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Attila Szalai

Hungarian association football player (born 1998)

Born
January 20, 1998
Age in 2026
28
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1998

About Attila Szalai

Attila Árpád Szalai (born 20 January 1998) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin and the Hungary national team. == Club career == === Early years === Szalai started playing football in Göd, then moved to youth team of Vác FC and later to the youth team of Vasas's academy, === Rapid Wien === In 2012, Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien called Szalai up, and, after a week of trials, he was signed. First, he played in the club's youth and reserve teams, in the third division, and then he was promoted to the senior team. He made his debut as a professional at the age of 18 on 11 May 2016, starting in a 1–1 home tie against Altach. It was the only time Szalai played for the team in a professional match. === Mezőkövesd === On 1 July 2017, Szalai signed a three-year contract with Mezőkövesd. On 30 July 2017, he debuted in a 5–0 defeat against Ferencvárosi TC at the Ferencváros Stadion in the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. In his two seasons in the Hungarian top flight, he scored two goals in 45 matches for the club. On 21 July 2018, he scored the second goal in a 3–1 victory over Paksi FC in the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season at the Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion. He scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw with Újpest FC at the Szusza Ferenc Stadion on 18 August 2018.

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Career and life highlights

Attila Szalai timeline

  1. Szalai made his debut in Cyprus on as a half-time substitute in Apollon's UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Kauno Žalgiris, which his team won 2–0, on 11 July 2019.
  2. On 8 March 2021, Szalai scored his first goal in the Süper Lig against Konyaspor, at the Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, on the 29th matchday of the 2020–21 Süper Lig season; Fenerbahçe won 3–0.

The world when Attila Szalai was born

Attila Szalai was born in 1998. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1998

  • #1 song"Too Close" – Next
  • Top movieShakespeare in Love
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookA Man in Full – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark McGwire hits 70 home runs, breaking Roger Maris's record
  • Top headlinePresident Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives
  • Technology milestoneGoogle founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
  • Defining fadFurby
  • Notable inventionGoogle founded
  • World population5.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population270.2M

1998 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Attila Szalai's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19982026
Gas$1.06$3.45/gal
Average home$128,400$435,000
Average income$48,950$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population270.2M341 million

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