Péter Szakály (; born 17 August 1986) is a Hungarian

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Club career

Debrecen

Szakály won the 2009–10 season of the

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with Debrecen despite his team lost to Kecskeméti TE in the last round. In 2010 Debrecen beat

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in the

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final in the Puskás Ferenc Stadium by 3–2. On 1 May 2012 Szakály won the

with Debrecen by beating MTK Budapest on

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in the 2011–12 season. This was the fifth

trophy for Debrecen. On 12 May 2012 Szakály won the

title with Debrecen after beating

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in the 28th round of the Hungarian League by 4–0 at the Oláh Gábor út Stadium which resulted the sixth Hungarian League title for the Hajdús. In January 2017, he left Debrecen, after 9 years period. In this club he played 211 matches and scored 42 goals.

Puskas Akademia

He signed contract with Puskas Akademia in March 2017. Contract ended in June 2019 and Szakaly left club.

Club statistics

''Updated to games played as of 27 June 2020.''

Honours

Debrecen *

(4): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14 *

(2): 2009–10, 2011–12

National team

On 1 June 2012 Szakály debuted in the Hungary national team against the

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. The final result was 2–1 to Hungary. In all he played six matches with the national team between 2012 and 2014.

Personal life

His younger brother,

Dénes Szakály Dénes Szakály (born 15 March 1988) is a Hungarian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (w ...

, is also a footballer.

References

External links

www.dvsc.huwww.hlsz.hu
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