Endre Botka (born 25 August 1994) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Hungary national team.

Club career

Botka was born in

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Ferencváros

In February 2020, he signed an undisclosed contract extension with

. On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the

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on the 30th match day of the

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season. On 29 September 2020, he was member of the Ferencváros team which qualified for the

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after beating

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on 3-3 aggregate (away goals) at the Groupama Aréna. On 20 April 2021, he won the

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season with Ferencváros by beating archrival

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3-0 at the

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. The goals were scored by

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(3rd and 77th minute) and

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(30th minute). On 5 May 2023, he won the

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with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30^th matchday.

International career

He received his first call up to the senior

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squad for the

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qualifiers against

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and

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in September 2015. On 1 June 2021, Botka was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled

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tournament.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Botka goal''.

Honours

Honvéd *

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: 2016–17 Ferencvárosi TC *

: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 * Hungarian Cup: 2016–17, 2021–22

References

External links

MLSZ
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