Béla Balogh (born 30 December 1984) is a Hungarian

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who plays as a

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. Balogh has represented MTK Hungária,

BFC Siófok Bodajk FC Siófok, generally shortened to BFC Siófok, is a Hungarian football club based in Siófok, a small town on the shores of Lake Balaton. The club was founded in 1921 as ''Siófok SE''. The word ''Bodajk'' in the club's name stems from ...

Kecskeméti TE Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sports club based in Kecskemét, Hungary. It is most famous for its Association football, football section which competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II ...

and

Pécsi MFC Pécsi Mecsek Football Club, commonly referred to as Pécsi MFC or simply PMFC, is a professional Hungarian football club based in Pécs, Baranya, that currently competes in the Hungarian third division. The club was established on 16 Februar ...

in Hungary and has also played for

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and

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

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. He has also represented

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nine times at full international level.

Career

Born in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, Hungary, Balogh began his career with MTK Hungária in 2002, being loaned out to

for two seasons between 2002 and 2004. He made over 100 league appearances for MTK between 2002 and 2010. In August 2007, Balogh signed on loan for English

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club

with a view to a permanent move. He returned to MTK after his loan in May 2008 having made 17 appearances for the U's. He signed on loan with

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club

for the 2008–09 season. In 2010, Balogh signed for

. He spent three seasons with the club, making 64 appearances. In 2013, he joined

International statistics

Between 2006 and 2007, Balogh made nine appearances for the

Hungary national football team The Hungary national football team (, ) represents Hungary in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made nine appearances in the FIFA World Cup, and five in the ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balogh, Bela 1984 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Hungary men's international footballers MTK Budapest FC players BFC Siófok players Colchester United F.C. players Real Murcia CF players Kecskeméti TE players Pécsi MFC players Gyirmót FC Győr players Mezőkövesdi SE footballers Budapesti VSC footballers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players English Football League players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen