Sámuel Major (born 9 January 2002) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Kozármisleny.[2]
Club career
Major began his career in his hometown with Debrecen, 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.[3]
He made his debut for Salzburg's affiliate club, Liefering, in the Austrian second tier in June 2020 while also competing in the UEFA Youth League, where he helped his team reach the semi-finals.[4][5] The following month, he scored his first goal in the second division against Vorwärts Steyr on the final matchday of the 2019–20 season.[6] He became a regular at Liefering the next season, scoring in the opening match against Austria Wien II.[7]
On 5 January 2022, Major signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Admira Wacker.[8][9]
On 8 July 2022, Major returned to Debrecen on a one-year deal with an option for an additional year.[10]
On 14 February 2023, Major joined Pécs on loan.[11]
International career
He was part of the Hungarian U-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[12] and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[13]
Honours
FC Liefering Runner-up
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Hungary" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ Sámuel Major at Soccerway
- ^ "Red Bull Salzburg: Major Sámuel jó példa szeretne lenni" [Red Bull Salzburg: Sámuel Major wants to be a good role model]. Red Bull (in Hungarian). 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Labdarúgás: Major Sámuel tétmérkőzésen is debütált a Lieferingben" [Football: Sámuel Major made his competitive debut for Liefering]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Légiósok: Nem könnyű bekerülni a csapatba – Major Sámuel" [Legionnaires: breaking into the team isn’t easy – Sámuel Major]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 24 August 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Ausztria: első gólját lőtte a fiatal magyar; 9–0 a feljutásért" [Austria: young Hungarian scores his first goal; 9-0 for promotion]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Légiósok: Major gólt szerzett, Varga Kevin bemutatkozott" [Legionnaires: Major scores a goal, Kevin Varga makes his debut]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "SAMUEL MAJOR WECHSELT ZUM FC FLYERALARM ADMIRA" (Press release) (in German). Admira Wacker. 5 January 202. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Légiósok: a magyar tehetség öt év után távozik Salzburgból" [Legionnaires: Hungarian talent leaves Salzburg after five years]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Visszatért Major Sámuel!" [Sámuel Major has returned!]. DVSC Futball Zrt. (in Hungarian). 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Major Sámuel piros-feketében folytatja" [Major Sámuel continues in red and black] (in Hungarian). Pécs. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ [1] UEFA Euro u17 squad (hungarian)
- ^ [2] Fifa u17 world cup squad (hungarian)
External links
- Sámuel Major at WorldFootball.net