Balázs Megyeri

Balázs Attila Megyeri (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒlaːʒ ˈɒtːilɒ ˈmɛɟɛri], born 31 March 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Debreceni VSC.

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

Balázs Megyeri
Megyeri playing for Olympiacos in 2012
Personal information
Full name Balázs Attila Megyeri[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Debrecen
Number 16
Youth career
2005–2007 Ferencváros
2007–2008 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Ferencváros 26 (0)
2010–2015 Olympiacos 45 (0)
2015–2016 Getafe 0 (0)
2016–2018 Greuther Fürth 41 (0)
2018–2020 Atromitos 45 (0)
2020–2022 Göztepe 2 (0)
2022 AEL Limassol 15 (0)
2022– Debrecen 16 (0)
International career
2009–2011 Hungary U21 5 (0)
2016 Hungary 1 (0)
Medal record
 Hungary
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place2009 EgyptU-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023

Club career

Ferencváros

Born in Budapest, Megyeri began his career with Ferencvárosi TC and played a short time in the youth side for Bristol City, before returning to his previous club in 2008.[2] On 23 August 2009, he began a short trial with Hertha BSC Berlin,[3] but nothing came of it.

Megyeri made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 26 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Szombathelyi Haladás. He appeared in 24 league matches during the campaign, with his side finishing seventh.

Olympiacos

On 15 June 2010, Megyeri signed a three-year contract with Olympiacos.[4][5] He took part in the international match "8th Match Against Poverty" on 14 December at the Karaiskakis Stadium, as the club's All Star team goalkeeper.

Megyeri made his debut for the club on 3 April 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 home win against Kavala. He appeared in only three matches during the campaign, being a third-choice behind Antonis Nikopolidis and Urko Pardo.

After Nikopolidis' retirement and Pardo's departure to APOEL, Megyeri was challenged by new signings Franco Costanzo and Iosif Daskalakis. After Constanzo's poor performances, he was elected as first-choice; despite the arrival of Roy Carroll in January 2012, he continued to appear regularly, contributing with 22 matches.

Megyeri battled for the starting spot with Carroll in 2012–13, but was later overtaken by new signing Roberto in the following season.

Getafe

On 15 July 2015 Megyeri signed a three-year deal with La Liga side Getafe CF, after his contract with Olympiacos expired.[6]

International career

After representing Hungary in the under-21 level, Megyeri was called up to the main squad on 16 May 2012, for a friendly against Czech Republic. However, he was only an unused substitute during the match. Megyeri was named in Hungary's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2016 but was cut from the final squad.[7]

Club statistics
As of match played 29 July 2019[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ferencváros 2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 2000—20
2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 24000—240
Total 2600000260
Olympiacos 2010–11 Superleague Greece 30000030
2011–12 Superleague Greece 220206[lower-alpha 1]0300
2012–13 Superleague Greece 140403[lower-alpha 2]0210
2013–14 Superleague Greece 208000100
2014–15 Superleague Greece 406000100
Total 45020090740
Getafe 2015–16 La Liga 0020—20
Greuther Fürth 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 32000—320
2017–18 2.

Bundesliga

9000—90
Total 4100000410
Atromitos 2018–19 Superleague Greece 26010—270
2019–20 Superleague Greece 19 0 3 0 4 0 26 0
Total 45 0 4 0 4 0 53 0
Career totals 15702601301960
  1. Three appearances in the Champions League and three in the Europa League
  2. Two appearances in the Champions League and one in the Europa League

Honours

Club
Ferencváros
Olympiacos

International

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Hungary" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. "Megyeri Balázs" (in Hungarian). Ferencváros' official website. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. "Erwischt! Hertha testet neuen Keeper" [Gotcha! Hertha testing new goalkeeper] (in German). BZ Berlin. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). Olympiacos' official website. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  5. "Aνακοίνωσε Μέγερι ο Ολυμπιακός" [Announcement: Megyeri at Olympiacos] (in Greek). Contra. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. "Balázs Megyeri, fichaje del Getafe" [Balázs Megyeri, signing of Getafe] (in Spanish). Getafe's official website. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. "Hungary include Gabor Kiraly in 23-man Euro 2016 squad". espnfc.co.uk. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. Balázs Megyeri at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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