5 0 1 0 195
04/05 U19-Championship VfB Stuttgart U19 3 1 0 0 0 236
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2000-07-01 Honvéd Jgd. Újpest Yth. Transfer 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Újpest Yth. Újpest U17 Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 Újpest U17 Stuttgart U19 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Stuttgart U19 Stuttgart II Transfer 0
07/08 2007-08-11 Stuttgart II RM Castilla Transfer 100000 €500k
09/10 2010-01-09 RM Castilla 1.FSV Mainz 05 Loan 2000000
09/10 2010-06-30 1.FSV Mainz 05 RM Castilla Return from loan 2000000
10/11 2010-07-01 RM Castilla 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 2000000 €600k
13/14 2013-07-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 FC Schalke 04 Transfer 7000000 €8.00m
14/15 2014-07-04 FC Schalke 04 TSG Hoffenheim Transfer 7000000 €6.00m
15/16 2016-01-04 TSG Hoffenheim Hannover 96 Loan 3000000
15/16 2016-06-30 Hannover 96 TSG Hoffenheim Return from loan 1500000
19/20 2019-08-27 TSG Hoffenheim 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 3000000
21/22 2022-02-15 1.FSV Mainz 05 FC Basel Transfer 800000
22/23 2023-01-29 FC Basel Without Club Transfer 300000
22/23 2023-06-19 Without Club Retired Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Torn muscle fiber 2016-02-11 2016-02-29 19 3
16/17 Knee problems 2017-06-05 2017-06-29 25 1
17/18 Calf problems 2017-08-10 2017-08-14 5 1
17/18 Adductor injury 2017-09-04 2017-10-30 57 14
17/18 Fitness 2017-10-30 2017-11-09 11 3
18/19 stomach problems 2018-10-29 2018-11-05 8 2
20/21 Meniscus injury 2020-11-12 2020-12-17 36 7
20/21 Fitness 2020-12-17 2020-12-24 8 2
21/22 Quarantine 2021-08-09 2021-08-19 11 1
21/22 Meniscus injury 2021-09-16 2021-10-21 36 6
21/22 traffic accident 2021-12-09 2021-12-16 8 2
21/22 surgery 2021-12-16 2022-01-31 47 5
21/22 minor knock 2022-03-31 2022-04-07 8 1
21/22 Ill 2022-04-04 2022-04-14 11 1
22/23 minor knock 2022-09-15 2022-09-19 5 2
Current
Peak€7.00m
Low
Δ since start−€150k
€1.75m€3.50m€5.25m€7.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22988 11 6 former national player
Team #22514 6 5 former national player
Team #3468 #9 86 26 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Oliver Baumann 1 0 0
Kevin Vogt 2 0 0
David Mateos 1 0 0
Andrej Kramaric 1 6 0
Pavel Kaderabek 2 1 0
Moussa Niakhaté 1 0 0
Gary Kagelmacher 2 0 0
Antonio Adán 1 0 0
Balázs Dzsudzsák 2 5 0
Kerem Demirbay 1 1 0
Robin Zentner 2 0 0
Ádám Nagy 2 1 0
Chema Antón 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 2ª B - Grupo II Real Madrid Castilla 16 37
12/13 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 13 29
16/17 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 8 22

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5 30
14/15 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 26
11/12 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 3 15

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2016-06-30 Hannover 96 TSG Hoffenheim Return from loan €1.50m
15/16 2016-01-04 TSG Hoffenheim Hannover 96 Loan €3.00m
09/10 2010-06-30 1.FSV Mainz 05 RM Castilla Return from loan €2.00m
09/10 2010-01-09 RM Castilla 1.FSV Mainz 05 Loan €2.00m

Teams faced most often by Ádám Szalai's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
VfL Wolfsburg 29 13 6 10 43 40 +3 45%
SC Freiburg 28 9 6 13 29 44 -15 32%
1. FSV Mainz 05 28 14 7 7 39 28 +11 50%
Borussia Dortmund 28 5 8 15 29 50 -21 18%
FC Augsburg 26 14 8 4 45 26 +19 54%
Eintracht Frankfurt 26 7 7 12 35 45 -10 27%
Hertha BSC 25 15 4 6 45 26 +19 60%
VfB Stuttgart 24 9 7 8 40 39 +1 38%
Bayern München 23 3 3 17 11 61 -50 13%
1. FC Köln 22 7 6 9 37 32 +5 32%
Werder Bremen 21 10 4 7 37 29 +8 48%
1899 Hoffenheim 18 5 5 8 28 29 -1 28%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal
12/13 Goal #50 (career)
21/22 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 12 242 1 0 0 0.37
21/22 26 444 1 0 0 0.2
20/21 20 777 1 0 0 0.12
19/20 28 1,214 1 0 0 0.07
18/19 37 270 4 1 0 1.67
17/18 20 178 2 0 1 1.52
16/17 23 96 3 0 0 2.81
15/16 17 0 2 0 0 0
14/15 27 419 2 0 1 0.64
13/14 40 288 4 0 0 1.25
12/13 33 379 6 0 0 1.42
11/12 15 356 2 1 0 0.76
10/11 22 373 1 0 0 0.24
09/10 28 1,143 3 0 0 0.24
08/09 37 166 5 0 0 2.71
07/08 29 276 3 0 0 0.98
06/07 33 337 3 0 0 0.8
05/06 17 401 1 0 1 0.45
04/05 23 431 1 0 0 0.21

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
276 apps
54 G
26 A
2ª B - Grupo II
50 apps
19 G
0 A
U19-Bundesliga S/SW
37 apps
8 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
19 apps
6 G
6 A
Regionalliga Süd
33 apps
5 G
0 A
Super League
17 apps
4 G
1 A
2ª B - Grupo I
29 apps
4 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
3 apps
2 G
1 A
UECL Quali
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Swiss Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ádám Szalai

Who is Ádám Szalai?

Ádám Szalai is a Hungary professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Ádám Szalai?

Ádám Szalai is 38 years old. He was born on December 9, 1987 in Budapest.

What position does Ádám Szalai play?

Ádám Szalai plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Ádám Szalai play for?

Ádám Szalai currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Ádám Szalai scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ádám Szalai has scored 105 goals in 487 appearances.