Kevin Varga (born 30 March 1996) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Kispest Honvéd.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Karcag, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kispest Honvéd | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Karcag | ||
| 2005–2006 | Debrecen | ||
| 2006–2008 | Karcag | ||
| 2008–2011 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2009–2010 | → Karcag (loan) | ||
| 2011–2015 | Debrecen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Debrecen II | 20 | (3) |
| 2015–2020 | Debrecen | 93 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | → Balmazújváros (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Balmazújváros II (loan) | 5 | (6) |
| 2017 | → Cigánd (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Kasımpaşa | 51 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Young Boys (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Hatayspor | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Debrecen | 12 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Apollon Limassol | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Sepsi OSK | 24 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Ankaragücü | 18 | (1) |
| 2025 | Nyíregyháza | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Kispest Honvéd | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Hungary U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Hungary | 13 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2021 | |||
Club career
editDebrecen
editOn 18 August 2017, Varga played his first match for Debrecen in a 4–1 win against Vasas in the Hungarian League.[1]
Kasımpaşa
editOn 2 September 2020, Varga completed a 850,000€ transfer to Kasımpaşa, signing a four-year-long contract.[2]
Loan to Young Boys
editOn 9 February 2022, Varga moved on loan to Young Boys in Switzerland.[3]
Return to Debrecen
editOn 16 February 2023, he moved back to Debrecen in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[4]
Nyíregyháza
editOn 15 August 2025, Varga joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Nyíregyháza, signing a two-year contract.[5]
International career
editHe made his debut for Hungary national team on 9 June 2018 in a friendly against Australia.[6]
On 1 June 2021, Varga was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Hungary at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 8 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Debrecen II | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Debrecen | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 93 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 118 | 13 | |
| Balmazújváros (loan) | 2015–16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 3 | |||
| Balmazújváros II (loan) | 2015–16 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | |||
| Cigánd (loan) | 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Kasımpaşa | 2020–21 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 55 | 6 | |||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Hatayspor | 2022–23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Debrecen | 2022–23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2023–24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Sepsi OSK | 2023–24 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| Ankaragücü | 2024–25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Nyíregyháza | 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 266 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 298 | 36 | |
International
edit- As of match played 15 November 2021.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Varga goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2020 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 3 |  Turkey | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "DVSC - VASAS 1 - 1 - MLSZ adatbank (Hungarian)". adatbank.mlsz.hu. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ↑ "Kevin Varga continues in Turkey - official (Hungarian)". m.nemzetisport.hu. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "KEVIN VARGA LEIHWEISE ZU YB" (Press release) (in German). Young Boys. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ↑ H., Á. (16 February 2023). "DVSC: Varga Kevin visszatért nevelőegyesületéhez – hivatalos" [DVSC: Kevin Varga has returned to his boyhood club – official]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ↑ "Újabb magyar válogatott játékos tért vissza külföldről az NB I-be - hivatalos" [Another Hungarian international player has returned from abroad to NB I - official]. csakfoci.hu (in Hungarian). 15 August 2025. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hungary v Australia game report". ESPN. 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Válogatott: a Puskás Akadémia két játékosa és Szoboszlai Dominik maradt ki az Eb-keretből" (in Hungarian). 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Varga, Kevin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ↑ "A Ferencvárosé lett a „történelmi" Ligakupa" [Ferencváros wins the “historic” Ligakupa]. nso.hu (in Hungarian). 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
External links
edit- Kevin Varga at Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség (MLSZ) (in Hungarian)
- Kevin Varga at Soccerway
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