Péter Lukács (born 30 July 2002) 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 for
Elverum Håndball
Elverum Håndball is a Norwegian professional handball club from Elverum Municipality, Norway. Currently, Elverum Håndball competes in the Norwegian Premier League Men's Handball, and they have been successful title winners for several years ...
and the
Hungary national team.
Career
Club
Péter started his career at
PLER KC. He was the team captain of
PLER KC's age-group teams. He joined the
Ferencvárosi TC
Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...
in 2015, and made his debut 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.
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in the 2018/2019 season. He scored 13 goals in 24 games. In the 2020–2021 season, he was transferred on loan to the
Telekom Veszprém Telekom may refer to:
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**A1 Telekom Austria
*Deutsche Telekom, Germany
**Hrvatski Telekom, Croatia
**Magyar Telekom, Hungary
**Crnogorski Telekom, Montenegro
**Makedonski Telekom, North Macedonia
**Telekom Romania ...
youth team (
BFKA-Veszprém), of which he also became the captain. Here he became a silver medalist and top scorer in the
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B championship (21 matches / 182 goals). This season, he also played in a couple of matches in
Telekom Veszprém Telekom may refer to:
*A1 Telekom Austria Group, Austria
**A1 Telekom Austria
*Deutsche Telekom, Germany
**Hrvatski Telekom, Croatia
**Magyar Telekom, Hungary
**Crnogorski Telekom, Montenegro
**Makedonski Telekom, North Macedonia
**Telekom Romania ...
's adult team 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.
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(13 matches, 3 goals). At the beginning of the 2021/2022 season,
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*A1 Telekom Austria Group, Austria
**A1 Telekom Austria
*Deutsche Telekom, Germany
**Hrvatski Telekom, Croatia
**Magyar Telekom, Hungary
**Crnogorski Telekom, Montenegro
**Makedonski Telekom, North Macedonia
**Telekom Romania ...
acquired him for good and they count on him for the senior team. This season, he also made his debut in the
EHF Champions League
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, participated in the BL Final 4 in
Cologne
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, where he also scored a goal in the bronze medal match. At the end of the 2022/2023 season, he became champion and cup winner with
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*A1 Telekom Austria Group, Austria
**A1 Telekom Austria
*Deutsche Telekom, Germany
**Hrvatski Telekom, Croatia
**Magyar Telekom, Hungary
**Crnogorski Telekom, Montenegro
**Makedonski Telekom, North Macedonia
**Telekom Romania ...
, and then it was announced that he would be loaned to the Norwegian team
Elverum Håndball
Elverum Håndball is a Norwegian professional handball club from Elverum Municipality, Norway. Currently, Elverum Håndball competes in the Norwegian Premier League Men's Handball, and they have been successful title winners for several years ...
for two years. He scored 131 goals in 74 first-class matches for
Telekom Veszprém Telekom may refer to:
*A1 Telekom Austria Group, Austria
**A1 Telekom Austria
*Deutsche Telekom, Germany
**Hrvatski Telekom, Croatia
**Magyar Telekom, Hungary
**Crnogorski Telekom, Montenegro
**Makedonski Telekom, North Macedonia
**Telekom Romania ...
. In January 2025, it was announced that he had extended his contract with
Elverum Håndball
Elverum Håndball is a Norwegian professional handball club from Elverum Municipality, Norway. Currently, Elverum Håndball competes in the Norwegian Premier League Men's Handball, and they have been successful title winners for several years ...
until 2027, in 2026 he was still on loan from
Telekom Veszprém Telekom may refer to:
*A1 Telekom Austria Group, Austria
**A1 Telekom Austria
*Deutsche Telekom, Germany
**Hrvatski Telekom, Croatia
**Magyar Telekom, Hungary
**Crnogorski Telekom, Montenegro
**Makedonski Telekom, North Macedonia
**Telekom Romania ...
, but from 2026 he will permanently join
Elverum Håndball
Elverum Håndball is a Norwegian professional handball club from Elverum Municipality, Norway. Currently, Elverum Håndball competes in the Norwegian Premier League Men's Handball, and they have been successful title winners for several years ...
.
National team
He was 9th with the Hungarian team at the
2021 Youth European Championship. As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the
2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th. He participated in the
2023 Junior World Championship, where
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
won the silver medal. He was included in the large squad of the
2024 European Men's Handball Championship
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The two opening games of the tournament were attended by ...
, but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad. On November 10, 2024, he made his debut in the
senior national team in
Vantaa
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at the Finland-Hungary European Championship qualifier, where the Hungarians won 23-32, Péter scored 2 goals. He was included in the large squad of the
2025 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 29th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway from 14 January to 2 February 2025. This edition marked the first time the world cha ...
, but in the end he will not become a member of the narrow squad.
Honours
National team
*
Junior World Championship:
** :
2023
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Club
;BFKA-Veszprém
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
** : 2021
;Telekom Veszprém
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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:
** :
2023
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** :
2021
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,
2022
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*
Magyar Kupa
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:
** :
2022
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,
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
*
SEHA League
The South East Handball Association League, or simply the SEHA League, is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast Europe, featuring teams from Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovakia. Due to sponsorship reasons, the le ...
** :
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
,
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
;Elverum HB
*
Norwegian Championship:
** : 2024, 2025
*
Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...
:
** : 2024, 2025
Individual
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Top Scorer: 2021 (21 matches / 182 goals)
* Hungarian Adolescent Handballer of the Year: 2018
References
External links
Péter Lukácsat
EHF
Péter Lukácsat
MKSZ
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lukacs, Peter
2002 births
Living people
Hungarian male handball players
Hungarian expatriate handball players
Handball players from Budapest
Veszprém KC players
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate handball players in Norway
21st-century Hungarian sportsmen