Emőke Patrícia Pápai (born 24 June 2003) is a Hungarian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Hungary women's national team.

Career

Pápai is a member of the Hungary national team. She made her debut for the team on 13 April 2021 against

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, coming on as a substitute for Lilla Turányi. In July 2024 Pápai joined

club

from Swiss side

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Style of play

Pápai can be deployed as a

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or as a forward. She has received praise for her technical and physical abilities on the football pitch. Her ability to score numerous goals has also been noted.

Career statistics

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

References

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* 2003 births Living people Hungarian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Hungary women's international footballers Women's Super League (Switzerland) players MTK Hungária FC (women) players Grasshopper Club Zurich (women) players SV Werder Bremen (women) players Hungarian expatriate women's footballers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate women's footballers in Switzerland Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-women-footy-bio-stub