Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 October 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Szombathely, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Illés Akadémia [1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010–2016 | SV Eberau | ||
2016–2019 | SV Mattersburg II | 57 | (51) |
2016–2019 | SV Mattersburg | 16 | (1) |
2019–2020 | SV Lafnitz | 29 | (11) |
2020–2022 | Gyirmót | 58 | (26) |
2022–2023 | Paks | 31 | (26) |
2023– | Ferencváros | 22 | (19) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Hungary | 9 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024, 23:28 (UTC) |
Barnabás Varga (born 25 October 1994) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and Hungary national team as a forward.
With 26 goals for Paks, Varga was the top scorer of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.
On 1 June 2023, he moved to then defending champions, Ferencváros. [2]
On 6 August 2023, he scored his first goal in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season against Fehérvár FC at the Sóstói Stadion. [3] On 27 August, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory over former club Paks in the fifth game day of the league season. [4] He followed this up with another hat-trick in the club's next league match, a 6–2 win over Zalaegerszeg on 3 September.
On 22 October 2023, he was injured in a Nemzeti Bajnokság I match against Diósgyőri VTK. [5] Ferencváros manager, Dejan Stanković, said that Varga paid for his matches in the national team. [6] [7] Therefore, he had to miss the UEFA Europa League match against K.R.C. Genk. [8]
In an interview with M4 Sport, Gábor Kubatov, the president of Ferencváros, said that he is happy that he had been convinced to purchase the top scorer of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. However, Kubatov was hesitating during the aummer of 2023 to sign or not to sign Varga. [9]
In January 2024, he started training with the team after his injury. [10]
On 6 February 2024, he scored four goals in a 5-1 victory over arch-rivals MTK Budapest FC. [11] [12] [13] After the match, Dejan Stanković, Ferencváros manager, said that Varga is a fascinating football player. [14] In an interview, published on Nemzeti Sport, Varga said that scoring four goals was really beneficial for his soul after his long injury. [15]
On 27 March 2023, Varga made his first appearance as a substitute for the Hungary national team in an UEFA Euro qualifying match against Bulgaria. [16] Three games later, he scored his first goal in the third qulifying group stage match against Lithuania. [17]
On 7 September 2023, he scored the first Hungarian goal in a 2–1 victory against Serbia national football team in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match at the Stadion Rajko Mitic in Belgrade, Serbia. [18]
On 14 October 2023, he scored the first Hungarian goal in a 2–1 victory over Serbia at the Puskás Aréna in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match. [19] [20]
On 25 October.2023, it was revealed that Varga would not play against Bulgaria and Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying due to injury. [21]
In an article, published on Nemzeti Sport, Gábor Thury said that Varga is a player who reached his peak at the end of his career. [23] Varga was about to give up his career in his early 20s, when he received an offer from SV Mattersburg.
He resides in a small village, Szentpéterfa, located close to the Austrian border. In an interview published on Nemzeti Sport, he said that when he retires he wants to spend his life there. [24]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lafnitz | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Austrian 2. Liga | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 16 | 8 | |||
Total | 45 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 46 | 13 | |||
Gyirmót | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | 25 | 15 | |||
2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 13 | ||
Total | 58 | 26 | 2 | 3 | – | 60 | 29 | |||
Paks | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 31 | 26 | 2 | 3 | – | 33 | 29 | |
Ferencváros | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 13 [b] | 9 | 36 | 28 |
Career total | 156 | 83 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 175 | 99 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 2023 | 7 | 4 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 June 2023 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | Lithuania | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
2 | 7 September 2023 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | Serbia | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | 14 October 2023 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
4 | 17 October 2023 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | Lithuania | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 25 October 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Szombathely, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Illés Akadémia [1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010–2016 | SV Eberau | ||
2016–2019 | SV Mattersburg II | 57 | (51) |
2016–2019 | SV Mattersburg | 16 | (1) |
2019–2020 | SV Lafnitz | 29 | (11) |
2020–2022 | Gyirmót | 58 | (26) |
2022–2023 | Paks | 31 | (26) |
2023– | Ferencváros | 22 | (19) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Hungary | 9 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024, 23:28 (UTC) |
Barnabás Varga (born 25 October 1994) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and Hungary national team as a forward.
With 26 goals for Paks, Varga was the top scorer of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.
On 1 June 2023, he moved to then defending champions, Ferencváros. [2]
On 6 August 2023, he scored his first goal in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season against Fehérvár FC at the Sóstói Stadion. [3] On 27 August, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory over former club Paks in the fifth game day of the league season. [4] He followed this up with another hat-trick in the club's next league match, a 6–2 win over Zalaegerszeg on 3 September.
On 22 October 2023, he was injured in a Nemzeti Bajnokság I match against Diósgyőri VTK. [5] Ferencváros manager, Dejan Stanković, said that Varga paid for his matches in the national team. [6] [7] Therefore, he had to miss the UEFA Europa League match against K.R.C. Genk. [8]
In an interview with M4 Sport, Gábor Kubatov, the president of Ferencváros, said that he is happy that he had been convinced to purchase the top scorer of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. However, Kubatov was hesitating during the aummer of 2023 to sign or not to sign Varga. [9]
In January 2024, he started training with the team after his injury. [10]
On 6 February 2024, he scored four goals in a 5-1 victory over arch-rivals MTK Budapest FC. [11] [12] [13] After the match, Dejan Stanković, Ferencváros manager, said that Varga is a fascinating football player. [14] In an interview, published on Nemzeti Sport, Varga said that scoring four goals was really beneficial for his soul after his long injury. [15]
On 27 March 2023, Varga made his first appearance as a substitute for the Hungary national team in an UEFA Euro qualifying match against Bulgaria. [16] Three games later, he scored his first goal in the third qulifying group stage match against Lithuania. [17]
On 7 September 2023, he scored the first Hungarian goal in a 2–1 victory against Serbia national football team in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match at the Stadion Rajko Mitic in Belgrade, Serbia. [18]
On 14 October 2023, he scored the first Hungarian goal in a 2–1 victory over Serbia at the Puskás Aréna in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match. [19] [20]
On 25 October.2023, it was revealed that Varga would not play against Bulgaria and Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying due to injury. [21]
In an article, published on Nemzeti Sport, Gábor Thury said that Varga is a player who reached his peak at the end of his career. [23] Varga was about to give up his career in his early 20s, when he received an offer from SV Mattersburg.
He resides in a small village, Szentpéterfa, located close to the Austrian border. In an interview published on Nemzeti Sport, he said that when he retires he wants to spend his life there. [24]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lafnitz | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Austrian 2. Liga | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 16 | 8 | |||
Total | 45 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 46 | 13 | |||
Gyirmót | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | 25 | 15 | |||
2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 13 | ||
Total | 58 | 26 | 2 | 3 | – | 60 | 29 | |||
Paks | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 31 | 26 | 2 | 3 | – | 33 | 29 | |
Ferencváros | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 13 [b] | 9 | 36 | 28 |
Career total | 156 | 83 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 175 | 99 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 2023 | 7 | 4 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 June 2023 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | Lithuania | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
2 | 7 September 2023 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | Serbia | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | 14 October 2023 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
4 | 17 October 2023 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | Lithuania | 2–2 | 2–2 |