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József Kanta

József Kanta

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipHungary
Height1.71 m
Footright
BornMarch 24, 1984
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

2
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.33
goals / match
MTK Budapest
top club · 431 apps

Career highs

€600k
peak value · 2013
top transfer fee
18
best season · 05/06
5 / 0
int'l caps / goals
434Appearances
142Goals
124Assists
63Yellow cards
0Red cards
71Full matches (90′)
Full nameJózsef Kanta
Date of birth1984-03-24 (42 yrs)
Place of birthAjka, Hungary
CitizenshipHungary
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height171.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2021
Transfer: MTK Budapest → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — MTK Budapest
10 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — MTK Budapest
18 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — MTK Budapest
30 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — MTK Budapest
29 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — MTK Budapest
37 matches · 3 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — MTK Budapest
31 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — MTK Budapest
30 matches · 8 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — MTK Budapest
33 matches · 15 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — MTK Budapest
28 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — MTK Budapest
34 matches · 12 G · 16 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — MTK Budapest
31 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — MTK Budapest
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
08/09 — MTK Budapest
9 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — MTK Budapest
27 matches · 12 G · 17 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — MTK Budapest
28 matches · 18 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — MTK Budapest
25 matches · 18 G · 14 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — MTK Budapest
28 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: MTK U19 → MTK Budapest
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Bodajk SE
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 746 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.65/90
77
Assists1 total · 0.65/90
82
G+A2 total · 1.29/90
82
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
90
6,402 min
Minutes played by club
MTK Budapest 95.8%
Bodajk SE 4.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
MTK Budapest 17 04/05 20/21 431 141 124 6,132
Bodajk SE 1 02/03 02/03 3 1 0 270

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€150K16€300K24€450K32€600K02/03 — 1 goals (Bodajk SE)102/0304/05 — 8 goals (MTK Budapest)04/05 — 8 assists1604/0505/06 — 18 goals (MTK Budapest)05/06 — 14 assists3205/0606/07 — 18 goals (MTK Budapest)06/07 — 10 assists2806/0707/08 — 12 goals (MTK Budapest)07/08 — 17 assists2907/0808/09 — 5 goals (MTK Budapest)508/0909/1010/11 — 5 goals (MTK Budapest)10/11 — 7 assists1210/1111/12 — 12 goals (MTK Budapest)11/12 — 16 assists2811/1212/13 — 10 goals (MTK Budapest)12/13 — 7 assists1712/1313/14 — 15 goals (MTK Budapest)13/14 — 11 assists2613/1414/15 — 8 goals (MTK Budapest)14/15 — 9 assists1714/1515/16 — 7 goals (MTK Budapest)15/16 — 3 assists1015/1616/17 — 3 goals (MTK Budapest)16/17 — 9 assists1216/1717/18 — 9 goals (MTK Budapest)17/18 — 6 assists1517/1818/19 — 7 goals (MTK Budapest)18/19 — 5 assists1218/1919/20 — 3 goals (MTK Budapest)19/20 — 1 assists419/2020/21 — 1 goals (MTK Budapest)20/21 — 1 assists220/2109/10 — €575K10/11 — €400K11/12 — €450K12/13 — €400K13/14 — €600K14/15 — €600K15/16 — €600K16/17 — €500K17/18 — €400K18/19 — €150K19/20 — €150K20/21 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 1102/0304/05: 8804/0505/06: 181805/0606/07: 181806/0707/08: 121207/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 121211/1212/13: 101012/1313/14: 151513/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 1120/21

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0304/05: 8804/0505/06: 141405/0606/07: 101006/0707/08: 171707/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 7710/1111/12: 161611/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 111113/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 9916/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 5 1 1 0 0 139
20/21 NB I. MTK Budapest 5 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 7 1 1 0 0 325
19/20 NB II. MTK Budapest 11 2 0 1 0 102
18/19 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 3 1 1 0 0 251
18/19 NB I. MTK Budapest 27 6 4 8 0 310
17/18 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 4 3 0 0 0 106
17/18 NB II. MTK Budapest 25 6 6 3 0 274
16/17 Europa League Qualifying MTK Budapest 4 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 NB I. MTK Budapest 32 3 8 7 0 960
15/16 Europa League Qualifying MTK Budapest 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 NB I. MTK Budapest 27 7 3 5 0 346
14/15 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 NB I. MTK Budapest 29 8 9 2 0 316
13/14 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 6 5 2 1 0 95
13/14 NB I. MTK Budapest 27 10 9 8 0 238
12/13 Europa League Qualifying MTK Budapest 2 1 1 0 0 180
12/13 NB I. MTK Budapest 26 9 6 3 0 255
11/12 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 7 4 4 2 0 145
11/12 NB II - West MTK Budapest 27 8 12 3 0 291
10/11 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 5 1 0 1 0 405
10/11 NB I. MTK Budapest 26 4 7 4 0 562
09/10 NB I. MTK Budapest 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 3 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 NB I. MTK Budapest 6 5 0 1 0 103
07/08 NB I. MTK Budapest 25 12 17 3 0 173
07/08 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation MTK Budapest 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 1 2 0 0 0 45
06/07 NB I. MTK Budapest 27 16 10 5 0 150
05/06 Magyar Kupa MTK Budapest 1 0 1 0 0 0
05/06 NB I. MTK Budapest 24 18 13 4 0 113
04/05 NB I. MTK Budapest 28 8 8 1 0 248
02/03 Magyar Kupa Bodajk SE 3 1 0 0 0 270
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 MTK U19 MTK Budapest Transfer 0
21/22 2021-07-01 MTK Budapest Retired Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

Current€50k
Peak€600k
Low
Δ since start−€525k
€150k€300k€450k€600k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €575k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22514 2 0 former national player
Team #3468 3 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Ádám Vass 1 1 0
Patrik Vass 2 3 0
Patrik Poór 1 3 0
Gábor Bori 2 6 0
Barnabás Bese 1 6 0
Dávid Kálnoki-Kis 2 2 0
Patrik Tischler 2 7 0
Dániel Gera 1 2 0
Tibor Ladányi 2 1 0
Levente Horváth 2 1 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
05/06 NB I. MTK Budapest 18 24
06/07 NB I. MTK Budapest 16 27
07/08 NB I. MTK Budapest 12 25

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
07/08 NB I. MTK Budapest 17 25
05/06 NB I. MTK Budapest 13 24
11/12 NB II - West MTK Budapest 12 27

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Diósgyöri VTK 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 50%
Kisvárda FC 6 1 1 4 3 5 -2 17%
Mezőkövesdi SE 6 2 2 2 7 10 -3 33%
Budapest Honvéd 6 1 2 3 10 13 -3 17%
Paksi SE 6 1 0 5 5 14 -9 17%
Újpest FC 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 67%
Puskás FC 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 50%
Ferencvárosi TC 6 0 2 4 5 14 -9 0%
Zalaegerszegi TE 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 33%
Debreceni VSC 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 0%
Budafoki MTE 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 0%
MOL Vidi FC 3 1 0 2 6 7 -1 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
02/03 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal
07/08 Goal #50 (career)
13/14 Goal #100 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 18 427 1 0 0 0.21
18/19 30 561 8 1 0 1.44
17/18 29 380 3 0 0 0.71
16/17 37 960 7 0 0 0.66
15/16 31 346 5 0 0 1.3
14/15 30 316 2 0 0 0.57
13/14 33 333 9 0 0 2.43
12/13 28 435 3 0 0 0.62
11/12 34 436 5 0 0 1.03
10/11 31 967 5 0 0 0.47
08/09 9 103 2 0 0 1.75
07/08 27 173 3 0 0 1.56
06/07 28 195 5 0 0 2.31
05/06 25 113 4 0 0 3.19
04/05 28 248 1 0 0 0.36

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

NB I.
312 apps
106 G
94 A
Magyar Kupa
49 apps
19 G
10 A
NB II - West
27 apps
8 G
12 A
NB II.
36 apps
8 G
6 A
Europa League Qualifying
8 apps
1 G
2 A

Frequently asked about József Kanta

Who is József Kanta?

József Kanta is a Hungary professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is József Kanta?

József Kanta is 42 years old. He was born on March 24, 1984 in Ajka.

What position does József Kanta play?

József Kanta plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does József Kanta play for?

József Kanta currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has József Kanta scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, József Kanta has scored 142 goals in 434 appearances.