Adam Szalia

About

Former professional forward who played on teams such as the German first division's VfB Stuttgart, 1899 Hoffenheim, and Spain's Real Madrid Castilla. He also represented the Hungarian national team at 2 European Championships, scoring once in each. He made headlines toward the end of his career when comments that he made about Attila Pintér, the manager of Hungarian League Club Győri ETO FC, were met with retaliation and he officially renounced to the national side. He later returned when Hungary's manager was replaced by Pál Dárdai and officially announced his retirement in September 2022.

Before Fame

He began his youth career playing for Budapest Honvéd FC in his hometown. He remained with the club for 6 years until advancing to Újpest FC in 2000. He completed his amateur career with 2 years of youth academy at VfB Stuttgart and made his senior career debut in 2006.

Trivia

He was named Hungarian Player of the Year in 2012. 

Family Life

He is the son of Csaba Szalai and Anna Szalainé Dömök. His brother, Vilmos Szalai is also a professional soccer player.

Associated With

In a December 2014 match against Eintracht Frankfurt, he was called in to replace teammate Anthony Modeste and provided an assist to Roberto Firmino's game-winning goal.