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Roland Sallai
Hungarian association football player

Roland Sallai

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Hungarian association football player
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Budapest, Hungary
Age
27 years
Stats
Height:
183 cm
Weight:
77 kg
Sports Teams
Ferenc Puskás Football Academy
Hungary national under-17 football team
Hungary national under-19 football team
Hungary national under-21 football team
Palermo FC
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Biography

Roland Sallai (born 22 May 1997) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a Winger for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Hungary national team.

Club career

Puskás Akadémia

Sallai started his professional career at Puskás Akadémia where he played from 2014 until the summer of 2017. He made his debut on 1 August 2014 against Pécs, and scored first goal in Hungarian league against Ferencváros on 14 September 2014 in Groupama Aréna.

Palermo (loan)

On 4 August 2016, Sallai joined Italian club Palermo on a seasonal loan, until the end of the 2016–17 season with a loan fee of €300,000.

Sallai completed 84 minutes on his debut for Serie A's club on 10 September 2016 against Napoli. He scored his first official goal for Palermo on 19 March 2017 against Udinese. He appeared in 21 Serie A matches (eleven in the starting line-up, ten as a substitute) and scored one goal.

APOEL

On 29 August 2017, it was announced that APOEL had secured his signature on a four year contract until the end of May 2021, for an undisclosed transfer fee from Puskás, rumored to be around €2 million.

On 9 September, he made his debut and scored his first goal against Nea Salamina. He appeared in 29 Cypriot First Division matches and scored 9 goals.

He also appeared in six UEFA Champions League matches against Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur.

SC Freiburg

On 31 August 2018, Sallai signed a four-year deal with Bundesliga club, SC Freiburg for a fee reported to be €4.5 million. On 22 September 2018 he scored and won a penalty on his debut against Wolfsburg at Volkswagen Arena on the 4th match day of the 2018–19 Bundesliga in a 3–1 victory, and he was named in the team of the week following his performance. From middle of November 2018 he had an adductor problems, and was unable to play for the next five months. He returned as a substitute on 5 May 2019 against Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Sallai started his third season at the Freiburg with a goal and a assist against VfB Stuttgart in a 3–2 victory. He scored two goals against Schalke 04 in 2–0 victory in Veltins-Arena and was named in the team of the 12th match day by sports magazine kicker.

International career

Sallai was part of the Hungarian U-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing in two games. He made his debut for U-21 team against Italy U21 on 12 August 2015.

He made his full international debut on 20 May 2016 in a friendly match against Ivory Coast at the Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary. On 5 May 2016, Sallai was named in Hungary's preliminary Euro 2016 squad, but was left off of final squad for the tournament. On 11 September 2018, he scored his first goal for the national team against Greece at the Groupama Arena, Budapest, in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C match.

On 1 June 2021, Sallai was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.

Personal life

Sallai's uncle is former Hungarian national team defender Sándor Sallai.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2021
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Puskás Akadémia2013–14NB I00001010
2014–151623031223
2015–163111000321
2017–1810000010
Total4834041564
Palermo (loan)2016–17Serie A21110221
APOEL2017–18Cypriot First Division2994060399
2018–1900007171
Total299401314610
SC Freiburg2018–19Bundesliga10200102
2019–2021220232
2020–2128810298
2021–22811091
Total6713407113
Career total165261304113119528

International

As of match played 12 October 2021.
National teamYearAppsGoals
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hungary201610
201750
201861
201940
202041
2021103
Total305
Hungary201610
201750
201861
201940
202041
2021103
Total305
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sallai goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 September 2018Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary Greece1–02–12018–19 UEFA Nations League C
26 September 2020Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary Russia1–32–32020–21 UEFA Nations League B
325 March 2021 Poland1–03–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
428 March 2021San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino2–03–0
512 October 2021Wembley Stadium, London, England England1–01–1
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