Balázs Attila Megyeri (, born 31 March 1990) is a Hungarian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Debreceni VSC
Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a professional football club, based in Debrecen, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the ...
.
Club career
Ferencváros
Born in
Budapest
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, Megyeri began his career with
Ferencvárosi TC
Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros w ...
and played a short time in the youth side for
Bristol City
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, before returning to his previous club in 2008. On 23 August 2009, he began a short trial with
Hertha BSC Berlin
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, but nothing came of it.
Megyeri made his
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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debut on 26 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against
Szombathelyi Haladás
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. 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
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a numbe ...
.
He took part in the international match "8th Match Against Poverty" on 14 December at the
Karaiskakis Stadium
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, 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
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. 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
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in January 2012, he continued to appear regularly, contributing with 22 matches.
Megyeri battled for the starting spot with Carroll in
2012–13
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, but was later overtaken by new signing
Roberto
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in
the following season.
Getafe
On 15 July 2015 Megyeri signed a three-year deal with
La Liga
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side
Getafe CF
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, after his contract with Olympiacos expired.
International career
After representing
Hungary
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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
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but was cut from the final squad.
Club statistics
Honours
Club
;Ferencváros
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Nemzeti Bajnokság II
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:
2008–09
;Olympiacos
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Superleague:
2010–11
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,
2011–12,
2012–13
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,
2013–14,
2014–15
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Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most imp ...
:
2011–12,
2012–13
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,
2014–15
International
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
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:
2009
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Third place
Individual
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Nándor Hidegkuti
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Prize: 2009–10
References
Légiósok: Megyeri a német másodosztályban folytatja nemzetisport.hu, 20 June 2016
External links
Magyar Futball profile
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1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Budapest
Hungarian footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
Super League Greece players
Olympiacos F.C. players
Atromitos F.C. players
La Liga players
Getafe CF footballers
2. Bundesliga players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Cypriot First Division players
AEL Limassol players
Hungary under-21 international footballers
Hungarian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Hungary international footballers