Márton Eppel (born 26 October 1991) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

NEC

Eppel moved to N.E.C. on a season-long loan in August 2011. N.E.C had a first option to buy him during his period at the club.

Honvéd

Eppel won the

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season with

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and he also became the top scorer that season.

Kairat

On 2 July 2018, Kairat announced the signing of Eppel on an 18-month contract. Eppel scored five goals out of ten in his debut against Andorran side

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in the first qualifying round of the

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Cercle Brugge

On 14 January 2020,

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announced the signing of Eppel on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.

Return to Honvéd

On 20 October 2020, Eppel signed with Honvéd, returning for a second stint.

Diósgyőr

On 6 January 2022, Eppel joined

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Warta Poznań

After leaving Diósgyőr at the end of the 2022–23 campaign, Eppel remained without a club until 20 October 2023, when he joined Polish club

on a contract until the end of the season. Three days later, he made his debut in the starting line-up in a 0–1 away win against

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International

Eppel debuted for the Hungary national team against

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in a friendly match at

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, Budapest on 5 June 2017, and scored an own goal on his debut. Four days later, on 9 June 2017, he played his second match against

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in a 1–0 defeat in the

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qualifiers in

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Budapest Honvéd *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: 2016–17 Individual * Nemzeti Bajnokság I top scorer: 2016–17 (16 goals)

References

External links

Profile at HLSZ

Profile at MLSZ

Profile at NEC Nijmegen official website
* 1991 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards MTK Budapest FC players NEC Nijmegen players Paksi FC players Dunaújváros PASE players Budapest Honvéd FC players FC Kairat players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Diósgyőri VTK players Warta Poznań players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Eredivisie players Kazakhstan Premier League players Belgian Pro League players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Hungary-footy-forward-stub