Botond Baráth
Botond Baráth (Hungarian: [ˈbotond ˈbɒraːt]; born 21 April 1992) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City as a defender.[1]
_(cropped).jpg) Baráth with Sporting Kansas City in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Botond Baráth | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Full back, centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Dunakeszi | ||
| 2002–2008 | Újpest | ||
| 2008–2012 | Honvéd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2019 | Honvéd | 159 | (6) |
| 2019– | Sporting Kansas City | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Hungary U-18 | ||
| 2010–2012 | Hungary U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hungary U-21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2018– | Hungary | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Club career
From Budapest, Baráth is a 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) right-footed central defender, who joined his hometown club Budapest Honved FC as a youth. After making 213 first-team appearances in all competitions since 2009 during which he helped Honved to the 2016–17 Hungarian first-division title, Barath was announced as moving to MLS fulfilling an international slot for Sporting Kansas City.[2]
International career
Baráth earned his first three caps for the Hungary national team in 2018. He made his international debut in a 3–3 draw at Estonia on 15 October 2018 in the UEFA Nations League before earning consecutive starts in 2–0 wins over Estonia and Finland in November 2018.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honvéd | |||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 159 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 213 | 12 | |
| Career Total | 159 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 213 | 12 | |
Updated to games played as of 18 December 2018.
References
- "Sporting KC signs Hungarian international defender Botond Barath | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Sporting Kansas City sign Hungarian international Botond Barath". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Botond Baráth. |
- Botond Baráth at Soccerway
- Botond Baráth at Major League Soccer
- Botond Baráth at HLSZ (in Hungarian)