Sámuel Major (born 9 January 2002) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Major began his career in his hometown with

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, joining the club's youth academy in 2007. After a decade, he moved to Austria to join Red Bull Salzburg, initially playing for the club's youth teams. He made his debut for Salzburg's affiliate club, Liefering, in the Austrian second tier in June 2020 while also competing in the

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, where he helped his team reach the semi-finals. The following month, he scored his first goal in the second division against

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on the final matchday of the 2019–20 season. He became a regular at Liefering the next season, scoring in the opening match against Austria Wien II. On 5 January 2022, Major signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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. On 8 July 2022, Major returned to

on a one-year deal with an option for an additional year. On 14 February 2023, Major joined

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on loan.

International career

He was part of the Hungarian U-17 team at the

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and

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,
Fifa u17 world cup squad (hungarian)

Honours

FC Liefering ''Runner-up'' *

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* 2002 births Living people Footballers from Debrecen Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's youth international footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football fullbacks FC Red Bull Salzburg players Admira Wacker players Debreceni VSC players Pécsi MFC players Kozármisleny SE footballers 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Austria 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub