Barnabás Varga

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Barnabás Varga
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Szombathely, Hungary
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2010 Illés Akadémia[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 SV Eberau
2016–2019 SV Mattersburg II 57 (51)
2016–2019 SV Mattersburg 16 (1)
2019–2020 SV Lafnitz 29 (11)
2020–2022 Gyirmót 58 (26)
2022–2023 Paks 31 (26)
2023– Ferencváros 22 (19)
International career‡
2023– Hungary 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024, 23:28 (UTC)

Barnabás Varga (born 25 October 1994) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and Hungary national team as a forward.

Club career[edit]

With 26 goals for Paks, Varga was the top scorer of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.

Ferencváros[edit]

On 1 June 2023, he moved to then defending champions, Ferencváros.[2]

On 6 August 2023, he scored his first goal in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season against Fehérvár FC at the Sóstói Stadion.[3] On 27 August, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory over former club Paks in the fifth game day of the league season.[4] He followed this up with another hat-trick in the club's next league match, a 6–2 win over Zalaegerszeg on 3 September.

On 22 October 2023, he was injured in a Nemzeti Bajnokság I match against Diósgyőri VTK.[5] Ferencváros manager, Dejan Stanković, said that Varga paid for his matches in the national team.[6][7] Therefore, he had to miss the UEFA Europa League match against K.R.C. Genk.[8]

In an interview with M4 Sport, Gábor Kubatov, the president of Ferencváros, said that he is happy that he had been convinced to purchase the top scorer of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. However, Kubatov was hesitating during the aummer of 2023 to sign or not to sign Varga.[9]

In January 2024, he started training with the team after his injury.[10]

On 6 February 2024, he scored four goals in a 5-1 victory over arch-rivals MTK Budapest FC.[11][12][13] After the match, Dejan Stanković, Ferencváros manager, said that Varga is a fascinating football player.[14] In an interview, published on Nemzeti Sport, Varga said that scoring four goals was really beneficial for his soul after his long injury.[15]

International career[edit]

On 27 March 2023, Varga made his first appearance as a substitute for the Hungary national team in an UEFA Euro qualifying match against Bulgaria.[16] Three games later, he scored his first goal in the third qulifying group stage match against Lithuania.[17]

On 7 September 2023, he scored the first Hungarian goal in a 2–1 victory against Serbia national football team in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match at the Stadion Rajko Mitic in Belgrade, Serbia.[18]

On 14 October 2023, he scored the first Hungarian goal in a 2–1 victory over Serbia at the Puskás Aréna in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match.[19][20]

On 25 October.2023, it was revealed that Varga would not play against Bulgaria and Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying due to injury.[21]

Honours[edit]

Personal life[edit]

In an article, published on Nemzeti Sport, Gábor Thury said that Varga is a player who reached his peak at the end of his career.[23] Varga was about to give up his career in his early 20s, when he received an offer from SV Mattersburg.

He resides in a small village, Szentpéterfa, located close to the Austrian border. In an interview published on Nemzeti Sport, he said that when he retires he wants to spend his life there.[24]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 20 April 2024[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lafnitz 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 11 1 0 0 – 11 1
2017–18 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2018–19 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
2018–19 Austrian 2. Liga 14 4 0 0 – 14 4
2019–20 15 7 1 1 – 16 8
Total 45 12 1 1 – 46 13
Gyirmót 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 5 1 0 0 – 5 1
2020–21 24 12 1 3 – 25 15
2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29 13 1 0 – 30 13
Total 58 26 2 3 – 60 29
Paks 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 31 26 2 3 – 33 29
Ferencváros 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 22 19 1 0 13[b] 9 36 28
Career total 156 83 6 7 13 9 175 99
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Magyar Kupa
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and nine goals in UEFA Europa Conference League

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Hungary 2023 7 4
2024 2 0
Total 9 4
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Varga goal.[26]
List of international goals scored by Barnabás Varga
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 2023 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary  Lithuania 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2 7 September 2023 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia  Serbia 1–1 2–1
3 14 October 2023 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary 1–0 2–1
4 17 October 2023 Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 2–2 2–2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  2. ^ "Hungarian national team top scorer joins Fradi". fradi.hu. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Fehérvár vs. Ferencváros - 6 August 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  4. ^ "Ferencváros vs. Paks - 27 August 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  5. ^ Nemzet, Magyar (2023-10-23). "Sztankovics Varga Barnabás sérüléséről: Megfizette a válogatottság árát". Sztankovics Varga Barnabás sérüléséről: Megfizette a válogatottság árát (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  6. ^ István, Kocsmár-Tóth (2023-10-23). "Ilyen nincs! Sérülés miatt kellett lecserélni a magyar válogatott alapemberét". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  7. ^ "Dejan Sztankovics: "Varga Barnabás megfizeti az árát, hogy rengeteg meccset játszik"". Sportal.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  8. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Ekl: Varga Barna kihagyhatja a Genk elleni meccset - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  9. ^ "Kubatov: Örülök, hogy meggyőztek Varga Barnabás leigazolásáról". telex (in Hungarian). 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  10. ^ "FTC: Varga Barnabás újra a csapattal edzett". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  11. ^ "Videó: Varga-show a Groupamában, a Fradi csatára három és fél perc alatt szerzett három gólt". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  12. ^ "Ferencváros vs. MTK - 6 February 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  13. ^ "A Fradi 5-1-re ütötte ki az MTK-t, Varga Barnabás egymaga négy gólt rúgott". telex (in Hungarian). 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  14. ^ "NB I: Lenyűgöző játékos – Sztankovics is dicsérte a mesternégyest szerző Varga Barnabást". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  15. ^ "NB I: Jólesett a lelkemnek – Varga Barnabás a négy gólja után". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  16. ^ ""Akár a külföld is benne lehet" – az NB I gólkirályjelöltje Bognár Györggyel még magasabb fokozatba kapcsolt". m4sport.hu (in hungarian). 25 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Sallai bomba, Varga első góllal tette emlékezetessé litvánok elleni meccsét". sport365.hu (in Hungarian). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  18. ^ UEFA.com. "Serbia-Hungary | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  19. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Ahogy köll: itthon is megvertük a szerbeket - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  20. ^ UEFA.com. "Hungary-Serbia | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  21. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "FTC: az Eb-selejtezőkön sem játszhat már Varga Barnabás - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  22. ^ "Varga Barnabás lett az NB1 gólkirálya (2022/2023)" (in Hungarian). Hunfoci.hu. 29 May 2023.
  23. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Későn érő klasszis – Thury Gábor jegyzete - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  24. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023). "Mindenhol jó, de legjobb otthon! – Varga Barnabás karácsonya Szentp". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  25. ^ "Barnabás Varga". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  26. ^ a b "Varga, Barnabás". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

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