András Németh (born 9 November 2002) is

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who plays as a forward for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia. Born in South Africa, he plays for the Hungary national team.

Club career

Genk

On 16 January 2022, he scored his first goal in a 4–1 victory against Beerschot A.C. at the Cegeka Arena in the

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. On 24 April 2022, he scored the only and winning goal against Gent at the

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Hamburg

On 27 January 2023, Németh signed a 3.5-year contract with

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in Germany. On 5 February 2023, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 away victory against

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in the 2022–23 2. Bundesliga season at the Ostseestadion. His second goal was scored in the subsequent match, on 11 February 2023, in a 3–3 draw against 1. FC Heidenheim at the

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. In an interview with

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, Hamburg's trainer,

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said that Németh has to improve physically and his skills with his left foot. On 22 April 2023, his inner knee was broken. On 25 April 2023, his broken knee was operated. In July 2023, he started his individualized training. On 23 July 2023, after three months of recovery, he played his first match against Rangers F.C. On 13 August 2023, he gave an assist in a 4–3 victory against Essen in the first round of the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal.

Münster (loan)

On 22 August 2024, he was loaned to SC Preußen Münster.

Puskás Akadémia

On 25 June 2025, Németh signed with Puskás Akadémia to Hungarian first league.

International career

Németh was born in

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to a Hungarian father and Black South African mother. He is a youth international for Hungary. He was part of the Hungarian U17 national team at the

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and

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, He debuted in the Hungary senior national team against

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on 17 November 2022. He also scored his first goal on his debut at the

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. In an interview right after the end of the match, he said the following: "It is a big happiness and honour for me to represent Hungary". However, he suffered a knee injury after the match so he had to leave the national team the following day and could not play against Greece in Budapest. On 7 November 2023, Marco Rossi invited him to play against

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and

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in the

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matches. However, Rossi advised him to leave Hamburg because he does not receive enough opportunity to play regularly. On 16 November 2023, he entered the pitch as a substitute for Martin Ádám in the 74th minute in the penultimate match of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group G against Bulgaria.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

References

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