István Sofron (born 24 February 1988) is a Romanian-born Hungarian professional

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player who currently plays for

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in the

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(Slovak).

Playing career

He originally played with

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in the Austrian Hockey League. Sofron signed a contract extension with the Transdanubian team in July 2011 and set to play for Alba Volán until 2013. After six seasons with Székesfehérvár, Sofron left to join German club,

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of the DEL, on a two-year contract on 17 May 2013. During the 2015–16 season, his final year with the Pinguine, Sofron left mid-season to rejoin the EBEL, agreeing with

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for the remainder of the campaign. On 13 June 2016, Sofron made his expected return to Székesfehérvár of the EBEL, signing an optional two-year deal. After just one season with Alba Volan, Sofron opted to accept a North American contract, in agreeing to a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL on 19 July 2017.

Awards and achievements

* Hungarian Championship: **''Winner'': 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Club

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Top Scorer: 2012 * Gábor Ocskay Jr. Award (Best Forward of the Hungarian Championship): 2012

International

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Top Scorer: 2011

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sofron, Istvan 1988 births Fehérvár AV19 players Living people EC KAC players EC VSV players Hungarian ice hockey players Krefeld Pinguine players Romanian ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from Miercurea Ciuc Wichita Thunder players