Máté Fazekas (born 14 September 2006) is a Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player who plays for Győri ETO-UNI FKC.

Career

Club

Máté started his career at Éles KISE. In the 2016/17 season, he played in the reserves of Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs. From 2017, he played again in Éles KISE. In 2022, he returned to Veszprémi KKFT, where he won the

Nemzeti Bajnokság II The NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Ke ...

championship with the Veszprémi KKFT U23 team and they were promoted to Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. In October 2023, he made his debut in

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 ...

and in the Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém senior team: Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém- Carbonex-Komló 25–29, Máté scored 7 goal. This season, he played in 9

matches, scoring 18 goals. In 2024, after 10 years, he left

Veszprém Veszprém (; , , , ) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name. Etymology The city's name derives ...

and joined the Győri ETO-UNI FKC team, and returned to the

National team

In 2023, he won a bronze medal at the

European Youth Olympic Festival The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fi ...

. In the bronze match, Hungary-Croatia won 43–42. In 2024, he won a bronze medal at the Youth European Championship. He scored 33 goals in 8 matches. In the bronze match, Hungary-Iceland won 36–34, where Máté scored 5 goals. Máté was chosen as the best defensive player of the tournament. The captain of the Hungarian national team, Chema Rodríguez, also noticed his performance, who invited him to practice with the national team from September 30 to October 4, 2024.

Personal life

His father,

Nándor Fazekas Nándor Fazekas (born 16 October 1976), is a retired Hungarian handball player. He made his international debut on 13 May 1998 against Belgium. Since then he participated on six World Championships (1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017) and fiv ...

, is a former handball player who played in the Hungary national team. His brother, Gergő Fazekas, plays as a centre back and is also a Hungary national team player.

Honours

National team

* European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF): ** : 2023 * Youth European Championship: ** : 2024

Individual

* Best Defender in the Youth European Championship: 2024 * Hungarian Youth Handball Player of the Year: 2024https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/2024/12/kezilabda-klujber-katrint-es-imre-bencet-valasztottak-az-ev-legjobb-jatekosanak

References

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Máté Fazekas
at EHF
Máté Fazekas
at MKSZ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fazekas, Máté 2006 births Living people Hungarian male handball players 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen