Barnabás Bese (, born 6 May 1994) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Újpest Újpest (; , ) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838. Újpest was a village ...

in the

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

Club career

MTK Budapest

On 26 May 2012, Bese played his first match in the

MTK Budapest Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (Hungarian for "Hungarian Circle of Physical Practitioners") is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycl ...

against

Szigetszentmiklósi TK Szigetszentmiklósi TK is a Hungarian football club located in Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary. It currently plays in Hungarian National Championship III. The team's colors are green and white White is the lightest color and is achromatic ...

on the 29th match day of the 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season. On 23 November 2012, Bese played his first match in the first league (

) against

Kaposvár Kaposvár (; also known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in southwestern Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvár District and th ...

on the 16th match day of the

2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I The 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 111th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The season began 27 July 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013. Debre ...

season. He scored his first goal on 3 August 2013 in the

against

Diósgyőri VTK Diósgyőri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre, more commonly Diósgyőri VTK () is a professional Association football, football club, part of the Hungarian sports club from Diósgyőr district of Miskolc. Founded in 1910 by the local working clas ...

on the 2nd match day of the

2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I The 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, was the 112th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named ''OTP Bank Liga'' for sponsorship reasons. The season began 26 July 2013 and concluded on 1 June 2014. G ...

season. His goal was the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at the DVTK Stadion in

Miskolc Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the List of cities and towns in Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, ...

, Hungary.

Le Havre

On 19 August 2016, Bese signed for

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

club

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on a four-year contract. On 27 August 2016, Bese played his first match in Le Havre against

Red Star F.C. Red Star Football Club (), known as Red Star FC or simply Red Star, is a French professional football club founded in Paris in 1897, and is the fourth oldest French football club, after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC and Girondins de Bord ...

on the first match day of the

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season.

International career

Bese was selected for the Hungary national team's

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squad. He played in the last group match in a 3–3 draw against

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at the

Parc Olympique Lyonnais Parc Olympique Lyonnais, known for sponsorship reasons as Groupama Stadium, is a 59,186-seat stadium in Décines-Charpieu, in the Metropolis of Lyon. The home of French football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), it replaced their previous stadium, ...

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

on 22 June 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

Profile at HLSZ

Profile at MLSZ
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bese, Barnabas 1994 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Hungary men's international footballers Hungary men's youth international footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players MTK Budapest FC players Le Havre AC players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Fehérvár FC players Újpest FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen